TikTok's obsession with matcha has created a reported shortage of the tea in Japan

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Green matcha tea.
Some of the most popular matcha brands are facing a shortage as the tea explodes in popularity on TikTok.

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Ukraine is facing training problems, but it's handling its new combat troops better than the Russians, war analysts say

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Ukrainian service members near Bakhmut on March 24, 2023.

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Zelenskyy says Ukraine will lose the war without help from the US

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Low munitions put Ukraine in a desperate position as aid from allies stalls. Zelenskyy says the country is at risk of losing the war.



The US wants to boost affordable housing by using billions in unspent COVID aid

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Mortgages will remain sky-high in 2024, pushing existing home sales to a 3-decade low, Goldman Sachs says

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Europe is almost out of local olive oil supplies as extreme weather takes a toll on harvests

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Spain produces roughly half of the world’s olive oil.
Spain produces roughly half of the world’s olive oil.

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Sugar prices spike to a decade high on rising worries of a global shortage

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A shortage of accountants is pushing the industry to reboot its image to win over young talent: 'You have to sell them'

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"We're the referees of business," Steven Kachelmeier, the chair of the accounting department at the University of Texas, said.

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