Rice battle heats up as India, Pakistan lift export curbs | Business and Economy News
Islamabad, Pakistan – The global prices for different varieties of rice dropped on Monday after India and Pakistan made tit-for-tat moves to eliminate price caps…
Home Secretary Yvette Cooper threatened with court action over free speech curbs
CAMPAIGNERS have written to Home Secretary Yvette Cooper threatening to take her to the High Court over her planned free speech crackdown.The Cabinet minister wants…
EU’s Borrell urges Ukraine backers to lift curbs on arms use inside Russia | Russia-Ukraine war News
Ukraine is pushing its Western allies for additional air defences and to use weapons to attack targets in Russia.The European Union’s top diplomat has ramped…
HSBC’s Play for Mideast Wealth Marred by Exits, Regulatory Curbs
Breadcrumb Trail LinksPMN BusinessAt HSBC Holdings Plc, a star hire who was supposed to reinvigorate the firm’s private banking business in the Middle East is…
Russia’s Oil Drilling Slips From Record Amid OPEC+ Output Curbs
Breadcrumb Trail LinksPMN BusinessRussia’s oil firms have reduced pace of drilling from last year’s record as the nation deepened its OPEC+ production cuts.Author of the…
Rights advocates slam Biden’s ‘draconian’ asylum curbs at US-Mexico border | US-Mexico Border News
Immigrant rights advocates have slammed President Joe Biden’s new curbs on asylum at the United States-Mexico border, describing the policy as “the most draconian” move…
China’s Battered Solar Firms Eye Reprieve From Government’s Power Curbs
Breadcrumb Trail LinksPMN BusinessChina’s beleaguered solar manufacturers have seen their shares rebound in recent days as speculation mounts that the government will take steps to…
North Korea’s COVID curbs still strangling economy, report says | Economy News
Tightened border controls introduced to curb COVID-19 are still strangling North Korea’s economic activity and informal trade networks more than 18 months after leader Kim…
Walkout weapon: British school students battle curbs on Gaza war protests | Israel-Palestine conflict
Luton, United Kingdom — At exactly 11am on a Saturday in mid-November, hundreds of students from Luton Sixth Form College streamed out of their school,…
Palestinians perform Friday prayers at Al-Aqsa amid tight Israeli curbs | Israel-Palestine conflict News
Israeli authorities barred Palestinians from entering the Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied East Jerusalem for the 12th consecutive Friday. According to Anadolu Agency, the Israeli police set up…
Japan eases curbs on weapons exports, raises defence budget to record $56bn | Military News
Pacifist nation’s major overhaul to arms restrictions in a decade comes amid rising security tensions in Indo-Pacific. Japan has loosened its arms exports restrictions to…
Will oil prices rise after Red Sea shipping curbs amid Houthi attacks? | Business and Economy News
Hijackings, missile strikes and drone assaults on ships by Yemen’s Houthi rebels have forced AP Moller-Maersk, a Danish shipping and logistics giant, and Hapag-Lloyd, a…
‘Solidarity with Palestine’: British protesters defy curbs to hit streets | Israel-Palestine conflict News
Glasgow, United Kingdom — Dozens of young British trade unionists blocked access into Instro Precision Ltd – a subsidiary of Elbit Systems which manufactures Israeli…
How significant is lifting of UN curbs on Iran’s missile programme? | Politics News
Tehran, Iran – A number of restrictions imposed by the United Nations Security Council on Iran’s missile programme were lifted on Wednesday as part of…
L.A. council committee backs curbs on dog breeding licenses
A Los Angeles City Council committee on Wednesday backed a moratorium on breeding licenses for dogs, citing the overcrowding crisis at city-run animal shelters. Members…
Bangladesh FM says not bothered by US visa curbs, promises free elections | News
Dhaka, Bangladesh – Bangladesh’s foreign minister has said his country was not “bothered” by the US visa curbs on unnamed Dhaka officials for undermining the…
Ukraine threatens legal action against EU if grain curbs drag on – POLITICO
Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. Ukraine is threatening to take Brussels and EU member countries to the World Trade…
Rights groups condemn Taliban’s new curbs on women’s education, movement | Taliban News
Human rights groups have condemned the Taliban’s latest restrictions on Afghan women’s education and movement after it barred them from visiting one of Afghanistan’s most…
US imposes new China visa curbs over alleged ‘forced assimilation’ in Tibet | Education News
Experts have said about 1 million Tibetan children were being separated from their families and culture at state-run boarding schools. The United States has announced…
China imposes drone export curbs amid US tech tensions | Russia-Ukraine war News
Beijing says it wants to safeguard ‘national security and interests’ amid escalating tension with Washington. China has announced export controls on some drones and drone-related…