Notably absent from the new list are Israel’s new allies under last year’s Abraham Accords: the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Sudan and Morocco. The Jerusalem Post said on Thursday that by slashing the list of approved nations to 37 from 102, the Defense Ministry also excluded “behind-the-scenes ally” Saudi Arabia. …
Read More »Apple halts sales in Turkey
According to Haberturk TV, the company’s Turkish website does not allow users to add products to the cart, with all items carrying a sign “temporarily unavailable.” The company is expected to raise prices to offset the decline in its products’ value due to the fall in the Turkish lira, which …
Read More »But first, champagne! Bubbly sales surge globally, edging close to pre-pandemic highs
Champagne sales are on course to reach a four-year high this year, thanks to exports to the United States and Australia, French champagne wine growers lobby SGV said earlier this month. Sales between January and August soared 11.9%, even compared to the same period in pre-pandemic 2019. At the time, …
Read More »Russia’s Alrosa diamond sales surge nearly 50% in one month year-on-year
However, Alrosa’s revenue from product sales in August was 8.4% lower than in the previous month, the company noted. In total, since the beginning of 2021, diamond products worth $2.976 billion have been sold compared to $1.244 billion a year earlier. The producer said the sales of polished diamonds in …
Read More »‘We’re in competition with China’: Biden orders that US boost new electric car sales to 50% by 2030
“The question is whether we’ll lead or fall behind in a race for the future,” Biden said on Thursday before signing the order. “It’s whether we’ll build these vehicles and the batteries that got them to where they are here in the United States.” Biden noted that China is now …
Read More »French carmakers lose hope for rebound in sales as global chip shortage & surge in Covid-19 cases drag market down
The lobbying body had expected car sales to increase by up to 10%, but those projections could be toned down, according to a spokesperson for CCFA. “We think it might be difficult to achieve 1.8 million of sales this year,” the spokesperson said, as quoted by Reuters. In 2020, registrations …
Read More »Virtual real-itchy: Facebook halts Oculus headset sales & issues recall following months of ‘skin irritation’ complaints
The US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) reported that the tech giant’s Oculus subsidiary had received 5,716 complaints of skin irritation incidents related to the facial interfaces in its Quest 2 VR headsets. Some 45 people who used the device had severe reactions that required medical attention. “The foam facial …
Read More »Israel is in meltdown over the ‘terrorism’ of Ben & Jerry’s stopping sales of its ice creams in the occupied territories
As if it were something out of a satirical soap opera, Israel’s political elite have come out in force against the existential threat of the “anti-Semitic” ice cream brand, but none of what is being said by Israeli leaders is to be taken as a joke. According to Israeli Prime …
Read More »US court rules that ban on handgun sales to adults 18-20yo is unconstitutional, striking down age limit that was enacted in 1960s
“We refuse to relegate either the Second Amendment or 18- to 20-year-olds to a second-class status,” Judge Julius Richardson wrote in Tuesday’s ruling by the Fourth US Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond, Virginia. READ MORE: There is NO RIGHT TO CARRY arms in public, US appeals court says in controversial …
Read More »Russia to introduce export duties on green lumber sales to rein in price growth
The export duties on unprocessed timber with a moisture content exceeding 22% come into effect starting July 1, and remain in force until the end of the current year. The measure will reportedly help to limit exports of rough unprocessed wood produce, as well as to hold down the price …
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