Tag: Consumer products and services
Cyprus’ famed halloumi cheese earns coveted EU quality mark
<p>NICOSIA, Cyprus — The European Union has recognized halloumi as a traditional product of Cyprus, which will shield the country’s top food export from...
South Africa bans liquor sales over Easter to prevent surge
<p>JOHANNESBURG — South Africa will restrict the sale of alcohol and limit the size of religious and social gatherings over Easter to prevent the...
‘Concrete Cowboy’ shows Philadelphia’s Black cowboy culture
<p>NEW YORK — Historians estimate that 1 in 4 American cowboys were Black but you would be hard pressed to find a movie genre...
Florida man guilty of setting store on fire during unrest
<p>TAMPA, Fla. — A Florida man was convicted Tuesday of setting fire to a sporting goods store and shopping center in Tampa during unrest...
‘Captain Underpants’ book pulled for ‘passive racism’
NEW YORK — A graphic novel for children from the wildly popular “Captain Underpants” series is being pulled from library and book store shelves...
AP source: VW plans brand-name change to ‘Voltswagen’ in US
DETROIT — Volkswagen plans to change its brand name in the United States to “Voltswagen” as its shifts its production increasingly toward electric vehicles...
‘Captain Underpants’ book pulled for ‘passive racism’
<p>NEW YORK — A graphic novel for children from the wildly popular “Captain Underpants” series is being pulled from library and book store shelves...
AP source: VW plans brand-name change to ‘Voltswagen’ in US
<p>DETROIT — Volkswagen plans to change its brand name in the United States to “Voltswagen” as its shifts its production increasingly toward electric vehicles...
Expansion work starting soon at central Indiana casino
<p>SHELBYVILLE, Ind. — Construction work is expected to begin soon on a $32.5 million expansion at one of central Indiana’s horse track casinos.</p>
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Mexico leader descries beer, milk production in arid areas
<p>MEXICO CITY — Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador is railing against the production of beer and milk in areas where there isn’t enough...