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Stories for December 4th 2020

  • Friday, December 4th 2020 - 08:40 UTC

    “Make Amazon Pay” campaign supported by 400 lawmakers from 34 countries

    The “Make Amazon Pay” campaign addressed to Jeff Bezos, was launched on Nov. 27, annual Black Friday shopping bonanza, by a coalition of over 50 organizations

    More than 400 lawmakers from 34 countries have signed a letter to Amazon.com Inc boss Jeff Bezos backing a campaign that claims the tech giant has “dodged and dismissed … debts to workers, societies, and the planet,” organizers said.

  • Friday, December 4th 2020 - 08:30 UTC

    An eight mile wall of prehistoric art discovered in the Colombian Amazon

    The eight-mile wall of art was created by the first humans of the Amazon some 12,500 years ago

    Prehistoric rock art discovered in Colombia is being hailed as the “Sistine Chapel of the ancients”. The eight-mile wall of art was created by the first humans of the Amazon some 12,500 years ago and now a wildlife filmmaker is sharing images and videos of the monumental artwork in a new documentary.

  • Friday, December 4th 2020 - 08:20 UTC

    Singapore approves world's first clean meat: lab-grown chicken meat

    The meat will initially be used in nuggets, but the company hasn’t said when they will become available

    Singapore has given regulatory approval for the world’s first “clean meat” that does not come from slaughtered animals. The decision paves the way for San Francisco-based startup Eat Just to sell lab-grown chicken meat.

  • Friday, December 4th 2020 - 08:00 UTC

    Food commodity prices rose sharply in November to their highest in six years

    Wheat export prices rose, linked to reduced harvest prospects in Argentina, as did maize prices on account of lower output expectations in US and Ukraine

    Global food commodity prices rose sharply in November to their highest level in nearly six years, according to a benchmark United Nations report released on Thursday. The FAO Food Price Index averaged 105.0 points during the month, up 3.9% from October and 6.5% higher than its value a year earlier. The monthly increase was the sharpest since July 2012, putting the index at its highest level since December 2014, the Food and Agriculture Organization said.

  • Friday, December 4th 2020 - 07:36 UTC

    FAO trims world 2020 cereal output forecast

    World cereal utilization in 2020/21 is now forecast to rise up to 1.9% from 2019/20, led by expectations of increasing feed use of maize and sorghum in China

    FAO has further lowered its forecast for global cereal production in 2020, which now stands at 2 742 million tons - still a record high and 1.3% above the previous year's outturn. The new forecasts released today with FAO's Cereal Supply and Demand Brief point to world coarse grains production of 1,470 million tons, wheat production of 761.7 million tons, and rice output of 508.4 million tons.

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