Modern Japanese ultramax sails into fleet of Bangladesh bulker owner SR Shipping
Kabir Steel subsidiary is buying modern bulkers to replace older vessels in its fleet
Day: October 18, 2023
Albanese to face ‘interesting geopolitical environment’ amid impending overseas visits
Sky News Political Editor Andrew Clennell says it is certainly an “interesting geopolitical environment” for the upcoming visits by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to Washington and China.
“It’s an unstable time in the world, isn’t it,” Mr Clennell sa…
Israel-Gaza war live updates: U.S. says Israel ‘not responsible’ for Gaza hospital blast; Biden says Sisi will allow aid into Gaza via Rafah
Biden also announced $100 million in new U.S. funding for humanitarian assistance for Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank in a speech Wednesday.
‘People are looking for change’: Labour eyes byelection clean sweep as Tories go to ground
Spectres of Nadine Dorries and Chris Pincher haunt Conservatives in Mid Beds and Tamworth, as Labour claims momentum going its wayAlistair Strathern hates the photo chosen to be splashed across his advertising boards. “Good poster”, shouts a schoolboy …
Steakhouse chain Miller & Carter criticised as waiting staff lose out on tips to up pay for chefs
Union and workers say waiting staff in some cases lose hundreds of pounds a month in incomeMiller & Carter, the steakhouse chain owned by the nationwide pub group Mitchells & Butlers, has been criticised for taking payments from waiting staff w…
Scientists call on ministers to cut limits for ‘forever chemicals’ in UK tap water
Permitted levels of PFAS should be lowered tenfold and national chemicals agency created, says Royal Society of ChemistryAcceptable levels of “forever chemicals” in drinking water should be reduced tenfold and a new national chemicals agency created to…
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Kraken put up dud in home opener, fall to Avalanche
Unfortunately for the Kraken, a promising start and brief lead Tuesday night was undone by some miscues that resulted in a 4-1 loss to the Colorado Avalanche team they’d upset in last season’s playoffs.
Pictures: Protests outside Western embassies after airstrike on Gaza hospital
There have been a number of protests across the Arab world and beyond overnight after a hospital was destroyed in Gaza on Tuesday