International News (Page 388)

Brighton Beach, New York, US – Soon after Russia invaded Ukraine last month, a popular deli in the New York neighbourhood of Brighton Beach, home to a large ex-Soviet diaspora, opted to remove its plastic “Taste of Russia” sign. “We felt, living in the Russian-speaking community, that it was the right thing to do,” co-owner…Continue Reading

Some 4,019,287 Ukrainians have fled the country’s borders, surpassing the worst-case United Nations estimate as Russia’s invasion continues.Published On 30 Mar 202230 Mar 2022More than four million Ukrainians have fled the country within five weeks to escape Russia’s “senseless war”, the United Nations has said, as shelling continued in places where Moscow had pledged to…Continue Reading

The new rules also seek to contain the release of microplastics and improve global labor conditions in the garment industry.Published On 30 Mar 202230 Mar 2022The European Union warned consumers to stop using their clothes like throwaway items and said Wednesday that it plans to counter the polluting use of mass-market fast fashion. New rules…Continue Reading

Curbs target Iran-based agent and companies that the Biden administration says obtained supplies for Iran’s programme.Published On 30 Mar 202230 Mar 2022The United States has imposed sanctions on several entities it says are involved in obtaining supplies for Iran’s ballistic missile programme. In a statement on Wednesday, the US Treasury Department said the sanctions target…Continue Reading

The European Union plans to counter the polluting use of fast fashion and is warning consumers to stop using their clothes like disposable facial tissuesBy RAF CASERT Associated PressMarch 30, 2022, 5:05 PM• 3 min readBRUSSELS — The European Union warned consumers to stop using their clothes like throwaway items and said Wednesday that it…Continue Reading

Stocks fell in afternoon trading on Wall Street Wednesday following four straight days of gains for major U.S. indexesBy DAMIAN J. TROISE AP Business WriterMarch 30, 2022, 4:23 PM• 3 min readNEW YORK — Stocks fell in afternoon trading on Wall Street Wednesday following four straight days of gains.The S&P 500 fell 0.5% as of…Continue Reading

What’s immune to high inflationBy STAN CHOE AP Business WriterMarch 30, 2022, 4:20 PM• 6 min readNEW YORK — What’s immune to high inflation? So far, the profits at big U.S. companies.Businesses are facing higher gasoline and heating bills, just like consumers, in addition to higher expenses for labor and raw materials. But unlike many…Continue Reading

There are now more Mexican gray wolves roaming the southwestern U.S. than at any time since the federal government started reintroducing the endangered species of predatorsBy SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated PressMarch 30, 2022, 3:47 PM• 3 min readALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — There are now more Mexican gray wolves roaming the southwestern U.S. than at any time…Continue Reading