Giorno: 21 Settembre 2021

Sanlam sells UK businesses worth R5bn

Read More Insurance company Sanlam has announced it has agreed to sell its UK private investments and wealth-planning businesses to US investment management firm Oaktree Capital Management. The group said in a statement on Monday 20 September that the deal, which is subject to regulatory approval, is worth £140-million (R2.8-billion).  Sanlam said the transaction was […]

Troubled maternity wards still jeopardising patients, watchdog warns

Read More NHS Troubled maternity wards still jeopardising patients, watchdog warns CQC inspection of nine struggling units suggests mothers and babies remain at risk from poor care and closed systems Health policy editor Tue 21 Sep 2021 02.01 EDT Babies and mothers are at risk of injury and death because too many maternity units have […]

Russia responsible for Alexander Litvinenko death, European court rules

Read More Alexander Litvinenko Russia responsible for Alexander Litvinenko death, European court rules ECHR also finds ex-KGB bodyguard Andrei Lugovoy and another Russian, Dmitry Kovtun, carried out assassination Reuters Tue 21 Sep 2021 05.06 EDT The European court of human rights has ruled that Russia was responsible for the 2006 killing of Alexander Litvinenko, who […]

Kwarteng admits ‘difficult winter’ ahead as energy bills soar

Read More Kwasi Kwarteng Kwarteng admits ‘difficult winter’ ahead as energy bills soar Business secretary says vulnerable customers will be protected, as he distances himself from universal credit cut and Matthew Weaver Tue 21 Sep 2021 04.23 EDT Last modified on Tue 21 Sep 2021 04.28 EDT Kwasi Kwarteng has said it “could be a […]

Taliban name deputy ministers, double down on all-male team

Post Content The Taliban expanded their interim Cabinet by naming deputy ministers Tuesday but failed to appoint any women, doubling down on a hard-line course despite the international outcry that followed their initial presentation of an all-male Cabinet lineup earlier this month. The international community has warned that it will judge the Taliban by their […]

Australian Paramedic Suspended After Taking Vaccine Mandate to Court

Read More A New South Wales (NSW) paramedic who launched a legal challenge against the state government over vaccine mandates has been suspended from work immediately. John Larter, a veteran paramedic and deputy mayor of the Snowy Valleys Council, filed a lawsuit against the NSW State Health Minister Brad Hazzard challenging a public health order mandating […]

Distrust Continues to Undercut China’s Domestic Milk Powder Brands, Russia Sees Opening

Read More Chinese citizens, impacted by continuous findings of contamination in domestic brands of milk powder, hold a steady dependence on foreign brands. Russia’s Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation stated on Sept. 14 that China imported nearly a quarter of global whole milk powder exports in 2020. And China’s demand for imported milk powder has […]