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Posted by The Analyst | July 2, 2019 | Breaking News
Celebrities John Mayer and Jason Statham take on viral #BottleCapChallenge

Forget necknominate, or tipping a bucket of ice on your head — a new viral challenge is sweeping the internet.

Posted by The Analyst | July 2, 2019 | Farming
Locked out of China, US pork producers sniff out new buyers

US hog farmers lost hundreds of millions of dollars in export sales to China and Mexico after President Donald Trump launched his trade wars last year.

Posted by The Analyst | July 2, 2019 | Farming
Expansion forcing small farmers out of dairying

The number of 100 plus cow dairy herds has more than trebled since 2005, and these units now account for around half the country's cows and about one-third of the...

Posted by The Analyst | July 2, 2019 | Breaking News
Amazon to create 2,000 jobs in UK this year

Amazon will create 2,000 jobs in the UK this year, bringing its total permanent British workforce to almost 30,000 people.

Posted by The Analyst | July 2, 2019 | Breaking News
Death toll rises after walls collapse amid India monsoon rains

Heavy monsoon rains in western India have caused at least three walls to collapse on to huts and city shanties, killing at least 30 people and injuring dozens of others,...

Posted by The Analyst | July 2, 2019 | Business
Tea time? Putin brings his own cup to G20 summit & now everyone in China wants one

White thermos mugs, similar to the one used by Russian President Vladimir Putin at the G20 summit in Osaka, Japan, are being sold by hundreds of e-stores in China and...

Posted by The Analyst | July 2, 2019 | Breaking News
Brexit MEPs turn their backs on European anthem as protests mar opening of parliament

Legislators from right-wing parties, Brexiteers and Catalan independence backers have disrupted the formal opening session of the European Parliament.

Posted by The Analyst | July 2, 2019 | Business
Tea time? Putin brings his own cup to G20 summit & now everyone in China wants one

White thermos mugs, similar to the one used by Russian President Vladimir Putin at the G20 summit in Osaka, Japan, are being sold by hundreds of e-stores in China and...

Posted by The Analyst | July 2, 2019 | Breaking News
Paris urges Iran ‘to immediately reduce’ enriched uranium reserves

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Posted by The Analyst | July 2, 2019 | Breaking News
Summit of EU leaders underway amid renewed hope deal to appoint new European Commission president close

A MUCH-DELAYED summit of EU leaders is underway in Brussels this evening amid renewed hope that a deal to appoint a new European Commission president is close.

Posted by The Analyst | July 2, 2019 | Breaking News
EU top jobs deadlock: further delay as European leaders hammer out differences

One of the longest-ever EU summits has been suspended again this morning as leaders remain deadlocked over who should occupy the bloc's top jobs for the next five years.

Posted by The Analyst | July 2, 2019 | Breaking News
US politician Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez hits out at ‘horrifying’ conditions at Texas migrant facility

Controversy broadsided the embattled US Border Patrol agency today, as a high-profile US Congresswoman touring detention facilities called conditions "horrifying" and as current and former agency staffers were alleged to...

Posted by The Analyst | July 2, 2019 | Breaking News
It’s Pimty Tare! Misspelled B&M birthday banner goes viral

A “Party Time” birthday banner bought from retailer B&M went viral after it was misspelled and celebrated “Pimty Tare” instead.

Posted by The Analyst | July 2, 2019 | Breaking News
Tanks arrive for Trump’s July 4 celebration event

Tanks have begun arriving in Washington DC after Donald Trump said the military hardware would be part of his Independence Day celebrations.

Posted by The Analyst | July 2, 2019 | Farming
Brazil meatpacking shares surge on EU-Mercosur trade deal

Shares of Brazilian meatpackers rose sharply on Monday on prospects for stronger exports to the European Union following a trade deal reached last week with South American bloc Mercosur.

Posted by The Analyst | July 2, 2019 | Breaking News
Heavy monsoon rains in India kill 27 people and cripple country’s financial capital

Monsoon rains caused wall collapses that killed 27 people in India on Tuesday, as a second day of bad weather disrupted rail and air traffic in the financial capital Mumbai,...

Posted by The Analyst | July 2, 2019 | Breaking News
Hong Kong protests ‘trample on the rule of law’, says China

China's government has issued strong backing for Hong Kong's embattled administration, saying the occupation and vandalising of the city's legislature by pro-democracy protesters were “serious illegal acts”.

Posted by The Analyst | July 2, 2019 | Business
Little drama for OPEC meeting as Russia is the real power behind the scenes

After so much hype and anticipation, it seems that the OPEC meeting in Vienna was all but over before it had even begun. Russia and Saudi Arabia have agreed to...

Posted by The Analyst | July 2, 2019 | Breaking News
UK warns China of ‘serious consequences’ if Hong Kong rights not honoured

Britain has warned China of 'serious consequences' if the Sino-British declaration on Hong Kong was not honoured, saying Britain stood behind the people in the former British colony.

Posted by The Analyst | July 2, 2019 | Breaking News
Owner of high street shoe chain Office confirms talks with lenders

The owner of footwear chain Office has confirmed it is in talks with lenders over its debt, after it was hit by the tough conditions on the UK high street.

Posted by The Analyst | July 2, 2019 | Breaking News
Brexit Party MEPs turn backs on European anthem amid chaos in Strasbourg

Brexit Party MEPs turned their backs during a rendition of Ode To Joy in the European Parliament as chaotic scenes marked the opening day of the new legislature in Strasbourg.

Posted by The Analyst | July 2, 2019 | Breaking News
Legislators’ protests mar formal opening of European Parliament

Legislators from right-wing parties, Brexiteers and Catalan independence backers have disrupted the formal opening session of the European Parliament.

Posted by The Analyst | July 2, 2019 | Breaking News
Police in Wisconsin receive hand-painted ‘guardian angel’ rocks from boy, five

Officers at Kenosha Police Department in Wisconsin in the US were on the receiving end of an act of kindness when a five-year-old resident delivered hand-painted “guardian angel” rocks to...

Posted by The Analyst | July 2, 2019 | Business
US is using SWIFT as a kind of ‘billy club’ in its foreign policy, expert tells RT

Countries across the world seeking to wean themselves off the US dollar is a “matter of self-defense,” according to Mike Maharrey from the Tenth Amendment Center. It will have a...

Posted by The Analyst | July 2, 2019 | Breaking News
Construction output drops at sharpest rate since financial crisis

The UK's construction output has plummeted at its steepest rate since 2009, as Brexit uncertainty and weaker demand hit all major areas of the industry.

Posted by The Analyst | July 2, 2019 | Breaking News
Firefighters to go ‘on the attack’ to tackle large wildfire in Germany

Firefighters, soldiers and civil defence personnel are battling a large wildfire at an area used for military exercises in northern Germany after weeks of dry weather.

Posted by The Analyst | July 2, 2019 | Breaking News
AB InBev to raise up to £7.8bn in listing for Asian arm

Brewing giant AB InBev has said it plans to raise up to 9.8 billion US dollars (£7.8 billion) from the listing of its Asian business, in what will be the...

Posted by The Analyst | July 2, 2019 | Farming
ICSA warns further meat plant protests may go ahead

The ICSA has warned that further protests at meat plants may take place this week, as it enters discussions with Kepak Athleague.

Posted by The Analyst | July 2, 2019 | Breaking News
Islamic State attack in Australia foiled, say counter-terror police as they arrest three men

Three men in Australia have been arrested over an Islamic State-inspired plot to attack a variety of Sydney targets including police and defence buildings, courts, churches and diplomatic missions, police...

Posted by The Analyst | July 2, 2019 | Farming
New TB test will damage live export trade, claim farm leaders

The imposition of a mandatory 30-day pre-movement test for TB could cost €20m a year and will damage Ireland's crucial live trade, the IFA and ICMSA have warned.

Posted by The Analyst | July 2, 2019 | Farming
Factory price cuts pile on the misery for beef farmers

Farmers are demanding answers from the Taoiseach as beef prices fall and the details of the Mercosur deal emerge.

Posted by The Analyst | July 2, 2019 | Farming
Could trade tensions reform farming policies?

International tensions over trade could have a positive outcome for agriculture by reviving efforts to reform the most ineffective of policies that distribute hundreds of billions of dollars to farmers...

Posted by The Analyst | July 2, 2019 | Breaking News
Funding Circle shares hit new low on revenue warning

Peer-to-peer lender Funding Circle has seen shares slump to record lows after a shock revenue warning as economic uncertainty hit demand for small business loans and sparked a lending crackdown.

Posted by The Analyst | July 2, 2019 | Breaking News
China says violent actions during protests in Hong Kong an ‘undisguised challenge’

China regarded the violent actions of some protesters in Hong Kong as an "undisguised challenge" to the one country, two systems formula under which the city is ruled, state television...

Posted by The Analyst | July 2, 2019 | Breaking News
Trainline ticket sales steam ahead in first update after stock market float

Rail app business Trainline reported a 20% jump in sales for the past three months in its first trading update since floating on the stock market last month.

Posted by The Analyst | July 2, 2019 | Breaking News
Stowaway who fell from jet over London ‘hit ground next to a man sunbathing in his back garden’

The body of a suspected stowaway that fell from a jet hit the ground just a metre from a man sunbathing in his back garden in south London, a neighbour...

Posted by The Analyst | July 2, 2019 | Breaking News
Woman accused of killing 12-year-old son she tried to drown when he was a baby

A woman who was prosecuted for trying to drown her baby son more than a decade ago has been accused of killing the now 12-year-old boy by drowning him, US...

Posted by The Analyst | July 2, 2019 | Breaking News
Chinese state media condemns ‘violent assailants’ over Hong Kong protests

Chinese state media has run footage of police in Hong Kong clearing protesters from the streets in a break with its silence in the last few days over pro-democracy demonstrations.

Posted by The Analyst | July 2, 2019 | Breaking News
Man injured in suspected shark attack at Sydney beach

A man has suffered a puncture wound to his back and leg and stomach injuries in a suspected shark attack in Australia.

Posted by The Analyst | July 2, 2019 | Breaking News
Monsoon rains cause deadly wall collapses in India

Heavy monsoon rains in western India have caused at least three walls to collapse on to huts and city shanties, killing at least 27 people and injuring dozens of others.