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Italy taking Slovenia to court over balsamic vinegar name row
Government says Slovenian plans to ‘standardise’ use of name threaten traditional producers in Modena The Italian government is launching infringement proceedings against Slovenia in an attempt to defend the authenticity of its famed, geographically protected
Barbara Kay: Parents in Every Province Should Be Badgering Politicians for Charter Schools
Commentary Growing old has its compensations. One is institutional memory. Having been educated in an era when “Western
Distribution Solutions: Q2 Earnings Snapshot
CHICAGO (AP) _ Distribution Solutions Group, Inc. (DSGR) on Tuesday reported a second-quarter loss of $4.7
Rescuers to move whale stranded in French river to saltwater
PARIS (AP) — French environmentalists will try to move a dangerously thin beluga whale that strayed into the Seine River last week to a saltwater river basin Tuesday to try and save its life. The mammal, measuring four meters (13 feet), will be transported
Hyatt Hotels: Q2 Earnings Snapshot
CHICAGO (AP) _ Hyatt Hotels Corp. (H) on Tuesday reported second-quarter net income of $206 million, after reporting a loss in the same period a
Billions pour into bioplastics as markets begin ramping up
CLEVELAND (AP) — In a world increasingly troubled by the persistent harm that plastic — manufactured in petrochemical plants — has had on the environment, companies are investing billions of dollars to ramp up production of plastics made from natural,
Botswana to produce battery metals
GABORONE, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) -- As electric vehicles are moving steadily into the spotlight, Botswana is set to start producing battery metals, an official said Monday. Botswana's Minister of Minerals and Energy Lefoko Moagi said BITRI Investments (Pty) Ltd, the
Malaysia's manufacturing sales value surges 23.4 pct to record high in June
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) -- Malaysia's manufacturing sales value surged 23.4 percent year on year to a record high of 153.5 billion ringgit (about 34.5 billion
Spanish Ryanair staff begin five months of strikes amid travel turmoil across Europe
Disputes over pay and conditions have sparked a wave of industrial action threatening to cause travel chaos for holidaymakers across the continent ...
Russia Launches Iranian Satellite Amid Ukraine War Concerns
Western governments worry that
Agency donates breathing devices for premature babies to Ukraine
GENEVA (Reuters) - Global health aid agency Unitaid is donating 220 specialised portable breathing devices to Ukraine that can help save lives of premature babies even in frontline hospitals where there is no electrical power. Read full story ...
Turkey sends new oil and gas drilling ship to the Mediterranean
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey sent its new
Trump mocked for picking the FBI director who raided him: ‘My schadenfreude can’t take much ...
Former president hit-out at ‘weaponised’ Justice Department and Demorats over search on Mar-A-Lago
Video: ICU nurse charged with murder in fiery crash that killed 6, including pregnant woman
The driver suspected of causing a fiery crash that killed five people, including a pregnant woman, was charged Monday with murder. Nicole Lorraine Linton was charged with six counts of murder and five counts of vehicular manslaughter with gross negligence,
Hungarian Women’s Youth Water Polo Team Wins Bronze Medal at World Championships
The Hungarian U18 women’s water polo team has won a bronze medal at the World Women’s Youth Water Polo Championships in Belgrade, Serbia. According to the website of the International Swimming Federation (FINA), the team
Rapper Fetty Wap jailed after alleged FaceTime death threat
The rapper allegedly flashed a gun and threatened to kill a man while FaceTiming with him about two months after his arrest in a drug conspiracy case. ...
Trump the only Republican Democrats ‘think they can beat’
The Australian’s Greg Sheridan says the “best conspiracy theory” he has heard about the FBI
Three dead after man takes hostage at Narcotics Anonymous meeting, Florida cops say
A man who took a hostage was among three people killed when a Narcotics Anonymous meeting turned violent inside a Florida nonprofit, according to the Edgewater Police Department. Identities of ...
Fatima Issa: British mother-of-four killed ‘in shooting accident’ on South African holiday
Fatima Issa’s brother has paid tribute to his loved one after sudden death overseas
South Korean rain turns roads into rivers, leaves 9 dead
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Some of the heaviest rain in decades swamped South Korea’s capital region, turning Seoul’s streets into car-clogged rivers and sending floods cascading into subway stations. At least nine people were killed — some drowning in their
Why is Alex Jones being sued by families of children killed in Sandy Hook massacre?
Far-right conspiracy
Black Diamond: Q2 Earnings Snapshot
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) _ Black Diamond Therapeutics, Inc.
Volodymyr Zelenskyy Wants West To Restrict All Russian Travelers
“They’ll understand then,” Ukraine's leader told The Washington Post, arguing that all Russians should face consequences for Vladimir Putin's war. ...
Malaysia's IPI rises 12.1 pct in June
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) -- The Industrial Production Index (IPI) in Malaysia increased 12.1 percent in June as compared to the same month of the previous year, official data showed Tuesday. The expansion of the IPI was contributed by the
Malaysia's unemployment rate falls to 3.8 pct, lowest since pandemic
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) -- Malaysia's unemployment rate fell to 3.8 percent in June, the lowest since the pandemic hit the country, official data showed Tuesday. The number of unemployed people was declining for eleven consecutive months, with a
Iran places 1st import order using cryptocurrency: official
TEHRAN, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) -- Iran has placed its first import order using cryptocurrency, a senior Iranian trade official announced on
Singapore's Tribute To Netaji: Monument Status For "Delhi Chalo" Call Site
Singapore on Tuesday declared its iconic green site Padang, from where Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose gave the slogan of 'Delhi Chalo' in July 1943, as its 75th national monument as the city-state... ...
Being gay is not a disease, Vietnam tells its medical workers
"Homosexuality cannot be 'cured', does not need 'to be cured' and cannot be changed," health ministry tells doctors in a bid to end discrimination. ...
