U.S. Department of Homeland Security emblem. Gwengoat | Istock | Getty Images The U.S. has added two new Chinese companies to a Xinjiang trade blacklist over forced labor accusations. The move comes just one week after Beijing retaliated against claims of human rights violations in the region and related “discriminatory measures” from American companies. The … Read more
ShareShare Article via FacebookShare Article via TwitterShare Article via LinkedInShare Article via Email Capital Connection Simon Ballard, chief economist at First Abu Dhabi Bank, discusses oil market reactions to geopolitical tensions in the Middle East. 02:05 an hour ago Source link
BBC Emily and Georgie Paul are working on their family’s Somerset Dairy farm Dairy farms are “struggling” to recruit young people to join the industry, according to experts. A recruitment drive has been launched at the annual Dairy Show, held at the Royal Bath and West Showground near Shepton Mallet in Somerset. Ruthie Peterson, a … Read more
BBC Dominika’s one-day-old daughter Emilia is part of the screening programme The entire genetic code of up to 100,000 newborn babies in England will be analysed by the NHS, with the aim of speeding up the diagnosis and treatment of more than 200 rare diseases. At present, newborns are given a heelprick blood test that … Read more
SAN DIEGO – The Braves’ best pitcher, NL Cy Young Award favorite Chris Sale, was back home in Atlanta with a back injury. Max Fried, who started his career as a San Diego Padres farmhand and won the clinching game in the 2021 World Series for the Braves, was in the trainer’s room by the … Read more
Video captured by Reuters news agency shows a large explosion in Lebanon’s capital. Source link
Amer Halawi, head of research at Al Ramz, discusses PMI data and the earnings outlook in the GCC. Source link
LONG BEACH, Wash. — From clothes to metals used for manufacturing, most of the world’s everyday goods and raw materials moved over long distances are packed in large metal boxes the size of tractor-trailers and stacked on ships. Millions of containers cross the oceans every year. Not everything gets to its destination. The Associated Press … Read more
LA JUNTA, Colo. — Love is in the air on the Colorado plains — the kind that makes your heart beat a bit faster, quickens your step and makes the hair on the back of your neck stand up. It’s tarantula mating season, when male spiders scurry out of their burrows in search of a … Read more
A number of High Street chemists and private clinics sell and administer the Pfizer Covid vaccine directly to the public. The cost varies from about £45 to £99. You need to be aged 12 or above, and must not have had a Covid vaccine in the previous three months. You also need to talk to … Read more