The United States is a surprisingly dangerous place to be pregnant. The U.S. maternal mortality rate—nearly 24 deaths per 100,000 live births, as of 2020—is far higher than in comparable… Read more
Houston, Texas, is experiencing its hottest summer on record, with sizzling stretches of triple digit days and rolling blackouts caused by extreme power demand. Lena Arango, a local meteorologist at… Read more
Thursday’s figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) showed retail sales jumped 1.2 percent in November from October, when they rose a solid 0.5 percent.That was three times the… Read more
While Amazon.com.au was generally competitive on price, analysts found some items were more expensive on the U.S. company’s website. An iPhone 7 Plus was selling on Amazon for A$1,345 ($1,027.71)… Read more
The global nail polish market is set to grow at a compound annual rate of 9.5% to reach a value of US $15.55 billion by 2024, a new report by… Read more
The INSEE national statistics agency said consumer confidence in January rose to 91 points from 86 in December, which had marked the lowest level since October, 2014.Fifteen economists polled by… Read more
The new duty drawback rates would be effective from the next month.Exporters shall be eligible for the All Industry Rate of Duty Drawback, for non fabric inputs, as determined by… Read more
There is no official breakdown of workers in Tamil Nadu, but activists say more school leavers are turning their backs on the textile industry for jobs in better-paid sectors such… Read more
“Hanjin is not the only bad guy here,” Ilana Volkov, an attorney for the shipping company, said at a status hearing at a U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Newark, New Jersey.Hanjin… Read more
Italian make-up products are big in AmericaAccording to 2016 figures provided by Cosmetica Italia at the Cosmoprof North America trade fair, held at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las… Read more