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LPS International Plant Ltd, a Co Galway plant and machinery firm, agreed to a €106.6m tax settlement with the Revenue Commissioners earlier this year, but held just €17,478.50 across two bank accounts when placed into liquidation, according to company documents filed with the Companies Office. The firm, which listed 41-year-old Michael Leonard as its sole … Read more
A 9,000-year-old Stone Age pregnant woman skeleton containing a fetus has been discovered in a cave on a small island off the coast of Gotland, Sweden, according to independent archaeologist Alexander Roesen Sjostrand, who is affiliated with Uppsala University. Stone Age Burial Yields Exceptional Preservation in Swedish Cave Archaeologist Alexander Roesen Sjostrand and other researchers … Read more
Canadian steel supply chains face mounting pressure as Ottawa deploys a $100-million rebate program to protect domestic manufacturers from steep American levies. Transport Minister Steven MacKinnon announced the temporary funding in Hamilton, offering a 50 per cent rail and marine shipping subsidy for domestic steel moved across provincial and territorial borders before the upcoming expiration … Read more
Recent vigilante stings targeting online predators in Berlin mirror violent tactics previously recorded in cities like Plovdiv, according to local authorities and regional reports. According to the Berlin newspaper Der Tagesspiegel, German teenage neo-Nazis lured, beat, and robbed a 31-year-old man in early May after making contact online in Marzahn and Lichtenberg. Berlin Police Raids … Read more
Brisbane’s property market has entered a severe downturn that local buyers’ agents describe as a property recession, with auction clearance rates languishing and buyer demand freezing even as the Reserve Bank of Australia weighs its next interest rate decision, according to real estate data and market analysts. Brisbane Property Market Enters Severe Slump According to … Read more
US President Donald Trump signed a presidential order at the White House on Monday directing that combination vaccines should be split into separate shots, according to reporting by the Associated Press. The order also calls for children to be vaccinated against 11 diseases, down from the current 18 recommended by the Centers for Disease Control … Read more
According to the John Lewis Partnership, Peter Ruis stepped down as the managing director of its department store business after less than three years in charge, as the employee-owned retailer confronts what chairman Jason Tarry described as “really tough” trading conditions. Ruis will leave the company on September 6 to pursue new projects, making way … Read more
Ekspla Hit by Beijing Component Restrictions Amid Growing Trade Tension Lithuanian laser manufacturer Ekspla has been targeted by Beijing, which restricted the company’s purchases of critical manufacturing components, according to the Lithuanian Confederation of Industrialists. The move places the prominent laser maker onto a Chinese sanctions list alongside 14 other international entities, primarily defense giants … Read more
Taylor Farms has confirmed a voluntary removal of all iceberg lettuce sourced from central Mexico following a nationwide cyclosporiasis outbreak linked to the produce, according to regulatory filings and company statements. The Salinas, California-based company, which supplies supermarkets and fast-food restaurants across America, stated that the action was taken after federal food safety investigators traced … Read more
Ukraine’s recent acquisition of dozens of JAS 39 Gripen fighter jets from Sweden significantly increases the likelihood of future aerial clashes with Russian Su-35S Flanker-E aircraft, according to an analysis published by defense writer Harrison Cass for TNI. As Ukraine prepares to become a primary operator of the Swedish fourth-generation-plus fighter, the prospective matchup pits … Read more