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One-third of food is lost or wasted: How to help farmers cut postharvest losses

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Agriculture in the Global South remains under pressure to produce more food while responding to climate change and resource constraints. Policy responses have focused on increasing production. But what about postharvest losses? Globally, about one-third of food produced for human consumption is estimated to be lost or wasted.

NASA develops batteries to power humanity's return to moon

3 days 13 hours ago
If you've ever had your car start sluggishly, or not at all, on a particularly frigid winter morning, you know standard batteries do not like extreme cold. That's why NASA researchers are working to develop a battery that could function in the brutal cold of the moon's south pole, where nighttime temperatures plunge to minus 328 degrees Fahrenheit (minus 200 degrees Celsius).

Stocks Sharply Lower on Inflation Woes and Slumping Chipmakers

3 days 13 hours ago
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) closed down by -1.11% on Wednesday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed down by -0.09%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) closed down -2.02%. December E-mini S&P futures (ESZ26 ) fell -1.16%, and December E-mini...
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Stocks Sharply Lower on Inflation Woes and Slumping Chipmakers

3 days 13 hours ago
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) closed down by -1.11% on Wednesday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed down by -0.09%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) closed down -2.02%. December E-mini S&P futures (ESZ26 ) fell -1.16%, and December E-mini...
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Win Streak May End For Malaysia Stock Market

3 days 13 hours ago
(RTTNews) - The Malaysia stock market has finished higher in four straight sessions, collecting almost 30 points or 1.8 percent along the way. The Kuala Lumpur Composite Index now sits just shy of the 1,630-point plateau although the rally may stall on Thursday.
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