Days after European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen signed a long-pending trade deal with four Latin American countries, French farmers are back on the streets dumping manure. This time they parked the tractors near the tunnel in Calais which passes through the English Channel. Sophie Primas, France’s trade minister, said the deal with the … Read more
Robert Bendl, Footwear COF Sales at Gore, is retiring. After more than 40 years in the industry – 14 of them at Gore – the last day at the company came in mid-December. “On this occasion, I would like to thank you/all of you once again for the sometimes very long collaboration and support,” writes … Read more
The digital currency is setting new all-time highs. Despite this, the market, in general, remains extremely greedy. Bitcoin (BTC) surpassed $107,000, achieving a new all-time high that boosted the accumulated gain since the US elections to more than 50%. US President-elect Donald Trump’s promise to create a strategic bitcoin reserve has supported the currency’s recent … Read more
Anti-whaling activist Paul Watson was freed from prison in Denmark on Tuesday, his lawyer told AFP, and he will not be extradited to Japan. Watson was detained on a 2012 Japanese arrest warrant, which accuses him of causing damage to a whaling ship in the Antarctic in 2010 and injuring a whaler. Source link
Disgraced UK Royal Prince Andrew finds himself embroiled yet again in Scandal and has had to be reigned in by his older brother King Charles the 3rd yet again. In the latest controversy, a Chinese businessman with links to the prince, was revealed to have been barred from entering the UK over concerns of spying … Read more
Nigeria’s Ademola Lookman and Zambia’s Barbra Banda were named Africa’s players of the year on Monday. The Confederation of African Football held its annual awards ceremony in Marrakesh, with a host of top African artists taking to the stage. Carys Garland takes a look at the top prize winners. Source link
Viking is working with software developer Kezzler and RFID provider Trimco to present a Digital Product Passport (DPP) solution. For the 2025 spring/summer collection, the first selected models will be equipped with the digital product passport, which can then be traced at product level using unique QR code labels. The European Union has announced a … Read more
Syrian rebel leader, Ahmed al-Sharaa, better known by his nom de guerre Abu Mohammed al-Jolani, called for the lifting of international sanctions in an exclusive interview Monday with a group of foreign journalists that included FRANCE 24’s Wassim Nasr. Source link
Israeli military strikes across the Gaza Strip said to have killed at least 14 more Palestinians as tanks are pushing deeper towards the western side of Rafah. The country’s defense Minister Israel Katz saying again that Israel will continue to have full security control over Gaza. That amid as well struggles for control in the … Read more
