Leading Garment Producer Bangladesh Holds Crisis Talks On US Tariffs

Leading Garment Producer Bangladesh Holds Crisis Talks On US Tariffs

[ad_1] Bangladesh’s interim leader called an emergency meeting on Saturday after textile leaders in the world’s second-largest garment manufacturing nation said US tariffs were a “massive blow” to the key industry. Textile and garment production accounts for about 80 percent of exports in the South Asian country, and the industry has been rebuilding after it…

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Arsenal Held By Everton, Wolves Push Ipswich Closer To Relegation

Arsenal Held By Everton, Wolves Push Ipswich Closer To Relegation

[ad_1] Arsenal’s faint hopes of catching Premier League leaders Liverpool are almost over after their 1-1 draw at Everton, while Wolves pushed Ipswich closer to relegation with a 2-1 win on Saturday. Leandro Trossard’s opener for the Gunners was cancelled out by Iliman Ndiaye’s penalty to leave Arsenal trailing 11 points behind Liverpool, who travel…

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British Carmaker Jaguar Land Rover Pauses Shipments to U.S.

British Carmaker Jaguar Land Rover Pauses Shipments to U.S.

[ad_1] Jaguar Land Rover, the British luxury automaker, said on Saturday that it was pausing shipments to the United States in April, days after President Trump’s auto tariffs went into effect. The company, which makes luxury cars that include Jaguars, Defenders and Range Rovers, does not have manufacturing facilities in the United States and exports…

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Selfies, Goals And Cheers At South Africa’s Grannies World Cup

Selfies, Goals And Cheers At South Africa’s Grannies World Cup

[ad_1] Mbele Nonhlanhla laced up her silver cleats as her coach shouted encouragement to the creaky knees, stiff backs and laboured breathing in a dressing room in South Africa’s far north. At 63, wearing jersey number 10 and sporting brown-dyed hair, the grandmother of seven was far from your typical footballer when she stepped onto…

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India’s Modi Clinches Defence, Energy Deals In Sri Lanka

India’s Modi Clinches Defence, Energy Deals In Sri Lanka

[ad_1] India secured defence and energy deals with neighbouring Sri Lanka on Saturday during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit, seen as a move to counter rival China’s growing influence in the region. Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake rolled out the red carpet for Modi and conferred on him the country’s highest civilian honour for…

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