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China’s extension of EU dairy import probe linked to September talks
China will not conclude its anti-dumping investigation into EU dairy imports until at least early next year as talks are set to continue in September. In response to China’s decision this week to extend its probe to February, the European Dairy Association (EDA) said it was not surprised by the decision given Chinese officials are…
Read MoreDiageo sells two RTD brands to Australia’s Vok Beverages
Diageo has agreed to sell two of its Australian ready-to-drink brands, UDL and Ruski Lemon, to local drinks group Vok Beverages. The financial details of the transaction were not disclosed. In a joint statement, Dan Hamilton, the managing director of Diageo’s Australia business, said: “The decision to sell UDL and Ruski was not made lightly…
Read MoreGeely’s Farizon brand gets big order for SV window van in Hong Kong
Farizon has unveiled two new variants of its new born-electric SV large van: a large-capacity taxi; and a multi-passenger Combi. Launched at the recent Hong Kong Auto Expo and initially available in the Chinese market only, Farizon says the two new variants highlight the inherent adaptability of the SV’s GXA-M platform. Farizon has also announced…
Read MorePope calls for fasting and prayer for peace in Middle East and Ukraine as he returns to Vatican
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV asked people to fast on Friday to pray for peace and justice in the Middle East and Ukraine, issuing a special appeal as he returned to the Vatican from summer vacation. At the end of his weekly general audience Wednesday, Leo recalled that Friday is a special feast…
Read MoreThe Budding Rivalry of Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner
“A person’s tennis,” John McPhee writes in “Levels of the Game,” from 1969, “begins with his nature and background and comes out through his motor mechanisms into shot patterns and characteristics of play.” Your style is an expression of your innate self, a product of small decisions, such as the way you hold your racket,…
Read MoreIRL Brain Rot and the Lure of the Labubu
On a recent quiet weekday morning in Manhattan, I attempted to obtain a Labubu, the cutesy monster doll that has become the biggest international toy fad since Beanie Babies in the late nineties. Collected by children as well as by adults, the dolls were created in 2015 by the Hong Kong-born designer Kasing Lung, then…
Read MoreGerman foreign minister demands rapid Gaza ceasefire
German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul is urgently calling on the Israeli government and the Islamist Palestinian organization Hamas to agree to a ceasefire so as to release the remaining hostages. “There is now a very real opportunity to resolve the conflict,” Wadephul said on Wednesday at a meeting in Jakarta with his Indonesian counterpart Sugiono.…
Read MoreDramatic mudslide clip filmed in Japan, not Pakistan
Relentless rains across northern Pakistan have triggered deadly flooding and landslides, but footage of thick mud crashing onto buildings does not show the recent situation in the South Asian nation. The clip, featured in a compilation with thousands of views, was shot in the Japanese town of Atami in July 2021. “May Allah protect all of…
Read MoreIDF announces death of Hamas Nukhba commander who infiltrated Israel on Oct. 7
He was responsible for conducting numerous terror attacks against IDF troops and Israel, according to the military. The IDF on Wednesday announced the death of Hamas Nukhba commander Muhammad Naif Abu Shamala, who was killed in Khan Yunis on August 13. Shamala infiltrated the military’s Ma’aras post on October 7, 2023. He was responsible for…
Read More‘Don’t fall for Hamas propaganda,’ 150 academics to Bar-Ilan University’s President
In a statement issued yesterday, the 150 academics condemned the claims made in that letter, including accusations that Israel is starving Gaza’s residents. Around 150 professors and senior faculty members at Bar-Ilan University criticized a letter from university leadership to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, calling on him to “solve the hunger problem in Gaza,” Channel…
Read MoreNATO beware: Drones can’t replace tanks, experts warn
As armies scramble to learn the lessons of the Russia-Ukraine war, one question looms above all: Have drones replaced traditional weapons such as tanks and artillery? For NATO, the implications are more than tactical. As the alliance struggles to rebuild its long-neglected armies, it faces tough decisions about allocating scarce money and industrial capacity. If…
Read MoreMexico’s Maya Train derails in the Yucatan Peninsula. No report of injuries
MEXICO CITY (AP) — A tourist-focused Maya Train running along Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula derailed Tuesday as it was slowly pulling into a station, the train line said in a statement. There were no injuries. The train was running from the Caribbean resort of Cancun to the Yucatan capital Merida when it left the tracks at…
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