Bottom-trawl fishing provides about a quarter of global seafood but is controversial. The heavy nets and dredges that are used to catch species like cod, plaice and scampi also disturb the seabed and kill some of the invertebrates that live there. For instance, a single pass with the widely used “otter trawl” kills about 6% […]

Ranchi (Jharkhand) [India], February 27 (ANI): Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Sunday requested Union Home Minister Amit Shah to instruct the concerned officials of the Government of India to take steps for the safe return of persons from Jharkhand stranded in Ukraine and to accommodate them in a safe place with an adequate supply […]

© Provided by Xinhua – Sleep has been a luxury for many locals who stayed up all night fearing that they might miss the sirens and end up alone in the danger zone. – Long lines snaked outside of gas stations, water stations, supermarkets and ATMs as people scrambled to withdraw money and stock up […]

Manchester United have ditched their sponsorship with Aeroflot in light of the Russian military action in Ukraine Premier League giants Manchester United have ended their commercial partnership with Russian airliner Aeroflot “in light of the events in Ukraine.” The club’s sponsorship with Aeroflot was due to expire in the coming year but the Old Trafford […]

Oil prices have surpassed 0 per barrel, and stock prices around the world have collapsed after Russian President Vladimir Putin declared a “military operation” in Ukraine with a hint of a bigger war. Exchanges have collapsed since earlier this week after the Kremlin recognized two breakaway regions in eastern Ukraine on Monday night and later […]

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], February 22 (ANI): The Indian stock markets key indices closed in the red for the fifth consecutive session on Tuesday with Sensex sliding 383 points on negative cues from the global equities amid reports of escalations in Ukraine-Russia tensions. The 30 stock SP BSE Sensex closed 382.91 points or 0.66 per cent […]

Gold is set for the third straight week of gains as traders assess the geopolitical risks The price of gold has risen to a nearly eight-month high of $1,902.20 per ounce, driven by safe-haven demand from nervous investors amid heightened tensions between Russia and the West over Ukraine. The precious metal is set for a […]

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], February 20 (ANI): The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Sunday questioned former chief executive officer of National Stock Exchange Ravi Narain in connection with the NSE co-location case in Mumbai, said sources. According to sources, this comes after the CEO and former managing director of NSE Chitra Ramkrishna was also questioned […]

BEIJING, Feb. 18 (Xinhua) — The following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, against 24 major currencies announced on Friday by the China Foreign Exchange Trade System: Currency Unit Central parity rate in yuan U.S. dollar 100 633.43 Euro 100 719.89 Japanese yen 100 5.5146 Hong Kong dollar […]

BEIJING, Feb. 17 (Xinhua) — The following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, against 24 major currencies announced on Thursday by the China Foreign Exchange Trade System: Currency Unit Central parity rate in yuan U.S. dollar 100 633.21 Euro 100 720.73 Japanese yen 100 5.4855 Hong Kong dollar […]