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Better Cotton Signs Roadmap for Sustainability in Uzbekistan
Better Cotton gave its blessing to a strategic roadmap created with agricultural and textile stakeholders in Uzbekistan to accelerate the country’s sustainable cotton production.The global cotton sustainability initiative held...

No evidence of sabotage so far after plane crash in Lithuania
Lithuanian investigators have so far found no evidence that the crash of a cargo plane from Germany in Vilnius could have been caused intentionally."Based on what we have and...

Switch Mobility partners with Vertelo for EV adoption in India
Switch Mobility has partnered with Vertelo, an electric mobility solutions provider, to boost the adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) in India. The collaboration, formalised through a Memorandum of Understanding...

Namibians vote as ruling party seeks to extend 34-year rule
Voting is under way in Namibia in what could be the most competitive election since independence from white-ruled South Africa 34 years ago.Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah is seeking to become the...

Diver describes rescuing nephew from capsized Egypt boat
An Egyptian diver involved in the rescue operation of people scouring the wreckage of a tourist boat which sank in the Red Sea has described how he found his...

Imprisoned Kremlin critic stands a second trial for opposing Ukraine war
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Imprisoned Kremlin critic Alexei Gorinov appeared in court on Wednesday for a second trial for opposing Russia's war in Ukraine, an independent news site reported.The...

Australia introduces bill to fine supermarkets for supplier misconduct
Australia has introduced a bill that could impose hefty fines on large supermarket chains failing to comply with a new industry code of conduct. The Treasury Laws Amendment (Fairer...

Poland proposes protection of the Baltic Sea with naval deployment
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has proposed joint monitoring of the Baltic Sea by the navies of the Baltic NATO states following damage to undersea communication cables in the...

Reports of 17 dead in Israeli attacks in the Gaza Strip
At least 17 Palestinians have been killed in new Israeli attacks in the Gaza Strip, the territory's Hamas-controlled civil defence force reported on Wednesday.Ten people were killed when a...