ARLINGTON, Va., July 31, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — A diverse range of farm and agricultural industries is praising a bipartisan Senate letter sent today to U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) Robert Lighthizer and U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue urging stronger international safeguards to protect U.S. exporters using common food and wine terms. Sens. John Thune (R-SD), […]
Month: July 2020
European Commission clears Alstom’s acquisition of Bombardier Transportation
MONTRÉAL, July 31, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Bombardier (TSX: BBD.B) and Alstom welcome the European Commission’s decision for conditional clearance of the proposed acquisition of Bombardier Transportation by Alstom. The Commission’s approval for the transaction is conditional on certain proposed engagements that consist of: A transfer of Bombardier Transportation’s contribution to the V300 ZEFIRO very […]
Philips responds to Congressional report
July 31, 2020 Amsterdam, the Netherlands – Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA), a global leader in health technology, today announced that it has received the report from the U.S. House of Representatives Subcommittee on Economic and Consumer Policy and is providing an initial response. In April, 2020, Philips received a letter from the subcommittee, […]
Election results may be delayed — but not because of fraud
A shift to mail voting is increasing the chances that Americans will not know the winner of November’s presidential race on election night. But that doesn’t mean the results will be flawed or fraudulent, as President Donald Trump suggested on
Nok Air determined to carry on after filing court rehabilitation plan
Nok Air chairman Prasert Boonsamphan has assured that the Thai airline is determined to carry on operating, after the Central Bankruptcy Court accepted the company’s business rehabilitation plan yesterday. He told the media today that the filing of the plan is
House panel to amend Thai Constitution to allow wider amendments
The House Committee, formed to study problems with and ways to amend Thailand’s Constitution, has resolved to change Section 256 of the charter, to clear the way for broader constitutional amendments. The committee’s Chairman, Mr. Peeraphan Saleeratthavipak, said today that, without
100 Days On COVID-19 Emergency Response
100 days on, we must redouble our efforts to protect the world’s most vulnerable children. When we entered 2020, we had no idea that within days the world would be confronting a virus that would kill hundreds of thousands and put