Johnson & Johnson (J&J) will stop selling baby powder containing talc worldwide by 2023, the company said on Thursday. Two years ago, the company stopped selling the product in the US and Canada Reuters “Due to misinformation” and many other lawsuits resulted. About 38,000 cases have been filed against the company by consumers and their relatives. They argue that J&J’s …
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OPEC thinks it should pump less oil
Economy•11 Aug ’22 at 15:09Author of the book: AP Oil cartel OPEC expects to pump less oil this quarter. Non-OPEC countries like the US produce more oil, allowing cartel countries to take it easy. Oil demand is also lower than OPEC had previously expected. The latter is striking because the International Energy Agency sees increasing demand for oil. Headquarters of …
Read More »Weapons Russians are full of chips from Western countries
Despite Western boycotts, Russia continues to import chips from Western suppliers and use them for weapons systems such as missiles. Business is mostly done through middlemen. Three chipmakers will examine how their chips crossed the border and ended up in Russian weapons. Other chipmakers say their chips were shipped before the Russians invaded Ukraine. The news agency writes Reuters after …
Read More »Research shows that Facebook use is declining among teenagers
Photo: ANP American teenagers have taken to Facebook as a whole in recent years. Social media is still used by one-third of young adults, according to researcher Pew Research Center. Seven years ago, it was 71 percent, a similar study by Pew showed. TikTok is the most popular social network among the youth. Two-thirds of American teenagers use it. YouTube, …
Read More »US inflation fell more than expected in July
Photo: ANP Inflation in the US in July was lower than a month ago, mainly due to lower fuel prices. Inflation was 8.5 percent last month, up from 9.1 percent in June, the highest level in more than 40 years, according to the U.S. government. The figure is particularly significant for the US Federal Reserve, which is in the process …
Read More »US nuclear weapons inspectors are not welcome in Russia
Russia has suspended a major part of nuclear arms control agreements with the United States. US inspectors tasked with monitoring compliance with the initial nuclear weapons treaty are currently barred from entering Russia. The Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement that Western sanctions are preventing Russian researchers from visiting the United States. It “creates unilateral benefits for the United …
Read More »Google Sues Sonos Over Speaker And Voice Assistant Disagreement | Technology
For now, there is no end to the patent negotiations between Google and Sonos. Google is suing Sonos again for allegedly infringing seven patents in the field of smart speakers and voice assistants. writes that on the edge. The two companies have been at loggerheads for the past few years. Google filed two new lawsuits against Sonos on Monday. Sonos …
Read More »China, which continues to put pressure on Taiwan, is now targeting the US as well
Chinese exercises around Taiwan, which were due to stop on Sunday, will continue for a long time. With this unpredictable move, China continues to exert pressure on the independent island off the coast. Beijing has targeted potential US military aid to Taiwan with recent drills. Chinese military officials announced drills Monday morning targeting submarine and ship attacks. According to military …
Read More »Newspaper: Energy companies ask British to deal with polluted gas
Photo: ANP British business newspaper the Financial Times reports that European energy companies are calling on the United Kingdom to urgently tackle pollution from gas it sends to mainland Europe. Gas supplied by pipelines to Belgium and the Netherlands contains “toxic” and “dangerous” substances, and the pollution has increased recently, according to gas suppliers. Companies sounding the alarm include Belgium’s …
Read More »US and EU want quick deal with Iran on nuclear talks
The United States and the European Union want to quickly reach an agreement on nuclear talks with Iran. Iran said on Monday that a deal was still a long way off and that more negotiations were needed. APAugust 8, 202219:03 Iran’s nuclear negotiators returned to Tehran from Vienna on Monday. A deal is still not close, they said. “We have …
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