Articles for Growing Pressure

Ministers under growing pressure to allow RAF to repatriate Alex Salmond's body from North Macedonia... as allies contrast 'delay' to Labour's eagerness to provide Taylor Swift with personal security
5 months, 1 week ago

Ministers under growing pressure to allow RAF to repatriate Alex Salmond's body from North Macedonia... as allies contrast 'delay' to Labour's eagerness to provide Taylor Swift with personal security

Daily Mail  

Ministers are under growing pressure to authorise the use of an RAF plane to repatriate Alex Salmond's body from North Macedonia. Sir David Davis, the veteran Tory MP, is among those to have pushed the Foreign Office to use RAF planes to bring home his close friend's body. Ministers are under growing pressure to authorise the use of an RAF …

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Amid growing BRI pressure from China, Oli eyes rapprochement with New Delhi
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Amid growing BRI pressure from China, Oli eyes rapprochement with New Delhi

The Hindu  

Every time there is a government change in Kathmandu, the same old discourse, but with added vigour, starts—what kind of foreign policy Nepal shall be pursuing. According to international watchers, one issue that could put Mr. Oli in a tight spot is the Belt and Road Initiative, China’s ambitious infrastructure and connectivity scheme which Nepal signed up to in 2017. …

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TalkTalk under pressure from growing debts as Sir Charles Dunstone seeks £3bn sale
2 years, 6 months ago

TalkTalk under pressure from growing debts as Sir Charles Dunstone seeks £3bn sale

The Telegraph  

The budget broadband provider TalkTalk has been warned by its auditor that presenting its accounts on a going concern basis is increasingly risky as it comes under pressure from its £1.1bn debt pile. They conclude that in a reasonable worst case scenario, TalkTalk would only be able to meet the covenants on its debt by excluding more “exceptional items” from …

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Biden, under growing pressure, signs executive order on abortion
2 years, 8 months ago

Biden, under growing pressure, signs executive order on abortion

LA Times  

President Biden signed an executive order aimed at protecting women’s reproductive rights in response to pressure from Democrats after the Supreme Court overturned Roe vs. Wade. President Biden signed an executive order Friday aimed at protecting women’s reproductive rights, a response to rising pressure from within his party to address last month’s Supreme Court ruling revoking federal protections for abortion …

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Pressure growing to remove PFAS from fast food wrappers
2 years, 9 months ago

Pressure growing to remove PFAS from fast food wrappers

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Environmental and health groups are pushing dozens of fast …

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Biden to release rule on ghost guns under growing pressure to crack down on gun deaths in the US
2 years, 11 months ago

Biden to release rule on ghost guns under growing pressure to crack down on gun deaths in the US

Daily Mail  

The Biden administration is set to release long-awaited rule changes for the sale of ghost guns under growing pressure to crack down on a nationwide spike in the use of the deadly weapons. Ghost guns on display at the headquarters of the San Francisco Police Department in San Francisco Pictured: A ghost gun recovered by NYPD following the the stray-bullet …

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US to share up to 60 million doses of AstraZeneca COVID vaccine
3 years, 11 months ago

US to share up to 60 million doses of AstraZeneca COVID vaccine

Al Jazeera  

Announcement comes as Biden administration faces growing pressure to share US vaccine stockpile with countries in need. The United States has announced plans to share its stock of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines with other countries, amid growing pressure on President Joe Biden’s administration to support global vaccine equity. “Right now we have zero doses available of AstraZeneca,” said White House Press …

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Huawei is growing in Canada despite pressure there
6 years, 1 month ago

Huawei is growing in Canada despite pressure there

CNN  

New York CNN Business — China’s Huawei is growing its presence in Canada, despite intense pressure on the company from the United States and geopolitical tensions between Ottawa and Beijing. The phone and telecom equipment maker said Thursday that it will add 200 new research and development jobs in Canada, a 20% increase. The United States is also pursuing criminal …

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Growing Pressures Prompt Plunge In Iranian Currency
13 years, 2 months ago

Growing Pressures Prompt Plunge In Iranian Currency

NPR  

Growing Pressures Prompt Plunge In Iranian Currency Enlarge this image toggle caption Atta Kenare/AFP/Getty Images Atta Kenare/AFP/Getty Images The value of Iran's currency — which had been sliding steadily for months — took another plunge this week. But it didn't, because Iran's central bank — where billions of dollars from oil sales are deposited — kept injecting dollars into the …

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