MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for May 23rd 2019
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Thursday, May 23rd 2019 - 08:42 UTC
Queen Elizabeth joins the celebration of Sainsbury's 150th anniversary
Britain's Queen Elizabeth popped down to the supermarket on Wednesday to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the British high street chain, Sainsbury's. The 93-year-old queen visited a pop-up replica of the original Sainsbury's shop which was founded on London's Drury Lane in 1869, selling just butter, milk and eggs.
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Thursday, May 23rd 2019 - 08:18 UTC
At least a month before US imposes more tariffs on US$ 300bn of Chinese products
The United States is at least a month from enacting its proposed tariffs on US$ 300 billion in Chinese imports as it studies the impact on US consumers, U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Wednesday.
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Thursday, May 23rd 2019 - 06:30 UTC
May 20 has become Bee Day in recognition for this outstanding pollinator
For centuries, bees have labored the world’s fields without gaining much recognition for their contributions to food production and biodiversity. Pollinators such as bees, birds and bats, affect 35% of the world's crop production, increasing outputs of 87 of the leading food crops worldwide, plus many plant-derived medicines.
