Cleanliness took on a new meaning at the beginning of the pandemic. Suddenly disinfecting surfaces became a top priority for businesses and households alike. Cleaning supplies sold out nationwide almost immediately as consumers scrambled to ensure that their spaces and surfaces were virus-free. We’re now more clean-conscious than ever, and there’s a chance that we’ll … Read more
bell hooks, the groundbreaking author, educator and activist whose explorations of how race, gender, economics and politics intertwined helped shape academic and popular debates over the past 40 years, has died. She was 69. In a statement issued through William Morrow Publishers, hooks’ family announced that she died Wednesday in Berea, Kentucky, home to the … Read more
One rocket hit near the US embassy in Baghdad early Tuesday morning, security sources told AFP, the first to land in the high-security zone in weeks. The blast could be heard across the Iraqi capital and triggered security sirens at the US embassy compound but did not cause casualties, the sources confirmed. There was no … Read more
New US tariffs affecting $7.5bn worth of European products have just come into effect. This is in response to what Washington calls illegal European Union subsidies for aircraft manufacturer Airbus. But the repercussions are being felt beyond the aviation industry including in Spain, where thousands of families depend on olive oil exports for their livelihoods. Al Jazeera’s Charlie Angela has … Read more
NEW DELHI: Amid rising trade tensions, American importers of sports goods, toys, stationery, cables and electronics parts have reached out to Indian sellers of these goods as Chinese products become expensive due to the US-China trade war. The US is looking to replace Chinese exports with Indian products in at least seven product lines including vulcanised … Read more
Dr Reddy’s on May 17 said it is planning to launch 20 products in the US and aims to maintain 50 percent plus gross margin in FY20. The company anticipates US FDA approval for generic Nuvaring, a contraceptive, in the first half of FY20. The US launch of generic Copaxone, used in the treatment of multiple … Read more
The government on Tuesday again extended its deadline to impose retaliatory import duties on 29 US products, including almond, walnut and pulses, till June 16. A notification of the finance ministry said that implementation of increased customs duty on specified imports originating in the US has been postponed from May 16 to June 16 this … Read more
The government has once again extended the deadline to impose higher import duties on 29 items originating from the United States. A notification from the Finance Ministry said that the implementation of retaliatory customs duties these items has been deferred. The Indian government had decided to impose highear duties on imports of 29 US products … Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) — A group of former U.S. national security officials is set to release a statement arguing there is no justification for President Donald Trump to use a national emergency declaration to fund a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border. The statement, which was reviewed by The Associated Press, has 58 signatures from prominent former officials, including … Read more
Your refrigerator will walk to you, the ceiling fan will adjust its temperature depending on the surrounding and the washing machine will wash and fold clothes. Powered by artificial intelligence, appliances are now turning smarter to the point that individuals wouldn’t even have to get up from their seat to operate the machine. Take the … Read more