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Zara Lianne18 May 2025

In a significant move affecting global manufacturing and trade, China has introduced anti-dumping duties of up to 74.9% on a specific type of plastic known as polyoxymethylene (POM) copolymers, imported from the United States, the European Union, Japan, and Taiwan. The announcement was made on Sunday, May 18, 2025, by China’s Ministry of Commerce, following […]

Zara Lianne18 May 2025

Guyana’s Parliament has passed a landmark bill that will make oil companies and vessels fully liable for damages caused by oil spills, marking a major shift in the country’s approach to environmental protection. The new law, officially titled the Oil Pollution Prevention, Preparedness, Response and Responsibility Bill 2025, was approved on Friday, May 16, by […]

Zara Lianne16 May 2025

Brazil, the world’s top poultry exporter, has confirmed its first-ever case of bird flu (H5N1) on a commercial farm. The outbreak was detected in the city of Montenegro, in the southern state of Rio Grande do Sul, and marks a shift from previous cases, which had only affected wild birds and backyard flocks. The Brazilian […]

Zara Lianne16 May 2025

As part of its global business overhaul, Japanese carmaker Nissan has announced it is open to sharing its production facilities with Chinese state-owned partner Dongfeng Motor. The move is aimed at improving efficiency and competitiveness amid major shifts in the global auto industry. One key site under consideration is Nissan’s plant in Sunderland, UK. Though […]

Zara Lianne16 May 2025

The World Health Organization (WHO) has confirmed a new outbreak of polio in Papua New Guinea, sparking global concern and prompting an urgent call for mass vaccination. Two children in the city of Lae recently tested positive for type 2 poliovirus, despite showing no symptoms. Further testing revealed traces of the virus in wastewater samples […]

Zara Lianne16 May 2025

In what should have been a turning point for Nigeria’s educational technology system, the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) has instead become a cautionary tale. Over 78% of students who sat for this year’s JAMB exam scored below 200, and more than 379,000 candidates were asked to retake the exam due to errors linked […]

Zara Lianne15 May 2025

Harvard University has pledged $250 million from its own resources to sustain vital research efforts after the U.S. federal government, under the Trump administration, froze nearly $3 billion in research grants and contracts. The freeze, which has disrupted funding across multiple academic institutions, has hit Harvard’s research community particularly hard, especially projects in the medical […]

Zara Lianne15 May 2025

UK convenience food giant Greencore Group has announced a major move to acquire Bakkavor Group, a leading supplier of fresh prepared foods, in a deal valued at £1.2 billion (approximately $1.59 billion). Under the terms of the proposed acquisition, Bakkavor shareholders will receive 85 pence in cash and 0.604 new Greencore shares for each Bakkavor […]

Zara Lianne15 May 2025

The European Union has formally accused TikTok of violating key provisions of the Digital Services Act (DSA), marking a significant move in the bloc’s push to regulate major tech platforms. On Thursday, the European Commission announced that TikTok failed to meet transparency requirements under the DSA, specifically for not providing a fully functional advertisement repository. […]

Zara Lianne15 May 2025

The academic community in Taraba State has been thrown into mourning following the death of a lecturer at the Taraba State College of Health Technology, Takum. The deceased, identified as Samson Philip, was found lifeless in his home on Tuesday morning in Bete, located in the Takum Local Government Area. According to reports, the circumstances […]