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China tainted milk crisis triggers global recalls
BEIJING - An industrial chemical that made its way into China's dairy supplies and that authorities blame in the death of four babies has turned up in numerous Chinese-made exports abroad -- from candies to yogurt to rice balls.
Nations:New Zealand Taiwan U.K. Singapore U.S. Indonesia People:Ma Ying-jeou Wen Jiabao Activities:2008 China Milk Powder Crisis Source:(AP)
2008-09-24
Tesco cuts trade ties with Zimbabwe: company
LONDON (AFP) - Britain's biggest supermarket Tesco is to stop sourcing products from Zimbabwe due to international concern about the current political climate there, the company said in a statement Monday.
Activities:2008 Zimbabwe Election Source:(AFP)
2008-06-30
Tesco SKorea to buy discount chain for 1.86 bln dlrs
The South Korean unit of British giant Tesco said Wednesday it has agreed to buy debt-stricken discount retail chain Homever for 1.86 billion dollars.
Nations:South Korea
2008-05-14
Tesco puts brakes on U.S. rollout: paper
Britain's biggest retailer, Tesco (TSCO.L), has halted the rollout of Fresh & Easy, its chain of U.S. convenience stores, while it reviews the performance of the startup business, the Sunday Telegraph reported.
Nations:U.K. U.S.
2008-03-30
Russia, Japan ban British poultry over bird flu
Russia and Japan banned British poultry imports as Britain neared the end of a cull of 160,000 turkeys after the nation's first outbreak of a deadly strain of bird flu in farmed poultry.
Nations:U.K. Japan Russia Turkey France Belgium Activities:Bird Flu Crisis
2007-02-05
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