JERUSALEM (AP) — An anti-settlement watchdog says Israel has approved the largest seizure of land in the occupied West Bank in more than three decades. Peace Now said Wednesday that authorities recently approved the allocation of 12.7 square kilometers (nearly 5 square miles) of land in the Jordan Valley. The group’s data indicates it was […]

UNIDO, WTO and partners ITC, Afreximbank, together with financial institutions Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) and International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC) signed a joint declaration for the investment of US$12 billion in cotton in West Africa during the 9th WTO Global Review of Aid for Trade in Geneva. The initiative is part of the Partenariat

South Korean automaker Hyundai Motor Group and battery maker LG Energy Solution today (July 3) opened a new US$1.1 billion plant to produce battery cells for electric vehicles (EVs) in Indonesia. The new facility, developed by HLI Green Power, a joint venture between Hyundai and LG, is the first in the country and is located

An aircraft with the Lufthansa logo on its tail fin is parked at Frankfurt Airport. (Photographed with reflection in teleconverter.) The European Commission announced on July 3 that it had approved Lufthansa’s plans to take over part of Italy’s state airline ITA Airways. Sebastian Gollnow/dpa The European Commission announced on Wednesday that it has approved

Beauty company Avon International has selected Blue Yonder’s cognitive demand planning, enterprise supply planning and control tower AI solutions to create an end-to-end next-generation supply chain. Part of Avon International’s strategy is to optimise production and distribution processes in both Europe and Asia Pacific (APAC) by establishing a planning hub for centralised demand and supply

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — At least seven people have been arrested in Germany and Sweden on suspicion of committing crimes against humanity and war crimes in Syria in 2012-2014, authorities in the two countries said Wednesday. In a coordinated effort involving the European Union’s judicial cooperation agency, Eurojust, the EU police agency Europol and several

Pan-African and Middle Eastern reinsurance group Africa Specialty Risks (ASR) has opened a new office in Dubai. The office, the company’s first in the Middle East, is located in the Dubai International Financial Centre and aims to strengthen ASR’s ties in the region, where it has been operating commercially since February 2022. The company’s expansion

The Nordex lettering stands out against the dark clouds on the roof of the Nordex company’s rotor blade factory in Rostock. German wind turbine manufacturer Nordex received orders for 17 projects with a total capacity of 245 megawatts (MW) from its core markets of France and Turkey by the end of June 2024, the company

A man has been arrested after he climbed onto the roof of the BVB stadium in Dortmund during a shooting. Germany vs Denmark Round of 16 bee Euro 2024according to the police. Dortmund police said they first noticed the presence of the 21-year-old man from Osnabrück on the roof at 10:11 p.m. local time on

Fans of the Real Housewives of Atlanta were dealt a crushing blow just days after filming began on Season 16. Like her or not, the fabulous queen of “Gone with the Wind” Kenya Moore was fired from the show. The news came quickly and abruptly, with mixed messages from both sides. But now we’re going