DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Saudi Arabia’s oil giant Saudi Aramco said Tuesday it will not try to increase its maximum daily oil production to 13 million barrels a day after receiving an order from the country’s Energy Ministry. The firm, known formally as the Saudi Arabian Oil Co., said it would maintain its maximum […]
Hide Your Wallet Happy Tuesday, everyone! It’s a week of brand new book releases. I must say that February is looking positively bursting with romance releases, so gird your wallets and get those library hold lists ready. This week, fantasy novels and contemporary romances reign supreme for us. What books are on your list? Any you
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HANOI, Vietnam — The Philippines and Vietnam signed an agreement Tuesday on preventing and managing incidents in the disputed South China Sea during Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr.’s visit to Hanoi. Several countries, including the Philippines and Vietnam, are locked in maritime disputes with China over its claims of sovereignty over virtually the entire South
BERLIN — Efforts to fight public sector corruption are faltering around the world, in part because a “global decline in justice and the rule of law since 2016,” according to a corruption index released Tuesday. Transparency International, which compiles the annual Corruption Perceptions Index, found 23 countries at their worst level since the global ranking
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ANGOLA, La. — A hidden path to America’s dinner tables begins here, at an unlikely source – a former Southern slave plantation that is now the country’s largest maximum-security prison. Unmarked trucks packed with prison-raised cattle roll out of the Louisiana State Penitentiary, where men are sentenced to hard labor and forced to work, for
Church of Scientology in one of the world’s great multicultural cities In a city obsessed with sport, what could be a better location for a Church of Scientology than the original home of the first Aussie rules football team and the site of the first game that team ever played? That is exactly where the
DETROIT — U.S. auto safety regulators will not seek a recall after a seven-year investigation into complaints alleging that Dodge and Ram vehicles can roll away after being shifted into park. The problem was similar to one that was blamed in the death of Star Trek actor Anton Yelchin, although the company was in the
Coverpla strengthens its offer of ultra-personalized, ready-to-go solutions through a marketing and commercial partnership with Spanish company Estal. Estal offers extensive lines dedicated to fragrance, cosmetics and home fragrance. Its concepts are subsequently developed by a range of major European glassmakers. This offer is partially complementary to the one of Coverla, which has chosen to
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In October 2023, global luxury titan Kering – the group behind Gucci, Saint Laurent, Balenciaga and Alexander McQueen, among others – closed its acquisition of luxury fragrance house Creed; a deal considered significant in both fashion and beauty because of its scale and the price-tag attached. And transactions like this follow on from other major
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Lamar Caviar Perfume d’Eau by Kajal Perfumes Paris is the result of a collaboration between Microcaps, a Zurich-based start-up offering the patented microfluidic perfume pearls technology, Swiss fine fragrance house Luzi and niche fragrance brand Kajal Perfume Paris. Thanks to a unique formulation, the new ethanol-free perfume encapsulates its fragrance oil into Microcaps’ patented Perfume
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