Plunging energy prices pulled down the government’s producer price index which reflects prices charged by manufacturers.US wholesale prices fell in March, a sign that inflationary pressures in the economy are easing more than a year after the Federal Reserve began aggressively raising interest rates. Plunging energy prices pulled the government’s producer price index down 0.5 percent from February to March; it had been unchanged from January to February. Compared with a year ago, wholesale prices were up 2.7 percent in March — the mildest 12-month increase since January 2021 and down significantly from a 4.7 percent annual rise in February.…
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A recent agreement sees the RSF paramilitary integrated into the army and the army under a civilian government’s oversight.The Sudanese army on Thursday warned of the risk of confrontation with the powerful paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), as tensions between the two groups endanger a pending deal to restore a civilian government. Here’s Sudan’s power struggle over the past few years: Who has been in charge in Sudan? Sudan began its halting transition towards democracy after military generals removed strongman President Omar al-Bashir amid a popular uprising in April 2019. Al-Bashir, long shunned by the West, had presided over the…
Bayern Munich have suspended Sadio Mane after punching team-mate Leroy Sane in the face following Tuesday’s Champions League defeat at Manchester City.Mane will also be fined and won’t be part of the Bayern squad for their home Bundesliga game against Hoffenheim on Saturday. Sky Germany reported that Sane’s lip was bleeding after the altercation and the two players needed to be separated by their fellow team-mates in the dressing room.A statement from Bayern read: “Sadio Mane, 31, will not be in the FC Bayern squad for the home game against 1899 Hoffenheim next Saturday. The reason is Mane’s misconduct after…
The abortion pill mifepristone will remain available in the United States for now but with significant restrictions, including a requirement for in-person doctor visits to obtain the drug, a federal appeals court ruled late on Wednesday. The New Orleans-based Fifth US Circuit Court of Appeals put on hold part of last Friday’s order by US District Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk in Amarillo, Texas, that had suspended the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for the drug while he hears a lawsuit by anti-abortion groups seeking to ban it. The Biden administration and the maker of brand-name mifepristone, Danco Laboratories, had…
Premier League clubs have collectively agreed to withdraw gambling sponsorship from the front of clubs’ matchday shirts.There are eight current Premier League clubs with gambling companies as shirt-front sponsors, with an estimated value of £60m per annum.The change will begin at the start of the 2026/27 season.A Premier League statement read: “Premier League clubs have today collectively agreed to withdraw gambling sponsorship from the front of clubs’ matchday shirts, becoming the first sports league in the UK to take such a measure voluntarily in order to reduce gambling advertising.”The announcement follows an extensive consultation involving the League, its clubs and the…
The lawsuit accuses Michael Cohen of breaking a confidentiality agreement and ‘spreading falsehoods’ about the former president.Donald Trump has sued his ex-lawyer Michael Cohen, seeking at least $500m in damages, as the former US president steps up attacks on his one-time loyal “fixer” after Cohen testified before the Manhattan grand jury that indicted Trump. The lawsuit accused Cohen of breaking a confidentiality agreement he signed as a condition of his employment, violating ethical standards for lawyers and “spreading falsehoods” about Trump “with malicious intent and to wholly self-serving ends”. The suit, filed in Miami on Wednesday, offered a preview of…
Here is the situation as it stands on Thursday, April 13, 2023: Fighting Some 354,000 Ukrainian and Russian soldiers have been killed or injured since Moscow invaded Ukraine in February last year, according to a trove of purported United States intelligence documents posted online that also warned the war could last well beyond 2023. Ukrainian officials condemned the Russian military after a video circulating on social media appeared to show the beheading of a Ukrainian prisoner. Ukraine’s army rejected the claim that Russian troops have captured “more than 80 percent” of Bakhmut and said that “considerably” more than 20 percent…
Regional bloc calls for an end to use of force against civilians as media reports say up to 100 people may have died in Pa Zi Gyi.Southeast Asian nations have strongly condemned the Myanmar military’s bombing of a village in the central Sagaing region that killed dozens of people, including children. The statement from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) on Thursday came a day after the Myanmar military confirmed the air attack on a ceremony held by the National Unity Government (NUG), a parallel administration, for a unit of its People’s Defence Force (PDF) militia. The United Nations,…
When Member of Parliament Kenny Chiu was contacted by the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) ahead of Canada’s federal election in 2021, he was puzzled. He had never expected to be part of a CSIS investigation, let alone one that required an in-person talk at the height of Canada’s COVID-19 pandemic. “At that time, everything had moved online, so it was quite unexpected that they insisted on a face-to-face sit-down,” Chiu told Al Jazeera. But the topic of the meeting was highly sensitive: alleged Chinese interference in Canada’s elections. And soon, it would be a dominant issue in Canada’s politics,…
In an interview with the BBC, Musk discussed his ownership of Twitter, including layoffs, misinformation and his work style.Billionaire Elon Musk has told the BBC that running Twitter has been “quite painful” but that the social media company is now roughly breaking even after he acquired it late last year. In an interview also streamed live late on Tuesday on Twitter Spaces, Musk discussed his ownership of the online platform, including layoffs, misinformation and his work style. “It’s not been boring. It’s quite a rollercoaster,” he told the UK broadcaster at Twitter’s San Francisco headquarters. It was a rare chance…