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As Super Bowl approaches, game-time guacamole affected by fewer avocado shipments from Mexico

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MEXICO CITY — As the Super Bowl approaches, there could be problems for guacamole, a favorite game-time food in America: A lack of rain and warmer temperatures has resulted in fewer avocados being shipped from Mexico. The western state of Michoacan, which supplies almost 90% of the creamy textured fruit for the big game, has … Read more

Qatar, a top gas producer, says shipments affected by Houthi assaults as vessel attacked off Yemen

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JERUSALEM — JERUSALEM (AP) — Qatar, one of the world’s top exporters of liquified natural gas, warned Wednesday that its deliveries had been affected by ongoing attacks by Yemen’s Houthi rebels on shipping over Israel’s war on Hamas in the Gaza Strip. The statement by QatarEnergy came as an explosion struck near a ship Wednesday … Read more

Apple tops Samsung for first time in global smartphone shipments

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For the first time ever, Apple beat out Samsung to ship the most smartphones in a year according to IDC’s Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker. Although IDC cautions that its data is preliminary and subject to change, a second research agency, Canalys, also has Apple taking its top spot for all of 2023. IDC has … Read more

Belarus leader says Russian nuclear weapons shipments are completed, raising concern in the region

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FILE – Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko speaks during a meeting with foreign correspondents, July 6, 2023, in Minsk, Belarus. On Monday, Dec. 25, Lukashenko said that Russia has completed its shipments of tactical nuclear weapons to his country, an initiative that raised strong concerns in neighboring Poland and elsewhere in the region. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, … Read more

BP is the latest company to pause Red Sea shipments over fears of Houthi attacks

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LONDON — The attacks on commercial vessels in the Red Sea by Yemen’s Houthi rebels have scared off some of the world’s top shipping companies and oil giants, effectively rerouting global trade away from a crucial artery for consumer goods and energy supplies that is expected to trigger delays and rising prices. BP said Monday … Read more

Aid shipments and evacuations as Azerbaijan reasserts control over breakaway province

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LONDON — More badly needed humanitarian aid was on its way to the separatist region of Nagorno-Karabakh via both Azerbaijan and Armenia on Saturday. The development comes days after Baku reclaimed control of the province and began talks with representatives of its ethnic Armenian population on reintegrating the area, prompting some residents to flee their … Read more

World Smartphone Shipments Will Hit Lowest Level in a Decade, IDC Says

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Smartphone shipments are predicted to drop 4.7% globally this yr, in keeping with a brand new report from the Worldwide Knowledge Company, which forecast 1.15 billion units in 2023, the bottom quantity in a decade. In its Worldwide Quarterly Cell Telephone Tracker knowledge printed Wednesday, IDC pointed to a weaker world economic system and ongoing inflation … Read more

Smartphone Shipments Have Dropped 24%, Analysts Say

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Smartphone shipments within the US within the second quarter of 2023 dropped by 24% in contrast with the identical interval final 12 months, based on analyst agency Counterpoint Analysis. Counterpoint’s report, printed Friday, mentioned that is the third consecutive quarter of declining US cellphone shipments. “Regardless of inflation numbers falling by the quarter and ongoing … Read more