Trade : Trump slams EU penalties on US tech firms, threatens retaliation (PRIV)
(D. Ravi Kanth, Geneva)
United States President Donald Trump on 5 September publicly rebuked the European Union for imposing multi-billion-dollar penalties on "American Tech Companies," demanding that the EU "stop this practice against American Companies, IMMEDIATELY!"

UN : Global food prices remain largely unchanged in August, says FAO (PRIV)
(Kanaga Raja, Penang)
World food commodity prices remained virtually unchanged in August, as the fall in cereal and dairy prices were offset by increases in the prices of meat, sugar and vegetable oils, according to the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).

UN : Global cereal output forecast at all-time high in 2025, says FAO (PRIV)
(Kanaga Raja, Penang)
The UN Food and Agriculture Organization's latest forecast for world cereal production in 2025 has been revised up by 35.6 million tonnes (1.2 percent) compared to the projection from July, driven by improved prospects for coarse grain crops.