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☆ Oil eases as recession fears offset tight supply prospects
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-10 | by ( Laila Kearney | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Brent crude futures fell 96 cents, or 1%, to $96.96 a barrel by 11:31 a.m. EDT (1531 GMT). EU sanctions on Russian crude and oil products will take effect in December and February respectively. read moreThe complicated new sanctions package could end up shutting in considerable supplies of Russia crude, analysts have warned. "A recessionary economic outlook will lead to lower oil demand," Fitch Ratings said on Monday. Those political factors could alter supply patters and cause greater price volatility, Fitch said.

Worker loads palm oil fresh fruit bunches to be transported from the collector site to CPO factories in Pekanbaru, Riau province, Indonesia, April 27, 2022. The momentum in shipments could help to bring Indonesia's palm oil stocks, which ballooned to 6.69 million tonnes by end-June from around 4 million tonnes at end-2021, back to 4.5 to 5 million tonnes by end-September, said Eddy Martono, Secretary General at the Indonesian Palm Oil Association (GAPKI). Malaysia has also displaced Indonesia so far in the 2021/22 marketing year to end-October as the top palm oil supplier to India, according to SEA data. "Indonesian sellers are now trying hard to regain the lost market share by offering discounts," a New Delhi-based palm oil dealer said. "Palm oil is big contributor in its tax kitty.

☆ As war, drought hit global crops, Argentina gambles on GM wheat
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-20 | by ( Maximilian Heath | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +9 min

It was the first GM wheat strain in the world to receive such approval. No other global seed company has publicly endeavored to develop GM wheat since 2004, when giant seed maker Monsanto, now owned by Bayer AG, dropped plans to develop GM wheat that could withstand its weed killer Roundup. In 2020 he had threatened to halt wheat imports from Argentina after its government approved Bioceres' GM wheat. A new landmark is the recent approval in Nigeria, the only country to fully approve imports of HB4 wheat grains. Trucco said Russia's invasion of Ukraine and severe droughts in Europe and China had shifted the needle on drought-tolerant GM wheat.

☆ U.S. Postal Service to boost electric delivery vehicle purchases
▼ + stars: | 2022-07-20 | by ( David Shepardson | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Postal Service (USPS) said Wednesday it plans to buy at least 25,000 electric delivery vehicles - more than twice its prior estimate - as it works to replace an aging fleet. USPS told Reuters it is proposing to purchase at least 25,000 EVs out of its initial order of 50,000 next-generation delivery vehicles from Oshkosh Defense (OSK.N). That's up from USPS' prior plan to buy at least 10,019 EVs, or about 20% of the first order. USPS also plans to buy more than 34,500 commercial off-the-shelf delivery vehicles over two years. Last month, the company told Reuters it expected to raise the number of EVs as it supplemented its environmental impact statement (EIS).

LONDON, July 18 (Reuters) - Sales of electric fans, hoses, air conditioning units and sprinklers are soaring as Britons swelter amid record temperatures, retailers said. 2 supermarket group which also owns the Argos general merchandise business, said sales of fans last week rose 1,876% versus the week before, while sales of air conditioning units were up 2,420% and sales of paddling pools were up 814%. On Monday, 10 out of the top 15 most-sold items in Amazon's (AMZN.O) UK home and kitchen section were fans. Department store group John Lewis said sales of fans and air conditioning units were up 709% year-on year. It said sales of smart technology that controls temperatures leapt 95%, while sales of hoses had increased by 56% and sales of water cans by 21%.

☆ Flights briefly disrupted at UK's Luton airport as heat damages runway
▼ + stars: | 2022-07-18 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

LONDON, July 18 (Reuters) - Flights to and from Britain's London Luton airport were temporarily disrupted on Monday after soaring temperatures caused a defect in its runway, prompting airlines to delay or divert their planes. read moreThe airport said its runway had reopened at 1705 GMT, after earlier suspending flights at 1522 GMT. Some 14 flights due to land at Luton were diverted to other airports including Gatwick and Stansted on Monday afternoon, according to FlightRadar24 data. That total included 14 Wizz flights heading to European holiday destinations including Tenerife and Dubrovnik, and 16 EasyJet arrivals. A spokesperson for Ryanair said it had not cancelled any flights to or from Luton, but had diverted a small number to London Stansted Airport due to the runway defect.

☆ German investor Kuehne boosts stake in Lufthansa to 10%
▼ + stars: | 2022-04-11 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

ZURICH, April 11 (Reuters) - German logistics entrepreneur Klaus-Michael Kuehne has increased his stake in Germany's flag carrier Lufthansa (LHAG.DE) to 10%, Kuehne Holding AG said in a statement on Monday. Kuehne, 84, had earlier boosted his stake in Lufthansa to 5% about a month ago, becoming the airline's second-biggest shareholder behind the German government, according to Refinitiv data. Kuehne Holding AG has acquired a stake of 10% in Deutsche Lufthansa AG on the market via a wholly owned German subsidiary, the holding company owned by Klaus-Michael Kuehne said. "The investment in Deutsche Lufthansa represents an excellent rounding off of the existing portfolio, in which logistical knowhow is bundled through various independent holdings," Kuehne was quoted as saying in the statement. The German billionaire is also the controlling shareholder of Swiss logistics firm Kuehne & Nagel (KNIN.S) and has a 30% stake in container shipping company Hapag-Lloyd AG (HLAG.DE).

☆ Money coach who paid off $300,000 in 3 years: Following these 3 rules helps me save big
▼ + stars: | 2022-02-03 | by ( Aditi Shrikant | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

While I was lured in by the big discount and brand name, I stopped to do the math," she says. If you believe you'll use a product 80% of the time, it's worth it to buy, Joy says. "I was complaining to a friend that I didn't want to buy a new phone and laptop because both cost a lot of money," Joy says. Instead, her and her partner allocated money to spending that brought them satisfaction. The article "Money Coach Who Paid Off $300,000 in 3 Years: Following These 3 Rules Helps Me Save Big" was originally published on Grow (CNBC + Acorns).

☆ Autoritățile din Sănătate anunță că au fost elaborate planurile-draft de acțiuni în baza Profilurilor de Sănătate pentru prevenirea și controlul bolilor netransmisibile în teritoriu
▼ + stars: | 2021-05-21 | by ( ) www.zdg.md time to read: +2 min

Reprezentanții Ministerului Sănătății anunță că 10 echipe intersectoriale din cadrul Consiliilor Teritoriale de Sănătate Publică din 10 raioane-pilot din anul curent ale Proiectului moldo-elvețian „Viață Sănătoasă: reducerea poverii bolilor netransmisibile”, care realizează intervenții și activități de reducere a îmbolnăvirilor și deceselor premature cauzate de bolile netransmisibile, au elaborat Planurile-draft de acțiuni în baza Profilurilor de Sănătate pentru prevenirea și controlul bolilor netransmisibile în teritoriu. Atelierele pentru elaborarea Planurilor de acțiuni teritoriale au avut loc după ce altele două procese laborioase au fost trecute de echipele raioanelor-pilot. Este vorba de colectarea datelor pentru indicatori de sănătate publică care au fost trecuți în Profilurile de Sănătate ale fiecărui raion și instruirea membrilor Consiliilor Teritoriale de Sănătate Publică, a reprezentanților autorităților publice locale și a serviciilor publice descentralizate în conceptele moderne pentru cunoașterea determinanților sănătății, înțelegerea pentru aplicarea conceptelor „sănătate în toate politicile” și „comunități sănătoase”. Menționăm că, profilul de sănătate este un instrument de evidențe din sănătatea publică care argumentează toate activitățile și intervențiile în bolile netransmisibile (BNT) la nivel de raion și comune. Ulterior, echipele din cele 10 raioane-pilot vor finaliza Planurile de acțiuni și le vor înainta pentru finanțare către Proiectul moldo-elvețian „Viață Sănătoasă: reducerea poverii bolilor netransmisibile”, pentru a fi implementate la nivel teritorial.

Persons: Axel Hoffmann, Bernadette Peterhans, Adela Berisa Organizations: Ministerului Sănătății, Institutului Tropical Locations: elvețian, Elveția, Elveției

☆ Reprezentanta Mexicului a fost încoronată Miss Univers 2021 (VIDEO)
▼ + stars: | 2021-05-17 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +2 min

Andrea Meza, reprezentanta Mexicului, a fost încoronată Miss Univers 2021 duminică seară în Statele Unite, la finalul unei gale în timpul căreia Miss Myanmar a denunţat lovitura de stat organizată de armată în ţara sa, informează AFP, citat de agerpres.ro. Ediţia din 2020 a acestui concurs de frumuseţe a fost anulată din cauza pandemiei de coronavirus. Concursul a fost prezentat de actorul Mario Lopez şi de Olivia Culpo, fostă Miss Univers 2012. Ea îi succede lui Zozibini Tunzi, din Africa de Sud, încoronată Miss Univers 2019. Câştigătoarea din 2021 a fost desemnată de un juriul format din opt femei.

Persons: Andrea Meza, coronavirus, Mario Lopez, Olivia Culpo, Zozibini, Suu Kyi, Bernadette Organizations: Miss, Miss Univers Locations: Mexicului, Statele Unite, Myanmar, Brazilia, Peru, Hollywood, american Florida, Africa de Sud, Thuzar, Miss Singapore, Singapore

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