Women will be allowed for the first time to wear dressy jumpsuits in Royal Ascot’s most elite area, once an exclusive space reserved for The Queen and other members of the Royal family, if they are of full-length to the ankle and have straps of one inch or more.This follows the addition of trouser suits to the event’s strict dress code in 1971 and confirms the rising trend of the one-piece …
Read morePost-AGOA extension, Kenyan farmers have begun sowing seeds bought from Israel instead of recycling seeds. This is likely to nearly double Kenya’s cotton production for next year in comparison to current year.The government has taken the initiative with a strong demand for lint from domestic mills and also to meet the needs of supply manufacturers exporting clothing and textiles to the US und…
Read moreBut lawyers for 500 clothing manufacturers and exporters, who supply many international brands, said the new wages would be “practically impossible” to introduce given the tough global market conditions.Under the ruling, workers would see their pay rise from a monthly average of 4500 rupees to 6500 rupees ($67 to $97) – which campaigners say is comparable to wages for textile jobs in most other…
Read moreWorkers have been demanding higher minimum pay than proposed in September by the government of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who is seeking her third straight term in power. She has the support of many textile factory owners, and that can also make them a target for those opposed to the government.Around the last election in 2014, which the main opposition party boycotted, months of violence hi…
Read moreMore than 100 people gathered in the afternoon by the Spheres, the glass-dome monument at the heart of Amazon’s Seattle headquarters, according to a Reuters witnessคำพูดจาก สล็อตเว็บตรง. “Emissions climbing. Time to act!” the group chanted. “Stand together; don’t turn back!”Mo…
Read moreIn fact, GfK talked of “deep concerns about personal finances and the economy over next 12 months” The main Consumer Confidence Index fell five points in September to -49, the worst overall index score since records began in 1974. Meanwhile, four supporting measures were also down on August figures, and one was flat.
The index measuring changes in personal finances over the last 12…
Read moreA survey of 2,000 consumers by Censuswide (for eco-friendly cleaning brand Method) has found that around 10% of people would throw away an item after they had been photographed in it online three timesคำพูดจาก สล็อตเว็บตรง. And when we say throw away, we mean exactly that as around 20%…
Read moreHomosexuality is a crime in Muslim-majority Malaysia, and rights groups have warned of growing intolerance in the country towards the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) community.In May, Malaysian authorities confiscated watches from Swatch’s ‘Pride collection’ because of the presence of the letters ‘LGBTQ’ on the watches, the home minister said.
Home ministry officials…
Read moreBut Beijing’s decision to raise spending to meet its official growth target could exact a high price, as policymakers grapple with financial risks created by an explosive growth in debt.The fourth-quarter figure is the first time in two years that the world’s second-largest economy has shown an uptick in growth, but this year it faces a cooling housing market and the impact of government effort…
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