December 2021

MULTI-COLOR CORPORATION ACQUIRES SKANEM GROUP’S LABEL OPERATIONS IN EUROPE AND THAILAND

Cincinnati Ohio and Stavanger Norway, Dec. 31, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — CINCINNATI, OHIO and STAVANGER, NORWAY – DECEMBER 31st, 2021 – Multi-Color Corporation (MCC), one of the largest label companies in the world, is pleased to advise that the previously announced acquisition of Skanem Group’s label operations in Europe and Thailand successfully closed yesterday. Effective immediately, seven […]

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Dual pressures of hunting, logging threaten wildlife in Myanmar, study shows

Published by Mongabay Combating illegal logging and deforestation in the tropical forests of southwest Myanmar helps preserve wildlife populations, but remains insufficient in the face of unsustainable local hunting pressures, a new study has found. Researchers, whose work was published in Animal Conservation in November, used camera trap data from between 2016 and 2019 to map the activity patterns of humans and other medium to large mammals in Rakhine state. They then modeled the effect of environmental and human factors — such as percentage of continuous evergreen forest, distance from settlements, and presence o…

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Tesla Recalls 675,000 Cars in US, China

Tesla has recalled 675,000 cars in the United States and China over issues with the trunk and front hood of two models, raising new questions about the safety of the popular electric vehicle.Chinese regulators announced the recall of almost 200,000 car…

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Wave of Canceled Flights from Omicron Closes out 2021

More canceled flights frustrated air travelers on the final day of 2021 and appeared all but certain to inconvenience hundreds of thousands more over the New Year’s holiday weekend.Airlines blamed many of the cancellations on crew shortages related to …

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AIM 2022 Aims to Spur Growth in Foreign Direct Investments Worldwide

● Developed economies registered a threefold increase in FDIs in 1H21, reaching a total of $424 billion ● The UAE is one of the world’s top 20 economies, in terms of FDI ● AIM 2022’s FDI Pillar aims to explore pivotal themes, including mainstreaming ESG investments, GVCs Optimisation, IPAs as a favourable business environment, importance […]

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UN Security Council condemns Myanmar massacre

The United Nations Security Council condemned last week’s massacre in Myanmar of more than 30 people, including two Save the Children staff, that was blamed on junta troops.The killings took place on Christmas Eve in eastern Kayah state, where pro-dem…

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