LONDON - Britain's meat industry on Friday warned that an impending shortage of carbon dioxide (CO2) could cause massive disruption to food supplies within two weeks. The gas is used to stun animals before slaughter, in the vacuum packing of food products to extend their shelf life, and to put the fizz into beer, cider and soft drinks. It is also required for some medical procedures

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DUBAI - Abu Dhabi will cancel COVID-19 testing requirements to enter the emirate for travellers from the UAE starting on Sunday, the United Arab Emirates' state news agency WAM said on Saturday. The UAE's capital had restricted entry into the emirate to those with a negative PCR test. Earlier this month, Abu Dhabi removed the need to quarantine for all vaccinated travellers arriving

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Pepkor sees a successful Covid-19 vaccination rollout as key to reopening the economy and adding new stores, helping to address the world’s highest unemployment rate.

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Pep and Ackermans owner says vaccines are key to SA job boost

By Aditya Kalra NEW DELHI - Google abused the dominant position of its Android operating system in India, using its "huge financial muscle" to illegally hurt competitors, the country's antitrust authority found in a report on its two-year probe seen by Reuters. Alphabet Inc's Google reduced "the ability and incentive of device manufacturers to develop and sell devices operating on

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India antitrust probe finds Google abused Android dominance, report shows

The Chinese Defense Ministry said military exercises will be "conducted regularly” based on the situation in the Taiwan Strait and the need to maintain sovereign security.

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China conducts military exercises southwest of Taiwan

Sources said former PCC president Sunil Jakhar, a one-time associate of the Chief Minister, is among the names being considered for the chief minister's post.

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Punjab Congress crisis: Capt Amarinder asked to resign, he threatens to quit party

(Bloomberg) -- U.K. business secretary Kwasi Kwarteng is holding an urgent meeting Saturday with chief executives of the country's largest energy suppliers and operators to try to confront a surge in energy prices and a shortage of natural gas supplies. Read More

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U.K. Government Holds Crisis Meetings as Power Costs Surge

(Bloomberg) -- Expanding access to Covid-19 vaccines and confronting the rising dangers of climate change will dominate a week-long United Nations gathering in New York that's taking place in person after going all-virtual in 2020.  Read More

Vaccine Debate, Climate Goals Top Scaled-Back UN Summit's Agenda

The U.S. economy "downshifted slightly" in August as the renewed surge of the coronavirus hit dining, travel and tourism, the Federal Reserve reported Wednesday, but the economy overall remained in the throes of a post-pandemic rush of rising prices, labor shortages and stilted hiring. "The deceleration in economic activity was largely

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The organizer for Saturday's “Justice for J6” rally is asking that attendees do not wear pro-Trump clothing at the event.



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