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President Juncker agrees on right to food equality

European Commission President Juncker agrees with Slovak PM over food quality disparity between EU members states

Business Series

Battle for the bottle: cork fights back

Cork producers turn to high tech to win back customers who changed to screw caps and plastic stoppers.

Cuba

Communist Cuba opens luxury shopping mall in Havana

The five-storey Manzana de Gomez centre is an example of Cuba's opening up to the West - and illustrates its need for tourist revenue.

Economy

Europeans shop till they drop in February

February was a good month for fashion as Europeans bought clothers by the bundle boosting the overall retail sales figures beyond expectations.

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India

Washing machine in India launched with "curry" function

A company has unveiled a washing machine specifically catered to the Indian market. It has a curry stain washing function

USA

Starbucks' customer support 'wanes' after CEO's refugee hiring promise

Customer support for Starbucks has waned in recent weeks as customers negatively react to the coffee giant's promise to hire thousands of refugees

Economy

Prices spike in Spain but government says it's temporary

Spanish inflation hit 3 percent in February compared to the same month in 2016. The government said that was temporary and energy costs will decline.

Business Series

Kraft drops Unilever bid

US food giant Kraft has dropped its plan to buy the UK-based Unilever.

United Kingdom

UK vegetable shortage leads to rationing

Severe weather in southern Spain has led to a shortage of lettuce, broccoli, courgettes and aubergines. Supermarkets are rationing stocks to help deal with the problem

Business Series

Samsung blames faulty batteries for Galaxy Note 7 fires

Faulty batteries have been blamed by South Korean tech giant Samsung for fires that forced the withdrawal of its Galaxy Note 7 smartphone.

Economy

Eurozone inflation heads up

Eurozone consumer prices rose more than expected in December, up 1.1 percent year-on-year but core inflation rose only slightly.

Economy

Glitter garbage Trump makes Christmas trees great again

Trump makes Christmas trees great again

Business Series

Samsung recalls millions of dangerous washing machines

After the problems with its Note 7 smartphones, Samsung is having to recall about 2.8 million top-loading washing machines in the US.

Economy

Inflation means inflation with post-Brexit price rises

Inflation in Britain jumped in September, and it was mostly more expensive clothes and costlier fuel which pushed it up, rather than the weaker pound.

Business Series

Unilever and Roche results better than expected

Consumer goods giant Unilever has reported better then expected Q2 sales. Swiss drugmaker Roche also beat market expectations.

Business Series

Philips split: IPO likely for lighting division

Philips has confirmed that will almost certainly use an initial public offering of shares to investors to turn its lighting division in a standalone company.

Israel

Stabbed in the back Israeli reporter knifed by boss of a body armour company

An Israeli reporter has been stabbed in the back by the president of a body armour company.

Economy

CES 2016 - Las Vegas becomes a technology fest

There was a song and a robot with a welcome to this year’s Consumer Electronic’s show. The one-time toy has grown up into a practical smart helper

Economy

European retailers strike early with sales after autumn disappoints

High street heaven for shoppers as stores offer clothing bargains after warm autumn, but fears about terror take the fun out of bargain-hunting in France

Economy

The Force Awakens - as do Star Wars cash tills

The Force has awakened – and so have the cash registers. The seventh Star Wars film is tipped to become the year’s biggest box office success and a