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1. Wheat Rises on Reports Russia is Running Low
Wheat futures were higher in early trading on reports that Russia is running out of exportable wheat.
Consultancy Ukragroconsult said there are signs that the country is running low on supplies including increased tender prices in recent months.
Egypt, the world’s largest importer of the grain, has turned to other suppliers including the U.S., the consultancy said in a report. Читать дальше...
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There’s no other way to put it: Marijuana stocks are expensive. Even after their tumble in the fourth quarter of 2018, valuations are still bloated.
Darlington Chimezie, Action Alliance (AA) candidate for the Imo state House of Assembly has started drumming support for the re-election of President Muhammadu Buhari saying the president’s integrity is unequalled.
The British pound strengthens against the U.S. dollar and the euro on Friday after U.K. newspaper The Evening Standard reported that a delay to the March 29 Brexit delay was becoming increasingly likely.
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FMCG firm Zydus Wellness plans to raise up to Rs 1,500 crore through issuance of non-convertible debentures on a private placement basis. The company said it will raise funds in three tranches. "The fund raising committee...approved the specific terms of the issue of rated, secured, listed, redeemable, non-convertible debentures (NCDs) each having a face value of Rs 10 lakh of the aggregate nominal value up to Rs 1,500 crore," the company said in a BSE filing. In October 2018, Zydus Wellness had... Читать дальше...
Authorities say a man serving a 40-year prison sentence as the leader of a child pornography ring has died following a fight involving seven inmates at a federal detention centre in southeastern Michigan.
Industrial output growth dropped to a 17-month low of 0.5 per cent in November on account of contraction in manufacturing sector, particularly consumer and capital goods. Factory output as measured in terms of the Index of Industrial Production (IIP) had grown by 8.5 per cent in November 2017, as per data released by the Central Statistics Office (CSO) Friday. The previous low was in June 2017, when IIP growth contracted by 0.3 per cent. The growth for October 2018 was revised upwards to 8.4 per... Читать дальше...
Four of the nine members of the high-level committee formed by the Centre to implement Clause 6 of the Assam Accord have declined to be a part of it. Eminent litterateurs Nagen Saikia and Rongbong Terang, both former presidents of premier literary body Axom Xahitya Xabha, and academician Mukunda Rajbongshi have decided to opt out of the committee. The All Assam Students Union (AASU), a signatory of the Assam Accord and which has a representative in the panel, has already said it would not be a part... Читать дальше...
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - The police chief says overall and violent crime rates dropped last year in Lincoln.
Читать дальше...The Lions announced Thursday night that their former head coach Rick Forzano has died at the age of 90. Forzano became the Lions coach in 1974 and was relieved of his duties four games into the 1976 season with a 15-17 record to show for his time. Forzano’s tenure included the team’s final season at [more]
A man was arrested for allegedly beating his two children to death in Rajasthan's Udaipur district, the police said on Friday.
Der russische Aktionskünstler Pjotr Pawlenski ist in Paris zu einem Jahr Gefängnis verurteilt worden, weil er bei einer Kunstaktion an einer Bankfiliale Feuer gelegt hatte. Das berichtete die französische Nachrichtenagentur AFP am späten Donnerstagabend. Hinter der Kunst habe in dem Fall eine Geste gestanden, die Menschen in Gefahr gebracht habe, sagte der zuständige Richter dem Bericht zufolge.
A large number of local residents and political activists carried out massive protests on Friday against the construction of Neelum-Jhelum hydropower project in Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK).The protest was organised by the United Kashmir National Students Organisation, the student wing of the United Kashmir People's National Party (UKPNP).The demonstrators raised slogans against the Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA), demanding an immediate ban on the construction of the power project... Читать дальше...
As per the research done by India Against Cancer, in India more than 2 million people are living with cancer and a majority of them do not have access to quality diagnosis and care. To bridge the accessibility gap, Narayana Multispecialty Hospital, Whitefield has launched a dedicated oncology department in its campus.The department was inaugurated in the presence of Shri. N Santosh Hegde, Former Supreme Court Judge and Lokayukta of State of Karnataka, and Dr. Sharat Damodar, Clinical Director - Mazumdar Shaw Medical Center and Sr. Читать дальше...
American singer R. Kelly's estranged daughter, Joann Kelly, broke her silence on the harassment allegations levelled on her father by calling him a "monster."Taking to her Instagram stories, Kelly posted a lengthy message, condemning her "terrible" father, who she said she hasn't seen in years, for his actions and explained why it took so long for her to speak out."Before I start I just want it to be known that I am speaking from the heart, nothing I say or do not say is to hurt ANY party reading... Читать дальше...
Award-winning Nigerian music star Burna Boy just recently took to his Instagram handle to reveal that he enjoys watching old Nollywood movies when he is less busy. Reacting to Burna Boy's post was comedian Ayo Makun.
The Serb community from the region came up with a proposal to abolish the borders...
In October 2018, Zydus Wellness had announced acquisition of Heinz India's consumer wellness business
MANILA, Philippines – It's all systems go for Chooks-to-Go and the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas as they are set to break the world record for most number of participants in a FIBA 3x3 basketball tournament in Sisters of Mary School Boystown and Girlstown this weekend, January 12 to 13, in ...
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The Smith & Wesson M&P (Military and Police) was first introduced in 2005 and as a hybrid of two previous guns, the Sigma and the SW99. Like the rest of the guns on this list, it has polymer frame and steel slide, a large internal magazine (seventeen rounds) and a striker-fired operating system.
The 9mm Luger, invented before the Great War, is one of the longest serving gun calibers in history. Introduced in 1901... Читать дальше...
The former Far Eastern Economic Review editor has spent more than four decades living in Hong Kong, and has now written a book about maritime south-east Asia.
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