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The U.S. imports of Vietnamese pepper increased by 22.1% year-on-year in the first seven months of 2026 even as its purchases from other countries fell by as much as 17-59%. Vietnam’s shipments amounted to 44,100 tons during the period, with value rising by 21% to US$331 million, according to the United States International Trade Commission. …

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Hurricane Isaias intensified to Category 2 in the Gulf of Mexico’s warm waters on Thursday as it churned toward the southern United States, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) said. The first hurricane of the Atlantic season, Isaias is forecast to make landfall in Florida, Alabama or Mississippi overnight Friday to Saturday, according to the NHC. …

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Long-term residents of Villa Las Estrellas, a Chilean settlement on Antarctica’s King George Island, must have their appendix removed before moving in because the nearest major hospital is more than 1,000 km away. The settlement has around 100 people, mostly scientists and Chilean Air Force and Navy personnel on rotation, BBC reported. Those on longer …

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