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Sour grapes: Japan battles to protect premium fruits
Sour grapes: Japan battles to protect premium fruits
by  AFP

The variety of juicy grape that Yuki Nakamura is harvesting as the sun rises over his farm took scientists 33 years to develop and can sell for $100 a bunch in Tokyo department stores. Takehiko Shimada, head of NARO's fruit variety research unit, said it takes years of painstaking work to develop a new variety fit to hit stores.

Lula warns Maduro as South America nervously eyes Guyana-Venezuela row
Lula warns Maduro as South America nervously eyes Guyana-Venezuela row
by  AFP

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva urged his counterpart Nicolas Maduro Saturday against escalating Venezuela's border row with neighboring Guyana, as South American leaders nervously monitored the deepening dispute. "Lula emphasized the importance of avoiding unilateral measures that could escalate the situation," the Brazilian presidency said.

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