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The enduring harvest of the ‘Tears of Chios’

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The domesticated versions of wild Mediterranean shrubs are the world’s sole source of gum mastic — a clear resin that has been used by humans for at least 2,500 years. Today, some growers are trying to keep up that tradition.

A general view of Mes Aynak valley is seen some 25 miles southwest of Kabul, Afghanistan, March 2, 2022. Buildings on top are offices of Chinese mining company MCC that won the contract to exploit the world's second-largest copper mine.

A Chinese company strikes a deal with the Taliban to extract oil from Afghanistan

Afghanistan
One of the main dishes at The Pork House includes a crunchy roasted pork with beans and fresh vegetables and is paired with the Brazilian national drink: caipirinha. 

Pork paradigm shift: This high-end São Paulo restaurant features pig ears and tails

Food
A waiter wearing a mask and an apron with her hair pulled back tends to a dining table.

England indoor dining resumes, but where are all the staff?

Jobs
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A Syrian mom in Istanbul builds a business from her own kitchen with Whatsapp

Food
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Italy’s mafia gets richer as ‘security decree’ strips migrant rights

Business, Economics and Jobs

With no rights to speak of, undocumented migrants and refugees in Italy are vulnerable to exploitation by unscrupulous “padroni” and criminal gangs, including the mafia, who controls Italy’s agricultural sector.

Nanette Senters is one of roughly 1,500 workers at the General Motors factory in Lordstown, Ohio, that will no longer be working there come March.

Rust Belt jobs are still going overseas. The impact could be felt for generations.

Business, Economics and Jobs

President Donald Trump talks a lot about bringing jobs back home. But American companies have continued to send jobs abroad, often with devastating impacts on American communities, more devastating than many of us might think.

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Bigger can be better when it comes to business

Business, Economics and Jobs

Big business is good for employees and good for the environment. That’s not a marketing ploy— it’s what the data say.

Toyota Motor Manufacturing Alabama builds about 3,000 engines a day at its plant in Huntsville, powering one third of Toyota vehicles produced in North America.

How Alabama is becoming the auto capital of the South

Economics

Just 25 years ago, Alabama used to be a place for textiles. Now it’s a place to build cars.

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US open to tariff exemptions for more countries

Business, Finance & Economics

Brazil, Japan, South Korea, Australia and Europe clamored for special treatment, just a day after the tariff measures were formally announced.

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