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Posted by The Analyst | February 19, 2021 | Farming
Last call for submissions on new ‘REPS’

The closing date for submissions on a new agri-environmental scheme, due to launch with a pilot this year, is next week.

Posted by The Analyst | February 19, 2021 | Farming
Last call for submissions on new ‘REPS’

The closing date for submissions on a new agri-environmental scheme, due to launch with a pilot this year, is next week.

Posted by The Analyst | February 19, 2021 | Farming
Live exports fell by 25pc as Covid disrupted markets

Live exports fell by 25pc last year new figures show, as Covid impacted markets here and abroad.

Posted by The Analyst | February 19, 2021 | Farming
Fair Deal to be ‘operational’ by summertime – McConalogue

The long-awaited Fair Deal scheme should be “operational” by the summer Agriculture Minister Charlie McConalogue has said,

Posted by The Analyst | February 19, 2021 | Farming
Banking headache for 1.1 million customers as Ulster Bank to begin ‘phased withdrawal’ from Irish market

Ulster Bank owner NatWest Group (NWG) intends to begin a phased withdrawal from the Republic of Ireland.

Posted by The Analyst | February 19, 2021 | Foreign Affairs
Woman shot last week at Myanmar protest dies

A young woman who was shot in the head by police during a protest last week against the military's takeover of power in Myanmar died Friday morning, her brother said....

Posted by The Analyst | February 19, 2021 | Breaking News
Woman shot during Myanmar protest dies

A young woman who was shot in the head by police during a protest in Myanmar has died, according to her brother.

Posted by The Analyst | February 19, 2021 | Politics
Massive breach fuels calls for US action on cybersecurity

Jolted by a sweeping hack that may have revealed government and corporate secrets to Russia, U.S. officials are scrambling to reinforce the nation's cyber defenses and recognizing that an agency...

Posted by The Analyst | February 19, 2021 | Foreign Affairs
Old habits imperil Iraq as doctors warn of second virus wave

In the busy emergency room of Baghdad's main public hospital, Ali Abbas stood face uncovered, waiting for his sickly father. Dozens of other patients and their relatives mingled without masks....

Posted by The Analyst | February 19, 2021 | Politics
Pandemic restaurant closures produce glut of used equipment

The pandemic's heavy toll on the restaurant industry can be seen in Jose Bonilla Jr.'s cavernous warehouse, which is packed with industrial ovens, grills, mixers, refrigerators, dining tables and chairs....

Posted by The Analyst | February 19, 2021 | Politics
Doctors race to find, vaccinate vulnerable homebound people

A group of health care workers hurried out of a Boston hospital on a recent weekday morning, clutching small red coolers filled with COVID-19 vaccines. Their challenge: Beat traffic, a...

Posted by The Analyst | February 19, 2021 | Politics
The Latest: Most of a Mississippi city is without water

The Latest on winter weather across the U.S. (all times local): JACKSON, Miss. — Almost all of Jackson, a city of around 150,000 people, is now without water, Mayor Chokwe...

Posted by The Analyst | February 19, 2021 | Politics
Asia stocks follow Wall St. down after weaker US jobs data

Asian stock markets followed Wall Street lower on Friday after disappointing U.S. jobs and economic data. Shanghai, Tokyo, Hong Kong and Australia all declined. Overnight, Wall Street's benchmark S&P 500...

Posted by The Analyst | February 19, 2021 | Politics
Asia stocks follow Wall St. down after weaker US jobs data

Asian stock markets followed Wall Street lower on Friday after disappointing U.S. jobs and economic data. Shanghai, Tokyo, Hong Kong and Australia all declined. Overnight, Wall Street's benchmark S&P 500...

Posted by The Analyst | February 19, 2021 | Breaking News
Spain arrests 80 in three nights of riots over rapper’s jailing

Protests over the imprisonment of a rapper convicted of insulting the Spanish monarchy and praising terrorist violence were marred by rioting for a third successive night on Thursday.

Posted by The Analyst | February 19, 2021 | Politics
Lights come back on in Texas as water woes rise in the South

Many of the millions of Texans who lost power for days after a deadly winter blast overwhelmed the electric grid now have it back, but the crisis was far from...

Posted by The Analyst | February 19, 2021 | Politics
The Latest: Nevada has 1st confirmed case of SAfrica variant

RENO, Nev. — Nevada health officials have confirmed the state's first known case of a coronavirus variant that was originally identified in South Africa. The Nevada State Public Health Laboratory...

Posted by The Analyst | February 19, 2021 | Politics
Arrest in Asian woman’s shoving that Olivia Munn spotlighted

The New York Police Department arrested a man Thursday in connection to an Asian woman being shoved and injured on a New York City street — a case that was...

Posted by The Analyst | February 19, 2021 | Politics
FAA using satellite technology to monitor every Boeing 737 MAX in flight

Using a technology that streams data from an airplane via satellites, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is now monitoring every Boeing 737 MAX on every flight worldwide to check on...

Posted by The Analyst | February 19, 2021 | Politics
1st clone of US endangered species, a ferret, announced

Scientists have cloned the first U.S. endangered species, a black-footed ferret duplicated from the genes of an animal that died over 30 years ago. The slinky predator named Elizabeth Ann,...

Posted by The Analyst | February 19, 2021 | Foreign Affairs
Mario Draghi clears final hurdle to officially form Italian government

ROME — The government of new Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi on Thursday cleared its last hurdle to taking power as it overwhelmingly won a confidence vote in the Chamber...

Posted by The Analyst | February 19, 2021 | Science & Tech
‘Perseverance will get you anywhere’: After 300-million-mile journey, NASA’s Mars rover shares Twitter updates – sort of

Perseverance's Twitter account, @NASAPersevere, has grown an audience of more than 1.2 million followers since its first tweet in March 2020.

Posted by The Analyst | February 19, 2021 | Politics
NBA All-Star captains: It’s LeBron James vs. Kevin Durant

The voters have spoken: They wanted LeBron James of the reigning champion Los Angeles Lakers to be an All-Star captain, again. So, he is. And Brooklyn's Kevin Durant will be...

Posted by The Analyst | February 19, 2021 | Politics
Texas crisis has governor facing big backer: energy industry

As frozen Texas reels under one of the worst electricity outages in U.S. history, Republican Gov. Greg Abbott has blamed grid operators and iced-over wind turbines but gone easier on...

Posted by The Analyst | February 19, 2021 | Politics
Democrats consider piecemeal approach to immigration reform

After decades of failed attempts to pass comprehensive immigration legislation, congressional Democrats and President Joe Biden are signaling openness to a piece-by-piece approach. They unveiled a broad bill Thursday that...

Posted by The Analyst | February 19, 2021 | Politics
Texas prices for lodging, necessities skyrocket amid storm

Hotel rooms for $1,000 a night. Gasoline prices spiking. Even bottled water prices doubling or tripling overnight. Officials in Texas say the winter storm that knocked out power and water...

Posted by The Analyst | February 19, 2021 | Politics
EXPLAINER: What’s up between Google, Facebook and Australia?

For two decades, global news outlets have complained internet companies are getting rich at their expense, selling advertising linked to their reports without sharing revenue. Now, Australia is joining France...

Posted by The Analyst | February 19, 2021 | Foreign Affairs
AP PHOTOS: A day in the life of an Indian child scavenger

Once school is done for the day, 10-year-old Imradul Ali rushes home to change out of his uniform so he can start his job as a scavenger in India's remote...

Posted by The Analyst | February 19, 2021 | Breaking News
Trump hints he might run again for president as he attacks Biden over vaccines

Donald Trump teased a potential second run for office and accused US President Joe Biden of lying or being “mentally gone” over vaccine claims as he broke his media silence...

Posted by The Analyst | February 19, 2021 | Breaking News
‘Tango Delta… touchdown confirmed’: Perseverance lands on the Red Planet

NASA's Mars Perseverance rover landed safely on the red planet and immediately beamed back its first images from the Jezero crater, where scientists hope to find ancient evidence of ‘Martians'.

Posted by The Analyst | February 19, 2021 | Breaking News
Vatican staff who refuse vaccination warned they could be sacked

The Vatican has told employees they may risk losing their jobs if they refuse to get a Covid-19 vaccination without legitimate health reasons.

Posted by The Analyst | February 19, 2021 | Breaking News
US senator Ted Cruz fled to Cancun during Texas storm crisis because he ‘wanted to be a good dad’

Texas senator Ted Cruz has claimed he was just being “a good dad” for taking a controversial family vacation in a sunny Mexican beach resort as millions in his home...

Posted by The Analyst | February 19, 2021 | Breaking News
Trump hints he might run again for presidnet as he attacks Biden over vaccines

Donald Trump teased a potential second run for office and accused US President Joe Biden of lying or being “mentally gone” over vaccine claims as he broke his media silence...

Posted by The Analyst | February 19, 2021 | Breaking News
Tech giant Facebook accused of ‘arrogance’ as it ‘unfriends’ Australia

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison accused Facebook of an “arrogant” act of intimidation after the tech giant disabled news feeds in the country in a bid to derail legislation that...

Posted by The Analyst | February 19, 2021 | Breaking News
Could Mars be a place to rest, work and play?

The race to Mars is heating up with nations and private companies making long-term plans to land humans there – and even set up home.

Posted by The Analyst | February 19, 2021 | Politics
Nestle selling North American bottled-water brands for $4.3B

Global food giant Nestle is selling its bottled-water brands in North America for $4.3 billion to a pair of private-equity firms that hope to reinvigorate sales. Brands including Poland Spring,...

Posted by The Analyst | February 19, 2021 | Politics
NC judge keeps in place Medicaid managed care awards

A trial court judge said Thursday that he'll leave in place another judge's decision that rejected arguments from an unsuccessful bidder for North Carolina's upcoming managed-care initiative for Medicaid. Wake...

Posted by The Analyst | February 19, 2021 | Foreign Affairs
Some Caribbean, Latin American nations are finally getting COVID vaccines, thanks to India

As the leader of a small Caribbean island still struggling to rebuild nearly four years after a devastating hurricane, Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit never thought he would get a hold...

Posted by The Analyst | February 19, 2021 | Politics
Schweitzer-Mauduit: 4Q Earnings Snapshot

Schweitzer-Mauduit International Inc. (SWM) on Thursday reported fourth-quarter profit of $15.3 million. On a per-share basis, the Alpharetta, Georgia-based company said it had net income of 48 cents. Earnings, adjusted...

Posted by The Analyst | February 19, 2021 | Foreign Affairs
Pakistan officials say 3 climbers missing on K2 are dead

Three climbers who went missing earlier this month while attempting to scale the world's second-highest mountain, K2, should now be considered dead, Pakistani officials said Thursday. The announcement brings closure...