Australian supermarkets giants have confirmed they source seafood from a company implicated in the usage of indentured slave labourers for prawn peeling. Coles, Woolworths and Aldi supermarkets have each confirmed that they have sourced ...
Throughout 2015, the world has watched with great interest the development of China-U.S. relations, as many believe almost every interaction between the world's top two economies has a bearing on all major global issues. Here are some ...
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The Hong Kong Monetary Authority raised its base rate from 0.5 percent to 0.75 percent on Thursday, following the U.S. Federal Reserve's lead overnight and raising concerns of capital outflows from the region. The Hong Kong dollar's peg ...
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Trinley (right) performs at the Norbulingka Park in Lhasa during the Shoton Festival.[Photo provided to China Daily] Trinley, 76, narrates Buddhist folktales depicted in the Thangka paintings using a wooden stick. Usually, it takes hours, ...
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The European Commission has cleared commodities trading group Trafigura's minority holding in Belgium-based zinc and lead producer Nyrstar. In November, Trafigura told the EC its minority 20.02% stake in Nyrstar -- held through its ...
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Crude futures settled Thursday at multi-year lows on a stronger US dollar and persistent concerns about oversupply. NYMEX January crude settled down 57 cents at $34.95/b, lowest front-month settle since February 2009. ICE February Brent ...
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A Russian warship has fired warning shots near a Turkish fishing boat in the Aegean Sea. [Photo: mini.eastday.com] A Russian warship has fired warning shots near a Turkish fishing boat in the Aegean Sea. The Russian Defense Ministry ...
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The UK needs to allow more shale gas exploration wells nation-wide before a reliable picture of the effect of a shale industry on the country can be properly formulated, the Task Force on Shale Gas said late Monday. The Task Force on ...
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Despite receiving numerous criticism from residents, West Berkshire Council defended its multi-million pound LED streetlight replacement project. About 50% of the district’s streetlights were replaced with LED lamps in the scheme, ...
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Gloucester City located in Massachusetts, U.S. will be upgrading its streetlights to warm 3,000K LED lights, reported Gloucester Times. The city’s Department of Community Development drew 50 to 55 responses from residents to decide ...
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Nobel physics laureate Shuji Nakamura recently said importance of Ultraviolet LEDs will grow as the next generation LED technology can also help prevent the spread of deadly diseases, and possibly eradicate them, according to a Korea Times ...
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Anheuser-Busch InBev faced some serious queries from the US lawmakers over its plan to acquire SABMiller. The lawmakers are concerned that deal could stifle the growing craft beer industry. The £71bn deal that was announced in ...
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Continuing to build on its line of coconut ingredients, leading tropical fruit supplier iTi Tropicals now also offers Organic Virgin Coconut Oil as well as limited quantities of Organic Fairtrade Coconut Water Concentrate ex-warehouse, ...
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Enbridge said it is still eyeing a 2017 start date for the largest pipeline project in company history as oral testimony began in Canada Monday over the Line 3 replacement project. Two weeks of testimony from the First Nations to Canada's ...
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US-based food colouring company DDW The Colour House has acquired KleurCraft portfolio of colouring foods from SVZ International. The acquisition will help DDW, the manufacturer of natural colours, caramel colours and burnt sugars, to ...
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