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JBS Australia has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Chinese state-owned meat giant, COFCO Meat Holdings, which could grow into annual trade of 15,000 tonnes of beef worth US$100 million over the next three years.
Signed at the recent China International Import Expo in Shanghai, the agreement means JBS and COFCO Meat will continue to grow their business together in coming years, the company said.
COFCO is a major meat importer, wholesaler, distributor and further-processor across China. One of the company’s core strengths is in matching customers to the right products across the quality spectrum.
JBS Southern beef sales domestic and export manager Robert Ryan said the MoU was an important step in building the customer relationship with the major Chinese business.
“COFCO is one of our most important customers in China, and it has developed strong strategic sales channels for the various types of beef we produce in our business,” Mr Ryan said.
After working closely with COFCO Meat over the past three years, JBS Australia has increased its beef sales to the company by 270 percent in volume and dollar value by 300 percent, worth about A$37 million in 2018.
“We look forward to working closely with COFCO to significantly build on our relationship and continue to provide high quality meat to China,” Mr Ryan said.
He said the supply agreement would range from loins and rounds to forequarter meat and offals, both grass and grainfed. Lamb could ultimately be added to the program.
Expanded chilled beef access crucial
During the recent China International Import Expo in Shanghai, JBS Australia chief executive Brent Eastwood met with the COFCO Group president Patrick Yu, as well as the COFCO Meat Holdings managing director Jianong Xu, to discuss the implications behind the MoU for JBS Australia’s exports to China.
“It is crucial to have expanded chilled beef access to China for our existing China-approved plants,” Mr Eastwood said. “There are only 11 Australian export processing establishments that are approved for chilled access from Australia, and JBS’s Dinmore facility is one of these.”
With the increasing demand for high quality beef and lamb in China, JBS Australia was well placed to supply the high-end market segment, Mr Eastwood said.
“The high-end Chinese market requires the ability to deliver safe quality product to the Chinese consumer 52 weeks of the year. JBS, as the largest and most diverse animal protein player in the Australian market, can supply all types of high quality grass and grain-fed branded beef and lamb product to China,” he said.
“COFCO has been a valued customer of JBS Australia for many years and part of our discussion surrounded the opening of the Chinese market to ensure the process of exporting to China is easier for companies like JBS Australia, where China is one of the top export destinations.
“We are keen to see the improved market access come to life over the coming years,” Mr Eastwood said.
- The COFCO agreement is the second large meat export deal with Chinese customers announced by JBS divisions this month, after an earlier deal was struck between parent company JBS SA to supply meat out of its South American operations to Chinese online shopping giant, Alibaba. The Alibaba deal (click here to view earlier story) could be worth up to A$2.1 billion in sales over three years, and could ultimately include supply out of Australia.


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L’Oreal is reaching out to millennials and consumers in the developing world with a renewed focus on its digital strategy in a bid to acquire a billion new customers.
The company has appointed Lubomira Rochet as Chief Digital Officer who is tasked with the mission to reach out to young, connected shoppers via all digital channels including e-commerce, apps and social media.
Following the launch of the widely lauded MakeUp Genius app, the group is slated to be launching a second, Shade Genius in September. Meanwhile, e-commerce sales in emerging markets are on the up, in China alone sales have increased 86.7 percent. Digital currently makes up 15.7 percent of the company’s total media spend, according to its annual report for 2014.

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With more Canadians doing their holiday shopping online, parcel volumes have begun to soar, setting up what is expected to be a record-breaking season. As Canada Post delivers two out of three parcels ordered online, it has significantly boosted its seasonal resources and revamped its operations to ensure that retailers can meet customer expectations, and that gift-givers across the country receive their orders on time.
Canada Post is confident that its plan to secure postal service for all Canadians, including those with disabilities or mobility issues, will withstand any and all legal scrutiny.
Today, Canada Post is issuing a commemorative envelope to celebrate the monumental achievement of the Québec Conference delegates. Along with the Charlottetown Conference envelope issued this past September, it continues the story of the first steps in the foundation of our country through archival photographs, art and documents. The envelope showcases a photograph of the conference delegates present at the Québec Conference.
A spontaneous burst of affection and excitement, frozen in time by a newspaper photographer’s lightning-fast reflexes, the “Wait for Me Daddy” photograph became famous to a generation.
With the puck about to drop for the 2014-15 NHL® season, Canada Post delivered today a quintessentially Canadian line-up that reflects the country's deep passion for hockey. In a special ceremony at the Hockey Hall of Fame, it unveiled a collection of stamps that honour legendary Original Six™ Defencemen, Canada’s seven NHL teams and the iconic Zamboni® Ice Resurfacer.


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“Processed food is a very large category and is a huge category.
It is really very challenging to talk about, especially if you don’t have a lot of experience,” she said.
“I think a lot people have a preconceived idea that processed food is not very healthy.
But, I think it’s really really important to get that to the forefront, especially because the way processed foods are made has changed so much in the past few decades.”
In the past two decades, more than 60 per cent of processed foods have been added to the food chain, while another 20 per cent has been removed, according to the report.
The report found that processed foods contain a higher risk of obesity than non-processed foods, with the vast majority of processed food consumed being high in fat and sugar.
But Dr Bellamy said that in many cases, processed foods were not as healthy as those they replaced.
“We have to remember that it’s not just about calories and sugars.
It’s also about the way we prepare them,” she told 7.30.”
She said that a lot was at stake in our food choices, especially for children.””
In fact, we have been shown to have higher risks of cardiovascular disease and diabetes in countries that have increased the amount of fruit and vegetable consumption, as opposed to countries that are reducing it.”
She said that a lot was at stake in our food choices, especially for children.
“Children who grow up eating processed foods, they’re going to eat a lot, they are going to get more calories from their diet, they have less nutrients, they’ll get more of the chemicals in processed foods and it’s going to impact their health in a huge way.”
She also urged Australians to start looking at their food choices more closely.
“As much as you want to say, ‘Well, that’s healthy’, it’s actually really hard to look at what you’re eating and make sure that you’re getting enough vitamins and minerals and you’re not getting anything from processed foods,” she explained.
“So if you want your children to get the most out of their lives, you have to be mindful of the food you eat, and take it out of the context of your overall diet.”
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According to the report, 7,986 homes were sold in the 29-county region studied, with a median sales price of $164,000. The median sales price was up 8 percent, according to the report.
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Just under an hour ago, the official EA Sports Twitter page announced that there will be some FIFA 14 news coming our way at some point tomorrow. It’s not much to go by at the minute, but this is sure to get all the hardcore FIFA football fans excited about what may be revealed by the giant video game developers.
We’ve been covering quite a lot of FIFA 14 news over the course of the past six months. All that we are a little weary of, is if it’s anything that we’ve already revealed to our readers in that time frame. Lets face it, we have posted quite often about FIFA 14 so there’s a likely hood that some of the news will be what we’ve already posted.
Never the less, the official release date for the game is now expected to be revealed to all. Not to mention some of the upcoming new features for the popular football video game series. Check out that tweet from EA Sports FIFA and let us know how excited you are.
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GARDEN GROVE – Police are asking for the public’s help in locating a recently restored classic car, which was stolen from a body shop on Saturday.
Garden Grove police Lt. Ben Stauffer reported that someone stole a 1963 Chevrolet Impala convertible around 9:30 a.m. Saturday from a shop on Garden Grove and Knott St. as workers were preparing to give the car back to its owner.
Authorities estimate the classic car is worth $60,000.
“The vehicle is one-of-a-kind and very recognizable,” Stauffer said in a news release.
The Chevy Impala is a two-door model with a cherry red exterior and a white convertible top. The California license plate number is 7DLG260.
Authorities are asking anyone with information regarding the car to contact the Garden Grove police department at 714-741-5899.
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In December last year, the 2022 model of the Galaxy Tab S6 Lite received a stable One UI 5 (Android 13) update. Now the 2020 variant is now receiving the Android 13 update. Yes, you read it right, the One UI 5.0 update is now available for the 2020 Galaxy Tab S6 Lite LTE in France.
The latest One UI 5.0 firmware update for the Galaxy Tab S6 Lite 2020 is rolling out with the software version P615XXU4FWA5 and it also includes November 2022 security patch. The November 2022 security patch brings fixes for more than four dozen security vulnerabilities.
In order to install the latest firmware on your Galaxy Tab S6 Lite LTE (2020) you need to tap on the Settings app -> Software update -> Download and install.
Meanwhile, the all-new One UI 5.0 update brings a new taskbar and improved the multitasking experience. Also, it received the new multi-window gestures.


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The day of protests was called by vegan activist group Boucherie Abolition, and focused on demonstrations outside of butchers’ shops in Paris on Saturday September 22.
The group describes itself as “anti-speciesist”, which means it is opposed to the idea that human beings are superior to other animals on Earth.
They have branded butchers as “murderers” and “food terrorists”, calling for “zoo-icide” to be criminalised and “shops of the zoo-locaust” to be closed. Some said that "being a butcher is not a job", and attempted to take meat out of the butcher shops, with one activist taking a small pig and cradling it like a baby.
One activist said: “We will finally be able to show the real victims. Speciesism is similar to white supremacy and other oppression such as racism. We will leave shops in peace when they leave animals in peace."
In response, one shop customer said: “They are idiots, these vegans. It is ridiculous to want to force people to stop eating meat.”
One butcher was filmed coming out of his shop to tell the activists to move on.
Animal rights activists from the French group Boucherie Abolition held flash protests in front of Parisian butcher shops pic.twitter.com/s02qjXbDMD— TRT World Now (@TRTWorldNow) September 23, 2018
The protests come following months of tensions between vegan activists and butchers in France, especially in the Nord (Hauts-de-France).
Une boucherie située dans le vieux Lille a été vandalisée et taguée « Stop au spécisme ». Une action attribuée à des militants de la cause vegan par sa responsable https://t.co/RAZlcGPnOg #viande #vandalisme #vegetarien #militant #Lille pic.twitter.com/OgmbcPI4ef— Elodie MiamMiam (@lemiammiamblog) May 18, 2018
Protesters in Paris this weekend were unapologetic about the damage to shops.
One said: “The only damage is that done against the bodies of the people that are hanging in these shop windows. Because yes, animals are people too.”
Another activist added: “There is a campaign of victimisation against butchers [but] I do not want to hurt other humans. I am not afraid of going to jail, though.
“That was a reality for anti-racist and feminist campaigns [so] if we have to take it that far, then we will.”
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Walnut prices drifted the week ending Thursday in the global container market amid light activity after the Easter holiday weekend, with few offers for U.S. Chandler inshell and higher half-count kernel items amid tightening availability of both.
Stratamarkets assessed U.S. Chandler JL inshell at $0.92/lb FAS, up 2 cents on the week, and U.S. Chandler LHP 20 at $2.15/lb FAS, unchanged on the week.
U.S. prices have stabilized in recent weeks after being under pressure since the start of the year as packers sought to deplete their large inventories amid lower demand from Europe and the Middle East and competition from Chinese exports.
Turkish inshell demand had previously been constrained by what local traders described as considerable stocks of Chinese and U.S. old stock available on an ex-works basis in bonded warehouses at the port of Mersin. These stocks have since been whittled down by increased buying ahead of Ramadan, which started earlier this month.
One U.S. packer said a large quantity of Chinese inshell had replaced U.S. product in Turkey, but with year-to-date U.S. inshell exports down 44%, “you would still think that those stocks would be somewhat depleted by now.”
A trading source in Turkey said on Wednesday that walnut importers in the country had endured a “difficult time” since the U.S. harvest in September, citing a significant decline in the Turkish lira against the U.S. dollar and logistical bottlenecks in the container freight market.
He said some Turkish buyers had to sell Chinese and U.S. stocks at discounts to origin or purchase price, and current inventory levels meant they were looking at Chilean new crop to fill gaps.
Chilean new crop Chandler 30-34 inshell products are currently trading in the $2.60-$2.70/kg ($1.18-$1.22/lb) FOB range, at a substantial premium to equivalent U.S. Jumbo Large, which traded at $0.92/lb FAS on Wednesday.
“Surprisingly to me, I can tell you that Turkish buyers are very active in Chile and now accepting the higher current prices,” one Chilean packer said.
The trader in Turkey said he believes Chilean suppliers may have pushed the price up too early and that Turkish buyers could turn their attention back to China, considering that Xinjiang 185 inshell was currently offered at $2.65/kg ($1.20) FOB.
Chinese freight into Turkey commands a significant advantage over Chile, particularly as shipments can be transported from Xinjiang in Northwest China to Turkey via rail.
“[Turkish buyers] will need to have light material product,” the Turkey-based trader said. “The color matters but when the price difference is wide, choices tend to change.”
Turkish demand for Chilean inshell is also increasing because buyers are mindful of Chile’s significant customs duty advantage of around 16 cents/lb over the U.S., which is reducing the impact of the premiums.
“It looks like Chile seems to be getting the prices they have been requesting since the beginning of the harvest,” said a Germany-based trader.
According to market sources, offers from Chile have gravitated increasingly towards FAS or FOB basis instead of CIF, mainly due to the shipping logistics issues, which have resulted in delayed and rolled shipments.
The trader in Turkey said this change could cause problems for smaller Turkish importers who are not used to booking freight for their purchases.
“But volume importers have to be okay with it,” the trader said.
A U.K.-based trader noted that higher half-count Chandler kernel items such as LHP 80 were in short supply and would likely “run out before the start of the new harvest.”
With Chandler LHP 80 assessed this week at $2.95/lb FAS, its premium to LHP 20 stood at 80 cents on Thursday, up from 65 cents in mid-January.
Large kernel buyers are reportedly struggling to find the required volumes of light product from California and will have to pay a premium if they decide to replace it with Chilean new crop. Business closed last week for Chilean Chandler LHP 80 at $7.50-7.55/kg ($3.40-3.42/lb) FOB Chile, while the item was last offered at $7.70/kg ($3.49/lb) FOB Chile.
The California Walnut Board’s latest position report published on April 11 showed the state’s March shipments at 75,242 inshell equivalent short tons (ISE), down 1.2% month year-on-year. Crop year-to-date shipments were 449,180 ISE, down 15.8% from the previous September to March period.
One U.S. packer said he was optimistic that shipments had improved considerably over the last week and were “looking good” through the end of the month.
“I would expect April to be a very positive shipping month for the industry,” he said.
California looks set to record another record carry-out this year, with the latest estimates indicating that over 150,000 ISE could be carried over in September, up from 98,054 ISE in 2021.
A second U.K.-based trader said that although he accepted the carry-out would be “huge,” rain damage to U.S. crops that occurred last October meant that a large proportion of it would be lower-grade amber and light amber Combo product, which is typically sold into the U.S. domestic market.
Crop year-to-date shipments stand at 449,180 ISE or 55% of total supply. However, with future purchase commitments at over 205,000 ISE, sources said the ending size of the carry-out depends on how much of that committed stock could be shipped.


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The justification for the Prime price hike — going from £49 ($81) to £79 ($131) in the U.K., and from €29 ($40) to €49 ($67) in Germany — is that customers in these countries will now have access to Amazon’s LOVEFiLM streaming collection as part of their Prime membership. Previously, Prime only included expedited shipping and access to the Kindle Lending Library.
Of course, Prime members in the U.S. have had access to streaming video content for quite some time, and it was offered at no additional cost beyond the $79 annual fee.
And it’s worked out well for the company. In its recent quarterly earnings report, Amazon says there are now “tens of millions” of Prime members around the world. The company has never provided specific numbers on Prime subscribers.
Keeping that many people happy requires investment in content. Amazon said it recently increased its Prime video library in the U.S. from 33,000 titles to 40,000, and it is currently in the process of launching a second series of original shows. It also requires investment in technology in order to deliver quality streams across numerous platforms.
It’s possible that the price increases overseas are just bringing fees up to the same profit level Amazon makes off U.S. Prime members, but it seems more likely that it’s an indicator of changes to come stateside.
What may be biting Amazon in the butt is its annual fee model. People see headlines about $20 or $40 price increases and — understandably — their immediate response is often a negative reaction. Whereas, were Amazon talking about going from $6.59/month (the current level, if you broke it down into monthly payments) to $8.25 or $9.92 a month, people may not be so quick to charge the Amazon gates with torches and pitchforks.
What’s interesting about the European price increases is that Amazon is allowing people to lock in existing rates if they sign up in the next couple weeks. Additionally, it is continuing to offer LOVEFiLM as a standalone streaming service for customers who don’t want to pay for the Prime benefits.
Amazon will have to raise the price for Prime at some point (or begin offering tiers of Prime service) and some members will undoubtedly quit the program, whether out of anger or because they don’t see the value in Prime anymore. But if Netflix could make it through the whole Qwikster debacle, which saw the company split its DVD and streaming services and effectively doubled the monthly rate for customers who wanted both, Amazon will probably survive a Prime price increase.


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Hawker has also been giving recruits discounted ingredients at his stall for years
Mr Tan Bee Seng last served NS close to 40 years ago — but he’s still got the backs of the recruits of today.
The owner of a stall selling chicken rice and noodles in Bedok Food Centre gives NS recruits discounts when they request for extra chicken, char siew and eggs. An extra portion of chicken rice is also always on the house.
In an interview given to The New Paper on Tuesday (9 Feb), Mr Tan revealed that the NS allowance was only $50 per month back then.
This was especially harsh on Mr Tan, as he came from a relatively impoverished background. The $50 allowance from NS was nothing compared to the $300 he earned while working at a battery factory when he was 15.
As a result, he rarely booked out as meals were provided for in camp.
Mr Tan does not want today’s recruits to struggle just as he did, due to an increased cost of living.
He says that his good deeds did not disadvantage him financially, as the cost of the ingredients is low, and he runs the stall on his own.
Besides, there are less tangible rewards. In Mr Tan’s own words:
“Seeing these men come back to say ‘Hello’ after their ORD is a great feeling. It’s like they appreciate me and what I have done for them.
It makes up for what little money I lose.”
Mr Tan’s actions has earned him the admiration of NSmen for years. An NSman has nominated him for the NS Advocate Award for Individuals in 2015, which he won.
Then Senior Minister of State for Defence, Mr Chan Chun Sing, also gave Mr Tan two tickets to watch the 2013 NDP, which Mr Tan gleefully accepted. LTC Dennis Oh presented the tickets to Mr Tan on behalf of Mr Chan.
Good Guy Mr Tan.
We’ll buy chicken rice exclusively from your stall next time to bring you more business okay!
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Traveling during a pandemic can be dangerous. At the very least, it can be inconvenient. And, in the midst of a pandemic, it can be deadly. So, if you’re considering traveling during a pandemic, you need to understand that it can be an extremely dangerous time to be out in the open, especially if you won’t be joining a group of people. In fact, you may be one of the most at risk of contracting a disease during a pandemic period.
By now many travelers have returned to the United States from around the world, but the threat of a flu pandemic is still very real, and travelers across the United States have been getting scammed by people who want to take advantage of their situation. What you need to know about the situation:
There’s no denying that the world has become a different place since the beginning of the 21st century. The wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, the collapse of the Soviet Union, the terrorist attacks of 9/11, and the emergence of global terrorism, have all marked a dramatic shift in the world’s geopolitical landscape, and people have been forced to adjust to the way of life that has been created by these events.
Cybercrime is on the rise, as is fraud, and travel is not being spared. With such pent-up demand in the industry, not only are prices rising, but so is the number of people using fake websites to lure the weak. Has anyone offered you a free or nearly free ride lately? It is tempting, but probably not legal, to trade downward in a market oversaturated by rising prices. ADVERTISEMENT Current trend Phone calls, emails and postcards with tempting travel offers sound enticing, but an offer that’s much less than the cost of the trip – such as five nights in a hotel and a $200 plane ticket to Maui – means it’s probably a scam, says Amy Nofziger, a fraud prevention expert with AARP. Nofziger says the best way to avoid falling victim to these types of deals is to stay away if the offer sounds good enough to be true. It also provides a clear means of detecting fraud. If a company asks you to pay with a prepaid gift card instead of a credit or debit card, that’s fraud, Nofziger says. Always work with a reliable travel agent or travel company with a long track record of travel opportunities. In the post-pandemic tourist landscape, it’s hard to find rental cars. Offers of cheap cars should therefore obviously be viewed with some skepticism. Several travelers drew AARP’s attention to car rental scams last spring. Scammers create fake customer service numbers online that resemble those used by major car rental companies, Nofziger says. When you call, they take your money and personal information and then leave you. AARP also reported fake websites selling the TSA PreCheck and Global Entry programs. Travelers who want to enroll in the TSA PreCheck program or renew the program should begin the process on the government’s official website, tsa.gov, she said. Are you looking for a holiday home? Beware of fraudulent companies offering counterfeit goods. Do all your interactions with vacation property owners on websites of reputable companies, advises Nofziger. Taking your conversation off the site is a likely sign of fraud. If a property has few reviews or seems too good to be true, look up the address online or check it on Google Maps. Enjoy the benefits of a travel consultant One way to avoid scams is to use the services of a reputable travel consultant to help you plan your vacation. Travel consultants are advocates for the traveler on many levels. They don’t just rebook cancelled flights and help customers get home if something goes wrong. Travel consultants help their clients avoid situations where they could be cheated and keep them away from offers that are too good to be true. Good counselors offer their clients a safe, healthy and stress-free journey – especially in the event of a pandemic. The American Society of Travel Consultants has a database of verified consultants on TravelSense.org. New legislation In Washington, the rise of these scams has even caught the attention of lawmakers, and a new bill, introduced by Sens. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn. and Stephen Daines, R-Mont. to protect consumers from this growing problem. As the pandemic draws to a close and people begin to plan safe trips again, we must ensure that consumers are protected from unfair and deceptive practices targeting travelers, Klobuchar said in a statement to USA TODAY. This bipartisan legislation will help protect consumers from travel fraud and prevent future fraud in the travel and tourism industry.The aftermath of a pandemic is a scary thing for anyone to think about. An airborne virus like SARS or Ebola can make us vulnerable to other illnesses, and without proper protection, we could succumb to illness in a mere matter of days. So, how do you protect yourself? First, you should stay home if you’re sick. If you’re unsure about whether you’re sick, call your doctor or visit a local clinic. And remember: no matter where you live, you need to always have access to safe drinking water.. Read more about jim browning scammer and let us know what you think.
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What scams are out there?
Travel scams follow similar patterns in their execution. The callers are often well-dressed, dressed down, and have a professional or “respectable” sounding voice. They become agitated when you do not recognize the name of the city or country. They know the name of your favorite restaurant, a friend’s favorite store, a place to stay, etc. They are persistent and ask you to repeat back the name of the place, asking you over and over again. The conversation becomes increasingly hostile, and the caller gets angry when you do not get it right. The phone callers are not merely trying to confuse you and get you to demand they call back, they are trying to get you to hang up on them. They are trying to get After the last pandemic, we all watch the news for potential threats to our health. And we all know that there are scammers out there trying to exploit the threat of disease for financial gain. But you may not realize that there are also scammers looking to exploit the threat of post-pandemic travel. They’ll try to get you to travel abroad before the outbreak of post-pandemic disease, so they can sell you health insurance or plane tickets before the world falls apart.
What are the latest scams to be aware of?
Scammers are now targeting travelers, preying on the fears of people who are trying to prepare for a possible pandemic. We tend to be overly-cautious and are keen to avoid contracting a disease, which is why the latest wave of scams is designed to make victims think they are in danger of contracting a serious illness. So, what are the latest scams to be aware of? In the wake of an outbreak of a deadly virus anywhere in the world, the world’s webpages are swarming with online travel scams. These scams take advantage of people’s anxiety and fear and promise that with a simple click, they can get you to a safe place.
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In the aftermath of a deadly pandemic, you may be tempted to travel to a distant, uninfected area in the hope that you cannot catch the disease. But many of the contracts you may sign in such a circumstance are illegal and you may be left out of pocket by a If you believe travel insurance is a scam and an easy way to get ripped off, you probably have been burned before. But was it legitimate? While the majority of post-pandemic travel insurance scams are thought to be hatched by the insurance industry, there are instances when travelers are convinced to pay up, only to realize later that their claims were bogus.
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UK slips into recession after people cut spending
Less consumer spending, doctors' strikes and a fall in school attendance dragged the United Kingdom into recession at the end of last year, official figures show.
The economy shrank by a larger than expected 0.3% between October and December, after it had already contracted between July and September.
The UK is in recession if it fails to grow for two successive quarters.
The figures raise questions over whether Rishi Sunak has met his pledge made last January to grow the economy.
The government has never publicly said what measure should be used to assess if it had met the Prime Minister's pledge, despite repeated requests.
In some private briefings to journalists, sources said it would be if the economy was bigger between October and December compared to the previous three months.
But based on that measure, Mr Sunak's promise has not been fulfilled because the UK economy shrank by 0.1% in July to September.
For the whole of 2023, the UK economy grew by 0.1%.
Nevertheless, excluding the Covid years, that annual growth figure is the weakest since 2009 when the UK and other major economies were reeling from the global financial crisis when bank lending almost ground to a halt.
Shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves said the latest figures showed that Mr Sunak's pledge to grow the economy was "in tatters".
The UK is not alone in facing economic pressure. The European Union narrowly avoided recession in the second half of 2023 while Japan confirmed its economy had contracted for a second quarter.
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said there were a number of areas where economy faltered at the end of the year. Shoppers spent less in December after taking advantage of Black Friday sales in November.
The health sector was affected by strike action by junior doctors while attendance levels at schools dropped by 1%.
Gross domestic product (GDP) is a key measure of all the economic activity of companies, the government, the public sector and individuals in a country.
The government can use growing GDP as evidence that it is doing a good job of managing the economy. Likewise, if GDP falls, opposition politicians can suggest the government is running it badly.
If GDP is going up steadily, people pay more in tax because they're earning and spending more. This means more money for the government that it can choose to spend on public services, such as schools, police and hospitals.
Governments also like to keep an eye on how much they are borrowing in relation to the size of the economy.
Treasury sources have confirmed to BBC News that Chancellor Jeremy Hunt is looking at a larger squeeze on public spending as a way to deliver tax cuts in the Budget on 6 March.
Forecasts for the public finances have materially deteriorated in recent weeks as interest costs on UK government borrowing have increased. Final decisions on the Budget have not been made.
Commenting on whether or not Mr Sunak had fulfilled his pledge to grow the economy, Mr Hunt told the BBC: "When the Prime Minister made his commitment he was very clear, tackling inflation had to come first.
"The big picture is that actually since then the economy has been more resilient, unemployment has stayed low, real wages have been rising now for six months. And if we stick to our guns now, we can see light at the end of the tunnel."
Figures earlier this week showed wage growth had slowed, but was still outpacing price rises. Meanwhile, inflation - the rate at which prices rise - was lower than expected in January with monthly food prices falling for the first time in over two years. However, it is still double the Bank of England's 2% target.
Ruth Gregory, deputy chief UK economist at Capital Economics, said "this recession is as mild as they come", adding that the data "is more politically significant than it is economically".
However, Lord Rose, chairman of Asda, the supermarket group, told BBC Radio 4's Today programme: "It looks like a duck, it quacks like a duck, it walks like a duck, it is a duck - it is a recession.
"There is no surprise here and I take no pleasure in saying there is no surprise that we're in it. We've got a low growth economy or a no growth economy."
Official figures from the ONS showed that during the final three months of last year, there was a slowdown in all the main sectors it measures to determine the health of the UK economy, including construction and manufacturing.
Mark Keyes, construction director at building firm Bennett, said last year had been "turbulent".
"We were still feeling the ripple effects of inflation running through the industry, and then that was, in a way, compounded with rising interest rates," he said.
The Bank of England had been lifting interest rates to put the brakes on inflation but has kept them at 5.25% since August last year.
Mr Hunt said: "While interest rates are high - so the Bank of England can bring inflation down - low growth is not a surprise."
But he said he believed the economy was "turning a corner", while Mr Keyes said there were signs of optimism in the construction industry.
"I suppose you look at the start of the year compared to the start of last year, there definitely is an uptake in inquiries," said. "I suppose the air of optimism is there, albeit a glimmer of light at the end of the tunnel."


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Store’s last $20 lottery ticket brings $250,000 of Christmas luck
A pair of Iowa Lottery players shopping for Christmas stocking stuffers said they bought a store’s last $20 scratch-off ticket — and won a $250,000 prize.
P.J. and Libby Vaske, of Dakota Dunes, S.D., told Iowa Lottery officials they went to the Casey’s store in Sioux City, Iowa, to buy lottery tickets for their Christmas stockings.
“We always do scratch tickets in our stockings for a little Santa gift,” Libby Vaske said. “I wanted to pick some $20 tickets to put in the stocking and that was the one that was kind of just there. I was going to buy multiple ones, but that was the only one left at that store.”
The ticket, a $250,000 Extreme Cash game, revealed a $250,000 prize when it was scratched off on Christmas morning.
“I didn’t believe what I was seeing,” she said. “I thought I was in a dream. I had my husband come up and look at it: ‘Is this right?!’
She said her husband was equally incredulous.
“We’re still pretty much in disbelief,” Libby Vaske said. “We just kind of figured, ‘Well, this doesn’t happen to people like us.'”
The couple said their winnings will go toward home improvements and college funds for their three children.


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Stocks have set record highs over the past year, but the business of trading stocks is in a slump.
Equity trading revenue at U.S. banks fell 13% in 2016 from the previous year, according to recent figures from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency. The slide contrasts with a 9% rise in overall trading driven by interest-rate and currency products. Globally, the biggest dozen banks suffered a 13% drop in equity trading in 2016, the first meaningful annual decline since 2012, according to research firm Coalition.
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President Donald Trump showed off a big policy win hours before his impeachment trial resumed Wednesday and signed a major trade agreement into law.
In a ceremony at the White House, Trump signed into law the USMCA — a major rewrite of the North American Free Trade Agreement, which was signed in the 1990s. Trump made renegotiating the North American Free Trade Agreement a priority during his 2016 campaign.
Trade experts say the impact will be a modest one as Canada and Mexico already represent the top two export markets for U.S. goods. But the pact Trump is signing Wednesday, along with a “phase one” agreement with China, dials down trade tensions that contributed to slowing economic growth globally.
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The ability to run generative AI models like Llama 2 on devices such as smartphones, PCs, VR/AR headsets, and vehicles allows developers to save on cloud costs, and to provide users with private, more reliable, and personalized experiences.
As a result, Qualcomm plans to make the on-device Llama 2-based AI implementations available to enable the creation of new AI applications. This will allow customers, partners, and developers to build use cases, such as intelligent virtual assistants, productivity applications, content creation tools, entertainment, and more.
These new on-device AI experiences, powered by Snapdragon, can work in areas with no connectivity or even in airplane mode.
“We applaud Meta’s approach to open and responsible AI and are committed to driving innovation and reducing barriers-to-entry for developers of any size by bringing generative AI on-device,” said Durga Malladi, senior VP and GM of technology, planning and edge solutions businesses, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. “To effectively scale generative AI into the mainstream, AI will need to run on both the cloud and devices at the edge, such as smartphones, laptops, vehicles, and IoT devices.”
Meta and Qualcomm Technologies have a longstanding history of working together to drive technology innovation and deliver the next generation of premium device experiences. The companies’ current collaboration to support the Llama ecosystem span across research and product engineering efforts.
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We’ve heard a lot about Lufthansa’s Business Class seats over the past couple of days. But what didn’t make most of the press-release rounds was that wireless charging will also be coming to Lufthansa First Class in 2020.
Of course, while this service is available, it will only work on your phone or tablet if it has wireless charging equipped already. But, for those who do have this feature, Lufthansa will be the only commercial airline that offers it.
You’ll also be able to control your In-Flight Entertainment (including the ability to stream media directly from your phone) and seat functions through your phone which is pretty cool.


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Boohoo has bowed to shareholder pressure and will link the pay of its executives to environmental, social and governance targets following an investigation that found evidence of labour abuse across its UK supply chain.
In the company’s annual report published this week, it said: “We have redesigned the executive directors’ remuneration policy to align the interests of the executives with stakeholders, including the introduction of performance conditions linked to ESG criteria.
“This is an important part of the board’s response to the findings of the independent review and the successful implementation of the corporate governance aspects of our Agenda for Change programme.”
It comes after Boohoo last year announced a controversial 150 million pound management incentive plan amid its rapid growth.
Under the proposed plan, top executives will share a maximum of 150 million pounds if the market capitalisation rises by 66 percent to 7.55 billion pounds over the 3 year-performance scheme period.
Participants in the scheme include co-founders Mahmud Kamani and Carol Kane who will get a third of the payout each, and CFO Neil Catto who will get 6.67 percent.
Boohoo announced the linking of its executive pay to ESG targets this week following mounting pressure from shareholders and MPs following an independent review last year that found “many failings” across its UK supply chain.
When publishing the results of the review, Boohoo announced its Agenda for Change programme in which it set out six steps to enhance its supplier audit and compliance procedures. As part of that, it said it would publish a full list of its UK suppliers.
The list, published in March, revealed Boohoo had cut ties with hundreds of suppliers.


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High Efficiency through High Technology - Gamateks Tekstil San. Ve Tic. A.Ş.
High Efficiency through High Technology
Osman Aydınlı, Chairman of Executive Board of Gamateks® said that we cannot either mention value-added production or Fourth Industrial Revolution and his company has been focusing on high technology products and R&D projects more recently.


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A man who stole a till from a corner shop in Norwich has been jailed for six years. 40-year-old Michael Velvick from the city pleaded guilty to a series of robberies. CCTV footage shows him threatening the shopkeeper at the newsagent in Angel Road before running off with the till.
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New research has apparently confirmed that women spend longer at the bar ordering drinks then men do.
Over the past few centuries thousands of people have come to the Anglia region as refugees, but not all of them have decided to stay.
One woman reportedly broke down into tears when she was handed the card by an 'ordinary-looking, middle-aged man'.


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I feel the need to let you understand, in a generic sense, that here, in Australia, Black Friday isn’t a thing.
For those of you unfamiliar, in my own country, Black Friday is an American shopping ‘tradition’ or ‘event’ that is fast approaching ‘recognised occasion,’ and it’s the first Friday after they have Thanksgiving, which is to say, American Thanksgiving, which is to say, a single holiday Americans and three other countries have, most of which are directly connected to or heavily dependent on America.
Americans celebrate Thanksgiving in the fourth weekend of November, which means it moves around but it’s late in the month. Then, the first Friday after that, since it’s the first shopping day for Christmas that falls after they’ve recovered from Thanksgiving, stores tend to present sales. A lot of the stores banded together and made an event of it. The name as I understand it comes from it being seen as a plagued or cursed day by retail staff, who would talk about it as ‘black Friday,’ and then oh wait now the stores are calling it that too, because, ha ha ha, huge presses of retail shoppers are the worst.
Anyway, when it comes to American media, typically speaking if they have it and they screen it, we get it, which means we’re treated to American Christmas TV shows, where everyone’s dealing with snow and the like in the middle of what is, to us, Summer. We get your Halloween advertising, and we even get the yearly tradition of someone who’s an adult saying in a public space where people can hear him ‘well yeah, I wonder why people don’t celebrate Thanksgiving in the rest of the world.’ Because America is amazing at not realising the rest of the world is a different place.
Despite this, though, despite the fact we do not have a Thanksgiving to be the starter pistol on Christmas shopping and indeed, our stores tend to try and get you buying Christmas junk in like, early November, despite that, our stores have been trying, with very little, if not no success, to convince us here in Australia to attend ‘black friday sales.’
Last year, I was advertised a Black Friday sale at my local mall that did not happen on Friday.
This is a really stupid thing and if you’re wondering why you’re hearing about it, this is why. American media is damp and it moistens everything near it.


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April 30, 2011 |
AHMEDABAD: After the real thing, say hello to the mice cricketers. India's World Cup win has encouraged lakhs of virtual Sachins and Yuvrajs to keep the scoreboard ticking in the online world. This translates into big bucks for online gaming sites such as IndiaGames, Games2win.com, Dream11.com and Zapak.com, which are offering cricket games and applications. Big advertisers like Hindustan Unilever and Nokia , which can't ignore the burgeoning traffic in online gaming after the World Cup win, are making sure they are visible in this segment — on both PC and mobile.
September 29, 2014 |
MUMBAI: Ziffi.com , an online booking engine for beauty salons and doctors appointments, has raised Rs 15 crore in series A funding from Orios Venture Partners . The five year old startup, which was till recently known as DocSuggest , will use the funding to expand its coverage in Mumbai, Delhi, Bangalore & Hyderabad. The Mumbai-based venture was founded in 2010 by IIT Bombay and IIT Kharagpur alumni Shantanu Jha, Pushkar Soni and Anshuman Pandey. While Ziffi was focusing on doctor and clinic appointments earlier, it has also recently forayed into salons and spas to cover the gamut of wellness services.
March 21, 2014 |
When 30-year old Kaushal Dugar returned home from Singapore to join the family's tea business in 2012 in India, he had a clear game plan in mind. The management graduate who was leaving behind a high-profile job at accounting firm KPMG in Singapore, to modernise the traditional tea distribution located in West Bengal's Siliguri district. He set up an online portal Teabox and decided to raise venture capital to fund it. But what Dugar hadn't accounted for was the lack of connectivity in the small north-eastern town.
May 4, 2004 |
MUMBAI: The fledgling software gaming industry is witnessing a war of sorts, with two companies trading charges of copyright loss and theft of source codes of games. The gaming industry is a very small community, with 4-5 companies competing against each other, selling games to mobile phone subscribers. Mobile operators such as Airtel, Hutch, Idea and BPL offer their subscribers the option to download games for a price, which they share with the game's developers. A cricket game has now become the pitch of a bitter court battle between two Mumbai-based gaming companies, Indiagames.
May 28, 2015 |
Away from the metros and India's Silicon Valley, a quiet revolution is brewing in the country's tier-II cities. A whole bunch of startups is being incubated in research institutions that are fostering cutting-edge ideas and seeing the companies through their first steps. ET takes a look at the latest hubs of startup activity. At least 90% of India's startups are in six cities: Bengaluru, NCR, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Pune and Chennai, according to Nasscomm (see map). The statistics are skewed as they deal with only information technology companies, but the overall trend has been unmistakable in the past decade: startups form in a few big cities in the country.
March 15, 2015 |
Startups and jihadis hardly have anything in common. But trust Vijay Shekhar Sharma, 36, founder, Paytm to spot the connections. And some management lessons. Think about jihadis like this, reasons the founder of the Noida-headquartered mobile wallet startup that recently got a $575 million investment from Chinese ecommerce giant Alibaba. They are solo warriors on a mission with little in terms of resources and yet have the audacity to take on the world. The odds are totally stacked against them.
March 30, 2008 |
Online gaming companies have found a new key to unravel the huge potential in the gaming space. Not only they are becoming more sensitive towards their most dedicated customer base but are also expanding their product line to attract the tiny-tots. Taking school kids seriously, gaming companies are now adding edutainment, iconic cartoon characters and activity games to their portfolio. And parents need not frown as the companies are taking care of their concerns as well. Though kids represent an important demographic to marketers in this industry, not much has been experimented in the online space for the school going category.
July 3, 2015 |
NEW DELHI: Paytm founder and CEO Vijay Shekhar Sharma has invested an undisclosed amount in fitness-tracker startup GOQii Technologies, ahead of the first institutional funding it expects to raise this year. GOQii, founded by angel investor and former Indiagames CEO Vishal Gondal , said the latest funding takes the total amount invested in the Mumbai-based company to about $2.8 million (Rs 17.7 crore). Incorporated in 2013, GOQii Technologies is a wholly owned subsidiary of USbased GOQii . "Wearables is a piping hot sector both globally and in India," said Sharma, who invested in his personal capacity.
November 18, 2005 |
Mumbai breeds and breathes entrepreneurs. The city attracts the best and makes them better. Unlike other cities where class or ancestors determine the identity of an individual, you have to establish your own in Mumbai. A Chembur ka chhokra can aspire to shake the global industry, he can build a company to rival the best. Vishal Gondal would have spent his days in school tossing a volley ball with his school and college mate, actress Shilpa Shetty. Even college would mean more time in the cafeteria and on the sports field then in classes.
June 17, 2007 |
Play hard. That's what gaming companies are trying to do for you as they log into newer and more innovative retail routes to make online gaming child's play. Literally! So not only are new games being launched to woo players of all age but they're also being made available at many more retail outlets, including your neighbourhood store, with exciting marketing schemes thrown in. So, if one company has a loyalty programme under which playing a game can win you a trip abroad, others are providing an option of 'try before you buy.' Not only that, some companies are toying with the 'item-sale model' ?


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Walmart shoppers across the country will soon have easier access to fast electric vehicle charging while they shop.
Thanks to Electrify America, the EV-oriented subsidiary of Volkswagen, more than 100 Walmart stores across 34 states will get DC fast charging stations in their parking lots.
The 150-350 kW chargers will be able to add 20 miles of range per minute – seven times faster than the typical fast charger, and once the network of chargers is complete in June 2019, electric vehicles will need to travel no more than 150 miles between Walmart stores, with an average distance of 70 miles.
EV owners can manage their charging session with a smartphone via the Electrify America app, so customers can plug, pay, charge and go with greater convenience.
“The expansion of Walmart’s electric vehicle charging facilities with out ultra-fast charging systems will provide customers with a quick and convenient way to charge their vehicles in the time it takes to make their Walmart purchases,” said Mark McNabb, President and CEO of Electrify America, in a press release. “EV owners need a convenient, reliable and fast turnaround in recharging their vehicles. Walmart is the perfect partner for Electrify American to bring charging services to EV owners who value their time.”
A study conducted by the EV group found that those who have easy access to fast EV charging at places they typically shop or work are six times more likely to consider buying a plug-in vehicle.
“Along with providing our customers with an enhanced shopping experience through added convenience, this initiative also allows us to contribute to the expansion of our nation’s EV charging station infrastructure,” said Mark Vanderhelm, Vice President of Energy at Walmart, said in a statement. “Providing this service is the right thing to do for our customers, our business, and the environment.”
When the full Volkswagen-backed network of chargers is complete, it will connect along the Interstate 80 corridor, which stretches from Teaneck, New Jersey, to San Francisco, and link 17 major metropolitan areas including Boston, Chicago, Denver, Houston, Miami, New York City, Philadelphia, Portland, Raleigh, Seattle, and Washington, D.C.
The major city areas of California, including Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Diego, San Jose and Fresno, were in the first wave of Electrify America’s 2,000-DC fast-charging push last year. As part of Volkswagen’s punishment for Dieselgate, the automaker had to invest in electric vehicle technology in the U.S.
This is the second time Electrify America has invested in EV charging stations across the U.S. With Volkswagen’s imminent electric car push on the horizon, the German automaker wants to make EV ownership more appealing and accessible to the typical American. As such, Electrify America intends to invest $2 billion over the next ten years to bring more electric power to the people.
Volkswagen isn’t the only automaker bringing electric power accessibility to the people. Other brands like BMW and Nissan have partnered up with EV companies to bring more DC fast-charging stations to Americans to help ease fears of range anxiety, which typically prevents people from taking the leap to green cars. Plus, it’s in Nissan’s and BMW’s best interest to drum up sales of their EV offerings like the Leaf, i3 and other plug-in hybrid vehicles.
Other automakers however, like Tesla, have privatized their charging stations, gatekeeping them to all but their own customers. Those who ordered Teslas before December 2016 were grandfathered into the free fast-charging network of Superchargers. Now, new Tesla owners have to pay to use the exclusive high-powered charging stations.
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Ubisoft has announced that the third entry in their super-successful Assassin’s Creed franchise is set to become the most pre-ordered game in the firm’s history.
After just three weeks of being officially revealed, Assassin’s Creed 3 has already crossed the life-to-date pre-order sales of Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood in the US. It has been pre-ordered more than Assassin’s Creed Revelations was in the same period of time. In fact, no Ubisoft game has been pre-ordered as much in three weeks as AC3.
Assassin’s Creed 3 is set to cross the total pre-order sales of the most pre-ordered Ubisoft game, Assassin’s Creed Revelations, by E3 this June.
Assassin’s Creed III releases on Xbox 360, PS3 and PC on October 30. It has also been confirmed for the Wii U, but a release date is as of yet unspecified.
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Carrie Underwood, Darius Rucker, Florida Georgia Line, Jason Aldean, Kacey Musgraves, Keith Urban and Lady Antebellum have been added to the list of performers at the 2013 CMT Music Awards taking place June 5 at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena. The additions were announced Tuesday (May 21).
They join country superstars Hunter Hayes, Little Big Town, Luke Bryan, Pistol Annies and Taylor Swift, who were confirmed as performers last week. Presenters will be announced soon for the show airing live at 8 p.m. ET/PT on CMT and CMT.com.
Fans can vote online now at CMT.com and on their mobile device at CMT Mobile or the CMT Insider app available on iPhone, iPad and Android now through June 2 to determine the winners. The six finalists for video of the year will be announced at the beginning of the live show. Fans can then vote at CMT.com, CMT Mobile, on the CMT Insider app and via text message throughout the live telecast (Eastern and Central time zones only) to determine the night’s big winner.
Prior to the main event, the hottest stars in country, rock and pop culture entertainment will step out in their designer best at the CMT Music Awards Red Carpet hosted by CMT’s Cody Alan, Katie Cook and Allison DeMarcus live on June 5 at 7 p.m. ET/PT on CMT and CMT.com. The CMT hosts will report live from the star-studded red carpet with exclusive interviews, candid moments and a first look at the fashion choices of the night’s biggest stars.


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Japan Tobacco Inc on Monday revised down its net profit forecast for the current year due to restructuring costs but said it was confident of record sales as smokers continue to light up during the recession.
The company set its new forecast at 138 billion yen for the year ending March 31, down from the 160 billion yen projected earlier. It said the figure reflected extra costs incurred to "strengthen its business structure."
The downward revision was also due to growing taxes being paid by its affiliates, the company said.
Japan Tobacco also downgraded its sales forecast for the financial year to 6.83 trillion yen from its earlier estimate of 6.87 trillion yen, but said it would still mark a record for the company.
"Even in the midst of the recession and the foreign exchange fluctuations, our international tobacco business continues to be a growth engine," Japan Tobacco chief executive Hiroshi Kimura said.
Japan Tobacco in 2007 bought British rival Gallaher for $19 billion, the biggest ever overseas acquisition by a Japanese company.
The company said that its sales of Winston cigarettes jumped nearly 18% in the nine months ending in September, thanks to growth in Russia, Ukraine, Turkey and other markets.
Malaysia, South Korea and Taiwan meanwhile helped lift sales of Mild Seven cigarettes by 12.4%.
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Call Chat ncpgambling. The all-day event featured three panels. National Council on Problem Gambling believes that many loot box systems already meet criteria for gambling.
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Contact Us Login. In August , the commission opened an investigation into skin gambling. Miller further stated that even if other countries were to pass laws or regulate loot boxes, the Commission would still need to follow UK's laws.
In October , a month prior to the Battlefront II controversy, MP Daniel Zeichner of Cambridge, on behalf of a constituent, submitted a written parliamentary question "to ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport DCMS , what steps she plans to take to help protect vulnerable adults and children from illegal gambling, in-game gambling and loot boxes within computer games".
The government recognises the risks that come from increasing convergence between gambling and video games.
The Gambling Commission is keeping this matter under review and will continue to monitor developments in the market. Separately, over 10, UK citizens signed a petition requesting that the UK government "adapt gambling laws to include gambling in video games which targets children", which includes issues over loot boxes.
The response also referenced the Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations law which, according to the response "includes a requirement on businesses not to subject anyone to misleading or aggressive marketing practices, or, for example, direct exhortation to buy products, such as games content, including in-game purchases such as loot boxes".
In March , MP Anna Turley of Redcar asked the government to "bring forward legislative proposals to regulate the game mechanics of loot boxes".
In response Minister of State MP Margot James said that "PEGI informs consumers purchasing products from major app stores if they contain further purchases and are considering the possibility of placing these notifications on boxed products", and that "regulators such as PEGI and the Gambling Commission are speaking to industry to ensure that those who purchase and play video games are informed and protected".
The Gambling Commission issued a report in November on the state of gambling and its effect on youth. While news outlets had stated that the Commission determined that loot boxes can be considered a gateway for youths to undertake gambling in other scenarios beyond video games,   the Commission clarified that they had not made any direct conclusion, and only found that about 3 in 10 children in the UK have opened loot boxes in games.
James said "Loot boxes are a means of people purchasing items, skins, to enhance their gaming experience, not through an expectation of an additional financial reward.
And also, more importantly, they can't be traded offline for money. So I think there are big differences, and I don't think really it is true to say loot boxes are gambling.
The Gambling Commission issued a statement in July that they cannot oversee the sale of loot boxes in most video games as there is no way to monetize the items within the loot box, a core distinction from gambling as written in current legislation.
The Commission did caution that there are third-party sites that enable the means to monetize loot box items, similar to skin gambling , but they are not in a position to monitor those sited, and urged companies like Valve to take better steps to prevent skin gambling monetization.
In its final report, published 9 September , the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport recommended that the UK government take precautionary steps to prevent the sale of games containing loot boxes to minors, and to work with PEGI to make sure that games with loot boxes are labeled as having gambling mechanics.
Further, the report stated that "We consider loot boxes that can be bought with real-world money and do not reveal their contents in advance to be games of chance played for money's worth.
The report also agreed with the conclusions of the Gambling Commission that game publishes and developers must take more steps to limit the grey market of skin gambling.
The National Health Service director of mental health Claire Murdoch stated in January that the Service was incorporating concerns related to loot boxes and the mental health of youth into their Long Term Plan , but cautioned that "no company should be setting kids up for addiction by teaching them to gamble on the content of these loot boxes.
No firm should sell to children loot box games with this element of chance, so yes those sales should end.
In June , the Department of DCMS began requesting evidence from game companies related to loot boxes as part of a further investigation.
In February , the Isle of Man 's Gambling Supervision Commission updated their regulations to explicitly define virtual items as being "money's worth" even when not convertible into cash, explicitly bringing loot boxes under statutory regulation.
In April , the Dutch Gaming Authority issued a legal opinion that games which both sell loot boxes and permit the "transfer" of yielded items are illegal.
In its report "Study into loot boxes: A treasure or a burden? It concluded that while the loot-box systems in the six remaining games did not meet the threshold for legal action, they "nevertheless foster[ed] the development of addiction" and were "at odds" with the authority's objectives.
The authority gave the developers of the four unnamed games eight weeks to correct their loot-box system or face fines and potential bans on sales of the games in the Netherlands.
The authority's investigation was opened following a parliamentary question tabled by MP Michiel van Nispen in November Announcing the investigation, the regulator warned of the "possible dangers" of "addiction and large financial expenses".
Following its April announcement, the Gaming Authority began to solicit other European Union countries to help harmonize their ruling on loot boxes among the Union.
In April , Psyonix disabled the ability for players in the Netherlands and Belgium to open loot crates with keys in Rocket League due to government regulations.
The Commission stated that for loot boxes in Overwatch , the action of opening a loot box is a game of chance to receive items of some perceived value to players, and there is no means to directly purchase in-game currency to obtain a specific item, while games like FIFA 18 merge reality and fantasy by using real-life athletes to promote the loot-box system.
In response to the announcement, several companies made their games with loot boxes unavailable to customers in Belgium with no financial recourse to customers who bought or paid for merchandise in the games:.
Electronic Arts' games FIFA 18 and FIFA 19 were also called out by the Commission, however, EA did not make any modifications to these games; EA had previously stated in May that it did not believe the implementation of loot boxes in their games constituted gambling.
Durain's letter stated his concerns that "some observers point to a convergence of the video game world and practices specific to gambling" in his request.
ARJEL noted that items from loot boxes do not normally have monetary value, and even when they are traded through skin gambling, the publisher of such games do not participate in that arena, thus distancing loot boxes from other forms of gambling.
The commission remained open on hearing complaints towards loot boxes on specific games, though have no legal authority to enact any fines or penalties should they be found to be against law.
Also in February , Ardalan Shekarabi , the Swedish Minister for Public Administration , stated that he was "ready to ask [the] authorities to take a closer look at the phenomenon of loot boxes and see if there is a need to change legislation in order to strengthen consumer protection.
In February Polish Ministry of Finance issued a statement saying that loot boxes are not gambling in the light of the Polish law, although it noted that they may well constitute gambling in other jurisdictions.
Polish law defines gambling very specifically, and the current definition is not applicable to loot boxes. There are presently no laws in the United States targeting loot boxes, though the renewed interest in the issues with skin gambling from mid highlighted several concerns with using virtual items for gambling purposes.
However, with more technically-literate court judges that may consider "value" more than just a financial value, alongside new perception of how much value in-game items can have resulting from the skin gambling situation, could change how the framework in the United States would classify loot boxes.
Hawaii state representatives Chris Lee and Sean Quinlan issued a statement in November taking a stance against loot boxes.
I realized just how bad it has gotten. We as consumers kept accepting that, kept buying those games. Does the ESRB have to consider a new rating that could deal with gambling and addictive mechanics?
Rather than passing legislation that could have a slippery slope of harmful effects on the industry, Quinlan stated he would prefer to see the industry self-regulate, either by excluding gambling-like mechanics in games marketed to children, or have the industry rate games with these mechanics for more mature audiences which would affect how they would be sold and marketed.
Minnesota introduced a bill in April that would prohibit sale of games with loot-box systems to children under 18 years of age, and require specific labelling on these games to alert consumers to the loot-box system.
In early May , Republican Senator Josh Hawley of Missouri announced that he intends to introduce a bill named "The Protecting Children from Abusive Games Act" that would ban loot boxes and pay-to-win microtransactions in "games played by minors", using similar qualifications to determine this as previously defined in the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act.
The Federal Trade Commission would be responsible for enforcing the bill by making judgements and leveling fines for games that fail to take these steps.
In September , members from the gambling commissions from fifteen European nations, including Austria, the Czech Republic, France, Ireland, Latvia, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, UK, as well as the state of Washington from the United States, announced a collaborative effort to "address the risks created by the blurring of lines between gaming and gambling".
While the group's specific focus will be on skin gambling sites, they will be looking to "ensure that features within games, such as loot boxes, do not constitute gambling under national laws".
Video game industry bodies have generally stated that they cannot regulate loot boxes as gambling unless the law of their countries specify what counts as gambling within games.
PEGI has stated that a game having a loot-box system will not automatically require its "gambling content" descriptor. Parliamentary questions in the United Kingdom revealed in March that PEGI is "considering the possibility of placing [in-game purchase] notifications on boxed products".
For example, if a player has poured certain amount of money in gacha, the player is given a chance to choose whatever reward they want from the gacha pool freely.
The association recommended a 50, yen ceiling. The Japan Online Game Association JOGA , which now serves as the Japanese video game industry's self-regulatory body in lieu of JSGA, also issued similar guidelines with further specifications such as "listing all available rewards from the lootbox and payout rates of all rewards" and "listing changes to all available rewards and payout rates upon software revision, specifically during festive campaign with a deadline".
While the new guideline does not recommend any payment ceiling, it recommends to display the expected maximum bet in order to guarantee obtaining the item if it exceeds 50, yen.
UKIE , the video game industry trade organization for the United Kingdom, asserted its stance that loot boxes do not constitute gambling and are "already covered by and fully compliant with existing relevant UK regulations".
ESRB does not consider loot boxes as a form of gambling, and will not rate such games with their "Real Gambling" content descriptions.
ESRB considers that loot boxes are equivalent to collectible card game booster packs, and that the player is always receiving something of value with opening a loot-box purchase, even if it is not something the player desires.
The Board further stated that games that are labelled with "Real Gambling" will likely be then rated "AO" Adults Only , to comply with gambling laws; retailers typically do not stock such games, and would thus harm a publisher.
As an example, they found that parents were more worried about children spending money in-game and not any gambling aspects, and thus did not include loot boxes as one of its content descriptions, though would like to add them in the future should legislation or other industry standards establish gambling as a critical issue.
The Entertainment Software Association , the parent organization of the ESRB, asserted loot boxes are not a form of gambling, stressing that they are a voluntary and optional aspect in these games.
Electronic Arts' CEO Andrew Wilson stated in May that they will continue to include loot boxes in their games, and "While we forbid the transfer of items of in-the-game currency outside, we're also actively seeking to eliminate that where it's going on in an illegal environment, and we're working with regulators in various jurisdictions to achieve that".
While other publishers have acquiesced to governmental concerns about loot boxes, Electronic Arts has been generally steadfast in that they do not believe their implementation of loot boxes is a form of gambling.
In statements made at hearings with the UK Digital, Culture, Media, and Sport Committee, EA representatives compared loot boxes to "surprise mechanics" that one would find with Kinder Surprise eggs, and believe that their implementation of loot boxes are "quite ethical and quite fun, quite enjoyable to people".
In the wake of the criticism over Star Wars Battlefront II , financial analysts suggested that the video game industry will need to develop self-regulating principles to better handle monetization and loot-box schemes to avoid government intervention into the industry.
She asked the nominees if "that children being addicted to gaming - and activities like loot boxes that might make them more susceptible to addiction - is a problem that merits attention?
In response to Hassan's letter, the ESRB announced in February that it would require any rated game that offers any type of in-game purchase with real-world funds, encompassing loot boxes, would be required to be labeled as such.
ESRB stated the labeling was primarily meant to help parents watch for games for their children, and because of the brevity of space they have on retail packaging, did not opt to required publishers to identify the specific form of microtransaction.
However, the board still asserted that they still do not believe loot boxes themselves are a form of gambling. Hassan called the ESRB's decision a "step forward", she still remained concerned of "the ESRB's skepticism regarding the potentially addictive nature of loot boxes and microtransactions in video games", and stated "I will work with all relevant stakeholders to continue oversight on these issues and ensure that meaningful improvements are made to increase transparency and consumer protections.
During a November Congressional hearing over problems with Cambridge Analytica 's data leak and associated with Facebook and Google , Joseph Simons , chairman of the Federal Trade Commission FTC , promised to Congress that the FTC will investigate loot boxes, considering the potential market value of microtransactions.
The FTC held a public hearing on loot boxes on August 7, , addressing industry representative and reviewing public comments submitted prior to the meeting.
These efforts are expected to be in place before the end of , according to the ESA. Apple implemented changes to the iOS App Store in December , requiring developers that publish games to the Store that include monetised loot boxes or other similar mechanisms that provide random items in exchange for real-world funds, to publish the odds of items that can be received from these mechanisms prior to the player spending funds on the game.
In November , the International Game Developers Association IGDA urged the video game industry to take action on loot boxes before governments step in to regulate them.
IDGA identified three areas for the industry to focus on: commit to not marketing loot-box mechanics to youth, disclose the odds of receiving items in loot boxes, and educate parents on in-game parental controls.
In February , review aggregator OpenCritic began incorporating details about games that use loot boxes into its summary pages for games.
In the academic literature, King and Delfabbro proposed twenty-four "social responsibility" measures that could be implemented by video game companies to prevent or reduce overspending on loot boxes.
In February , two separate class-action lawsuits were filed in France against Electronic Arts over the Ultimate Team part of the FIFA games asserting it is equivalent to unregulated gambling.
The suits also content that the FIFA games lack any parental controls to limit spending, which, combined with the pay-to-win nature of Ultimate Team, encourage underage gambling, directly referencing the decisions from Belgium and the Netherlands.
A class-action lawsuit filed in California in June against Apple asserted that through the games using loot boxes mechanics offered by Apple's App Store, Apple "engages in predatory practices enticing consumers, including children to engage in gambling and similar addictive conduct in violation of this and other laws designed to protect consumers and to prohibit such practices".
The lawsuit asserts that with these apps, Apple allows their devices to become unauthorized gambling devices which are illegal under California's code.
As a result of the heightened criticism and regulation, some studios began to remove or replace loot boxes in their games. Phoenix Labs opted to remove their equivalent of loot boxes from Dauntless , instead replacing the system with the ability to directly purchase customization items players want through in-game currency or real-world funds allowing them to achieve monetization for the game.
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The recent loading of 27 containers from Vancouver onto Maersk's ‘Merete’ vessel was the 1st batch of Chinese coastal relay of international cargo from a foreign carrier. The containers are now on the last leg of their ocean transport, en-route from Shanghai’s Yangshan terminal to Tianjin. Maersk has pointed to the move as being a milestone in China’s opening of its cabotage market to foreign carriers.
In a statement, the Danish shipping giant said it was proud to be the first foreign company to successfully implement international cargo relay in China.
Maersk believes the transshipment in Shanghai will allow it to improve services through optimised networks, and that it could also address some of the factors behind the bottlenecks in Chinese supply chains, shortening transit times, reducing emissions and freeing up additional capacity for our customers.
The company’s CEO, Søren Skou, added that he appreciates this initiative by the Chinese authorities, which he believes is an important step towards optimising relay regulations. Skou also hopes it will serve as an inspiration for change in places where restrictions on international relay still exist.
As Maersk explains, the breakthrough in Yangshan is a result of the China State Council’s 2019 overall plan to boost the development of the international shipping center in Shanghai. In November 2021, China’s Ministry of Transport announced that international cargo relay would be allowed on a trial until the end of 2024. Based on third country reciprocity conditions and meeting several additional criteria, qualified carriers can use its owned vessels to carry out international cargo relay between Shanghai Yangshan and northern Chinese ports, including Dalian, Tianjin and Qingdao.
In China, international cargo relay shipments between two Chinese ports have historically been considered cabotage and therefore strictly prohibited for foreign carriers. Instead, these carriers use Busan, Singapore and other international ports for transshipment.
Maersk says the initiative can also strengthen Shanghai’s role as an international maritime center, with more throughput and revenue occurred. The shipping giant believes network optimization and shorter transit time will also reduce the CO2 footprint of the ocean transport involved.