Reebok announced a groundbreaking partnership with UFC, the world’s leading mixed martial arts organization. Under the long-term deal, Reebok will become the exclusive authentic global outfitter of UFC, creating for the first time ...
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US Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, a senior member at the US Congress Homeland Security, has appreciated Bangladesh for being a role model for encouraging women working in the readymade garment (RMG) sector, while talking to Bangladesh ...
Tags: Role Model, women empowerment, Apparel
Reebok International ha acquired has the U.K.-based, boxing and martial arts brand, Luta. It established a long-term alliance with Fight for Peace, a non-profit organization which combines boxing and martial arts with education and personal ...
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The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) in a statement said it was "clearly disappointed" that Jay Leno has cancelled his performance at the upcoming SHOT show in Vegas. On Tuesday, several gun violence-prevention groups called on ...
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The U.S. government finally acknowledged Friday it cannot determine which refiners and smelters around the world are financially fueling violence in the war-torn Congo region. The Commerce Department published a list of more than 400 ...
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SOMEWHERE IN B.C-- What does an ex-con mob hit man do after he makes parole? Certainly he can’t and won’t be hired at any local school. It’s doubtful he would try, say, accounting. He’d have zero chance at the civil ...
Tags: Ex-Mob, Parole, Auto Parts
Ten products produced by independent brewer Direct Beers Ltd have been found to breach the Portman Group's Code of Practice on the Naming, Packaging and Promotion of Alcoholic Drinks. The Independent Complaints Panel (Panel) ruled that ...
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Oil futures held near nine-month highs Monday on concerns that escalating violence in Iraq could spread to the country's oil-producing southern region. ICE August Brent settled 48 cents higher at $112.94/barrel. The front-month contract ...
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Aimed at the family market, Lil' Troops have been stripped of their weapons in place of friendlier accessories. US collectibles firm Party Animal Inc has launched the world's first line of action figures officially licensed by the US ...
Tags: Toys
South African platinum miner Implats said Friday gross refined platinum output in the January-March quarter fell 40% to 205,000 oz, hit by ongoing strike action. The company's "good start to the financial year was severely impacted in the ...
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Liquor retailing is growing, and sheltered from supermarket price wars Much has been reported on the battle for consumers' hearts, minds and money by Australia's two biggest supermarket groups, and liquor retailing may yet play a key role ...
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The packaging of Bartex’s Red Army Vodka has breached alcohol responsibility rules for its association with violence and aggression. A complaint, submitted by the Independent Complaints Panel of the Responsible Retailing Code of ...
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Democratic Republic of Congo aims to double tax revenues from minerals but investors warned that an overhaul of the mining code could remove incentives to invest there. Prime Minister Augustin Matata Ponyo told a mining conference in the ...
Tags: DRC Mining, Mining Tax
The conflict mineral issue is providing a perfect storm for social change. It’s also leading electronics company CEOs to understand with great discomfort just how little they truly know about their supply chains. It’s a ...
Although some advocates want to lower the legal drinking age from 21, research continues to show that the law saves lives. That's the finding of a new review published in a special supplemental issue to the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and ...
Tags: Addiction, Drugs, Education, Public Health, Seniors