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Posted by The Analyst | December 14, 2020 | Farming
Beef Prices: Demand for cattle remains strong despite Brexit threat

The following exchange from last week gives an idea of how stress levels are building as Brexit looms:

Posted by The Analyst | December 14, 2020 | Farming
Beef Prices: Demand for cattle remains strong despite Brexit threat

The following exchange from last week gives an idea of how stress levels are building as Brexit looms:

Posted by The Analyst | December 14, 2020 | Science & Tech
Consumer guides: Tech Gift ideas for everyone in your holiday list

Shopping tips on how to navigate between 7 iPhones, 3 Apple Watches, Xbox vs. PS5 and all those cheap TVs.

Posted by The Analyst | December 14, 2020 | Science & Tech
Consumer guides: Tech Gift ideas for everyone in your holiday list

Shopping tips on how to navigate between 7 iPhones, 3 Apple Watches, Xbox vs. PS5 and all those cheap TVs.

Posted by The Analyst | December 14, 2020 | Foreign Affairs
Yacsy Álvarez in her own words

In five videos said to have been made in late June, the translator and go-between for plotters of the failed coup in Venezuela expresses fears and names names. … Click...

Posted by The Analyst | December 14, 2020 | Foreign Affairs
Tangled web: Mystery surrounds Venezuelan with Florida ties

The plot to overthrow Nicolás Maduro and how Yacsy Alexandra Álvarez allegedly fits in. … Click to Continue »

Posted by The Analyst | December 14, 2020 | Farming
Four BEAM scheme scenarios that could keep you compliant

Introduced in 2019 to provide compensation to beef farmers for market price cuts, the BEAM scheme offered a payment in return for future compliance requiring a 5% overall reduction in...

Posted by The Analyst | December 14, 2020 | Breaking News
Wave of competition will help households get best energy bills deals – Sharma

Plans to tackle the “loyalty penalty” paid by consumers on their energy bills and support them to make their homes more energy efficient have been welcomed by campaigners.

Posted by The Analyst | December 14, 2020 | Breaking News
Wave of competition will help households get best energy bills deals – Sharma

Plans to tackle the “loyalty penalty” paid by consumers on their energy bills and support them to make their homes more energy efficient have been welcomed by campaigners.

Posted by The Analyst | December 14, 2020 | Politics
Jobs are hard to find in South Florida — but so are workers. What gives?

The state of the South Florida jobs market in December 2020? Confusing. On the one hand, about 119,000 individuals remained out of work in October in Miami-Dade County, according to...

Posted by The Analyst | December 14, 2020 | Politics
Barbecue ready? Texas chain Dickey’s is expanding in South Florida

Barbecue chain Dickey's Barbecue Pit is openings its second South Florida location, betting that the growing population from New York, Chicago, and California will have a taste for Texas-style beef...

Posted by The Analyst | December 14, 2020 | Breaking News
Dopey suspect showed police cannabis video while trying to use translation app

A suspected drug dealer who tried to use Google Translate when he was stopped by police mistakenly showed officers a video of a large cannabis farm, officers have said.

Posted by The Analyst | December 14, 2020 | Foreign Affairs
Virus casts shadow over AP’s pictures of the year in Asia

The year of the virus. From sports to festivals, natural disasters to protests, hardly a moment of 2020 captured by the photojournalists of The Associated Press in Asia was free...

Posted by The Analyst | December 14, 2020 | Foreign Affairs
Virus casts shadow over AP’s pictures of the year in Asia

The year of the virus. From sports to festivals, natural disasters to protests, hardly a moment of 2020 captured by the photojournalists of The Associated Press in Asia was free...

Posted by The Analyst | December 14, 2020 | Breaking News
People planning holidays urged to make sure they have sufficient Covid cover

People planning future holidays are being warned to make sure they are not left with gaps in their cover if something goes wrong.

Posted by The Analyst | December 14, 2020 | Breaking News
Eswatini’s prime minister dies with Covid-19 as virus surges in southern Africa

Eswatini prime minister Ambrose Dlamini, who had tested positive for Covid-19, has died, the government has announced.

Posted by The Analyst | December 14, 2020 | Breaking News
Aviva boss announces Vietnam sale in latest deal for insurance group

Insurance group Aviva has continued its selling spree of non-core divisions by offloading the company's wholly-owned life insurance business in Vietnam.

Posted by The Analyst | December 14, 2020 | Foreign Affairs
AP Interview: Tokyo leader: Vaccines give hope for Olympics

The growing availability of coronavirus vaccines is a “ray of hope” for hosting the Olympics next summer, Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike said Monday as Japan struggles with a new surge...

Posted by The Analyst | December 14, 2020 | Breaking News
Electoral College meets to confirm Joe Biden’s victory in US election

Presidential electors are meeting across the United States to formally choose Joe Biden as the nation's next president.

Posted by The Analyst | December 14, 2020 | Farming
How to import second-hand tractors after hefty post-Brexit tariffs take effect

As things stand, Brexit will mean that vehicles imported from Britain will attract a hefty tariff under WTO rules.

Posted by The Analyst | December 14, 2020 | Politics
China caps salaries in bid for ‘sustainable” soccer growth

The Chinese Football Association is capping salaries for domestic and foreign players in its top-flight Super League in what it describes as a bid to maintain “sustainable growth” over the...

Posted by The Analyst | December 14, 2020 | Politics
‘External source’ causes oil tanker blast off Saudi Arabia

An oil tanker off Saudi Arabia's port city of Jiddah suffered an explosion early Monday after being hit by “an external source,” a shipping company said, suggesting another vessel has...

Posted by The Analyst | December 14, 2020 | Breaking News
Unilever shareholders to vote on climate change strategy

Consumer goods giant Unilever has said it will put its climate strategy, designed to slash emissions within its operations and supply chain, to a vote by shareholders.

Posted by The Analyst | December 14, 2020 | Farming
Ireland working on support scheme for Irish firms in case of UK-EU no deal – report

Ireland is working on a financial support scheme to help food exporters maintain their share in the British market in the event of a 'no deal' exit for Britain from...

Posted by The Analyst | December 14, 2020 | Politics
Families marry off daughters to ease finances amid COVID-19

The man first caught a glimpse of Marie Kamara as she ran with her friends past his house near the village primary school. Soon after, he proposed to the fifth-grader....

Posted by The Analyst | December 14, 2020 | Foreign Affairs
Germany calls on all to forgo Xmas shopping before lockdown

The German government called on citizens Monday to forgo Christmas shopping, two days before the country heads into a hard lockdown that will shut most stores, tighten social distancing rules...

Posted by The Analyst | December 14, 2020 | Farming
Horse breeder who duped farmer (95) into handing over €70,000 given suspended sentence

A CO CORK horse breeder, who dishonestly induced a 95-year-old Kerry man into withdrawing €70,000 of his savings from his bank account, was today given a two-year suspended jail sentence.

Posted by The Analyst | December 14, 2020 | Farming
Conor Skehan: Pursuit of eco principles costs those least able to pay

Ireland is part of a small club that includes the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom and Australia in which consumers spend less than 10pc of their income on food....

Posted by The Analyst | December 14, 2020 | Politics
Asia shares trend higher; Japan data offsets Wall St losses

Shares were mostly higher in Asia on Monday, shrugging off a weak close last week on Wall Street as hopes for a new round of aid for American workers and...

Posted by The Analyst | December 14, 2020 | Breaking News
Gunman shot dead by police at New York cathedral Christmas concert

A man was shot dead by police on the steps of a landmark New York City cathedral on Sunday after he began firing two semiautomatic handguns at the end of...

Posted by The Analyst | December 14, 2020 | Breaking News
Gunman shot dead by police at New York cathedral Christmas concert

A man was shot dead by police on the steps of a landmark New York City cathedral on Sunday after he began firing two semiautomatic handguns at the end of...

Posted by The Analyst | December 14, 2020 | Politics
The Latest: S. Korea opening dozens of free virus test sites

SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea is opening dozens of free coronavirus testing sites in the greater Seoul area amid a surge in infections. The 718 new cases reported by...

Posted by The Analyst | December 14, 2020 | Breaking News
Trump says he will reverse plan for early vaccine at White House

Donald Trump has said he will reverse an administration directive to vaccinate top government officials against Covid-19 while the jab is distributed first to frontline health workers and residents of...

Posted by The Analyst | December 14, 2020 | Politics
US agencies hacked in monthslong global cyberspying campaign

U.S. government agencies were ordered to scour their networks for malware and disconnect potentially compromised servers after authorities learned that the Treasury and Commerce departments were hacked in a monthslong...

Posted by The Analyst | December 14, 2020 | Business
Scientists focus on bats for clues to prevent next pandemic

Night began to fall in Rio de Janeiro's Pedra Branca state park as four Brazilian scientists switched on their flashlights to traipse along a narrow trail of mud through dense...

Posted by The Analyst | December 14, 2020 | Foreign Affairs
Scientists focus on bats for clues to prevent next pandemic

Night began to fall in Rio de Janeiro's Pedra Branca state park as four Brazilian scientists switched on their flashlights to traipse along a narrow trail of mud through dense...

Posted by The Analyst | December 14, 2020 | Politics
After 110K virus deaths, nursing homes face vaccine fears

After 110,000 deaths ravaged the nation's nursing homes and pushed them to the front of the vaccine line, they now face a vexing problem: Skeptical residents and workers balking at...

Posted by The Analyst | December 14, 2020 | Foreign Affairs
Protesting Indian farmers call for 2nd strike in a week

Tens of thousands of protesting Indian farmers have called for a national strike on Monday, the second in a week, to press for the quashing of three new laws on...

Posted by The Analyst | December 14, 2020 | Foreign Affairs
Protesting Indian farmers call for 2nd strike in a week

Tens of thousands of protesting Indian farmers have called for a national strike on Monday, the second in a week, to press for the quashing of three new laws on...

Posted by The Analyst | December 14, 2020 | Foreign Affairs
Protesting Indian farmers call for 2nd strike in a week

Tens of thousands of protesting Indian farmers have called for a national strike on Monday, the second in a week, to press for the quashing of three new laws on...