Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Ukraine says Russia stolen “several hundred thousand tonnes” of grain.

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According to Ukraine’s deputy agricultural minister, Russian soldiers have taken “several hundred thousand tonnes” of grain from the territories they control in Ukraine. Taras Vysotskiy, speaking on Ukrainian state television, expressed concern that Russian soldiers might steal the majority of the 1.5 million tonnes of grain held in a controlled area. On Thursday, Ukraine’s foreign … Read more

PepsiCo launches MENA edition of $300K startup accelerator

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DUBAI: Global food and beverage giant PepsiCo is calling Middle East and North Africa-based entrepreneurs to join its sustainability-focused accelerator programme, Arab News reported. The programme, which was first launched in 2017, will deploy up to 1.1 million dirhams ($300,000) to startups who will meet the criteria, Eugene Willemsen, chief executive officer of PepsiCo Africa, Middle East, … Read more