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Easing inflation lifts profit at UK supermarket Tesco
Easing inflation lifts profit at UK supermarket Tesco
Economy
by  AFP

Supermarket group Tesco, Britain's biggest retailer, said Thursday that net profit gained in its first half as cost pressures eased for consumers and companies. The company noted that "sales inflation returned to more normalised levels as cost inflation headwinds eased".

China wine industry looks to breed climate resilience
China wine industry looks to breed climate resilience
Economy
by  AFP

At a laboratory in Beijing, purple and green hybrid-species grapes are laid out on a board for testing, part of the strategy China's nascent wine industry is using to try to combat climate challenges. - Creating hybrids - The most ambitious strategies involve developing new hybrid grape varieties that are more resistant to inclement weather.