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The ‘millennial’ coffee craze

  Bloomberg Millennials’ seemingly unquenchable thirst for coffee is helping to push global demand to a record just as supplies are tightening. Americans are becoming java junkies at an earlier age, and young adults are increasing their daily consumption at a fast enough pace to make up for declines by older folks. The result: Demand in the US, the world’s ...

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Fine tie makers struggle in a jeans & trainers world

  Krefeld / DPA A visit to the Ascot tie and cravat factory in Krefeld, Germany is like stepping back in time, the very building giving the impression of a sobriety alien to today’s start- ups. Silence and concentration reigns among the workers on the factory floor, where only the rattle of the sewing and knitting machines — some of ...

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UAE-US meet stresses over energy security cooperation

  WASHINGTON / WAM The United Arab Emirates and the United States of America and on Sunday reaffirmed their shared commitment to a strong bilateral relationship during the US-UAE Strategic Energy Dialogue held at the US Department of Energy in Washington. US Deputy Secretary of Energy Dr Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall and UAE Under-Secretary of Energy, Dr Matar Al Neyadi, co-chaired the ...

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