Ukrainian grain shipments drop as ship backups grow
The amount of grain leaving Ukraine has dropped even as a U.N.-brokered deal works to keep food flowing to developing nations nearly a year into Russia’s invasion.
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Brussels tries to form united front against Putin’s oligarchs
The west has made it hard for Russia’s millionaires to retain assets – but not impossible. Now the EU wants to try harderIt has been a long year since Liz Truss launched a rolling programme of sanctions on Russia’s oligarchs. Speaking three days after …
Children returning from school trips delayed for six hours amid Calais strikes
Home Office rejects suggestions strikes by Border Force staff in Calais, Dunkirk, Dover and Coquelles impacting wait timesChildren and teachers returning to the UK from half-term school trips have endured delays of more than six hours at Calais, amid s…
Woolworths expands self-checkout AI that critics say treats ‘every customer as a suspect’
Supermarket says cameras used to detect accidental wrong scans while experts say the technology is ‘punitive’ and call for reforms to protect privacyGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastWoolworths has expanded the us…
UK PM splashes cold water on prospects of quick trade deal
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has sought to dampen optimism that a settlement is imminent in the dispute over post-Brexit trade rules for Northern Ireland.
Amazon Defends Decision to Require Employees in the Office 3 Days a Week
The Washington Post reports that Amazon has over 1 million workers worldwide — and they want most of them to be back in the office at least three days a week:
In a note to employees, chief executive Andy Jassy said that the length of the pandemi…
Financial sector ‘critical’ to stemming biodiversity loss, says Thérèse Coffey
UK environment secretary calls on business and finance to make meaningful investment in nature-based solutionsThe financial sector must be encouraged to invest in nature conservation for the world to meet this decade’s UN biodiversity targets, the UK e…
In Baltics, Poland, grassroots groups strive to help Ukraine
Since Russia invaded Ukraine last February, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia — three states on NATO’s eastern flank scarred by decades of Soviet-era occupation — have been among the top donors to Kyiv.
Lenovo Posts Worst Revenue Fall In 14 Years As PC Demand Slumps
China’s Lenovo reported a 24% revenue decline for the third quarter, its largest revenue fall in 14 years as global demand for electronics slumped, and said it would look to cut spending and make workforce adjustments. Reuters reports: The world’s larg…
In a violent America, safety becomes a sales pitch
Rising gun violence is fueling a more than $3 billion industry of companies working to protect children or employees of schools against mass murder.