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October NY world sugar #11 (SBV24 ) today is closed down -0.33 (-1.74%), and Oct London ICE white sugar #5 (SWV24 ) is down -5.30 (-0.97%). Sugar prices today added to this week's sell-off and fell to 1-1/2 month lows. Projections for a global sugar surplus are weighing on prices...

On the show this week, we speak to Kiran Rao, director of "Laapataa Ladies," a film set in rural India and packed with subtle feminist messages. She tells us what inspired her to make the movie and how comedy was used as a tool to talk about female experiences. She…

October NY world sugar #11 (SBV24 ) on Thursday closed down -0.42 (-2.17%), and Oct London ICE white sugar #5 (SWV24 ) closed down -10.20 (-1.84%). Sugar prices Thursday extended this week's slide, with NY sugar falling to a 3-week low. Sugar prices are weighed down by negative carryover from...

October NY world sugar #11 (SBV24 ) today is down -0.49 (-2.53%), and Oct London ICE white sugar #5 (SWV24 ) is down -11.30 (-2.03%). Sugar prices today added to this week's losses, with NY sugar falling to a 3-week low. Sugar prices are weighed down by negative carryover from...

Should visitors to Thailand be concerned about their safety after six people were found dead in a locked hotel room in Bangkok

October NY world sugar #11 (SBV24 ) on Wednesday closed down -0.26 (-1.33%), and Oct London ICE white sugar #5 (SWV24 ) closed down -4.20 (-0.75%). Sugar prices Wednesday settled moderately lower on the outlook for a global sugar surplus next year. Covrig Analytics said Wednesday that it expects the...

October NY world sugar #11 (SBV24 ) today is down -0.32 (-1.63%), and Oct London ICE white sugar #5 (SWV24 ) is down -6.70 (-1.20%). Sugar prices today are moderately lower on the outlook for a global sugar surplus next year. Covrig Analytics said today that it expects the 2024/25...

Several Chinese students abroad have fallen for the scam, in which they are tricked into staging their own kidnapping so criminals can con their families out of money

One of the six foreigners found dead from suspected cyanide poisoning in a luxury Bangkok hotel likely also carried out the crime, Thai police said on Wednesday.

Authorities appear eager to ensure the six deaths do not affect Thailand’s key tourism sector.

The teacups of six tourists found dead in a luxury Bangkok hotel contained traces of cyanide, said Thailand’s police chief on Wednesday. The suspected motive of the poisoning appeared to be a financial dispute, said investigators, allaying terrorism fears in the popular southeast Asian tourist destination.