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Inflation clouds 'Black Friday' kickoff of US holiday shopping season
Inflation clouds 'Black Friday' kickoff of US holiday shopping season
Business and Economy
by  AFP

Retailers unveiled a trove of fresh seasonal promotions Friday, as they try to coax sales from reticent shoppers whose holiday cheer has been tempered by inflation and worries over a softening economy. "Retailers are desperate for some spending cheer but the worry is that it could turn out to be more of a Bleak Friday," said Hargreaves Lansdown analyst Susannah Streeter.

Carrefour still sells beef tied to Brazil deforestation: NGO
Carrefour still sells beef tied to Brazil deforestation: NGO
Business and Economy
by  AFP

French retail giant Carrefour is still selling Brazilian beef products linked to destruction of the Amazon rainforest despite committing to end such sales, the US activist group Mighty Earth said Friday. Mighty Earth identified 12 products sold that came from the two slaughterhouses in four of the group's shops", including the Atacadao brand, the group said in a statement.

Mali junta hits out at critical rights report
Mali junta hits out at critical rights report
Africa
by  AFP

Mali's junta has hit back at a new report accusing the army and Russian paramilitaries as well as rebels of "grave crimes" against civilians, saying it "totally rejects" the charges. The government said it "totally rejects" the FIDH charges of persecution against the Peul community, which is often accused of supplying men for jihadist groups.