Month: August 2023

TerrAscend Preannounces Strong Second Quarter 2023 Revenue and Gross Margins and Provides Full Year Guidance

TerrAscend Preannounces Strong Second Quarter 2023 Revenue and Gross Margins and Provides Full Year Guidance

Record second quarter 2023 Net Revenue of $72.1 million, up 12.7% year-over-year and 3.9% sequentially, representing the 7th consecutive quarter of sequential growth Gross Profit Margin increased to…

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South Korean president makes surprise visit to Ukraine in show of support

South Korean president makes surprise visit to Ukraine in show of support

The South Korean president, Yoon Suk-yeol, made a surprise visit to Ukraine on Saturday, in an apparent show of support for the country in its war with Russia. Yoon travelled to Ukraine with his wif…

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US sanctions 10 Mexicans allegedly tied to fentanyl trade

US sanctions 10 Mexicans allegedly tied to fentanyl trade

MEXICO CITY (AP) The U.S. Treasury Department sanctioned 10 Mexican citizens, including a brother-in-law of Joaquín El Chapo Guzmán, Wednesday for alleged involvement in the production and traffickin…

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Mexico Announces 50% Tariff on White Corn Imports as Canada Joins US in Fight Over GMOs

Mexico Announces 50% Tariff on White Corn Imports as Canada Joins US in Fight Over GMOs

By Derrick Broze The United States and Canada continue their campaign to pressure Mexico to accept Genetically Engineered corn without restriction. Mexicos battle for food sovereignty took another …

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US failing to sell seized Iranian oil sitting in Gulf of Mexico

US failing to sell seized Iranian oil sitting in Gulf of Mexico

The US has failed for weeks to sell 800,000 barrels of seized Iranian oil sitting in a tanker in the Gulf of Mexico due to companies’ concerns of Iranian reprisal, The Wall Street Journal reported on…

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Apple chip production unaffected by Chinese sanctions, but things could get much worse

Apple chip production unaffected by Chinese sanctions, but things could get much worse

TSMC‘s Apple chip production is not expected to be affected by China’s decision to restrict exports of two key materials, but there are fears that this could change dramatically if the relationship b…

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The lawsuit casting doubt on whether Subway’s tuna is actually completely made of tuna has been dismissed

The lawsuit casting doubt on whether Subway’s tuna is actually completely made of tuna has been dismissed

Subway tuna sandwich.Photo Illustration by Justin Sullivan/Getty Image Subway and a plaintiff have agreed to dismiss a lawsuit casting doubt on what its tuna contains. Claims inclu…

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Most of what we’ve heard about the yuan dethroning the dollar is from the West. Here’s what China’s actually said about it.

Most of what we’ve heard about the yuan dethroning the dollar is from the West. Here’s what China’s actually said about it.

China is pushing for the yuan to play a larger role in international trade but hasn’t openly called for the yuan to replace the dollar as the world’s reserve currency.ByoungJoo/Getty Images

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Symposium on Ljubljana – The Hague Convention on Mutual Legal Assistance: Critical Reflections – Paving the Way for Asset Recovery and Reparations

Symposium on Ljubljana – The Hague Convention on Mutual Legal Assistance: Critical Reflections – Paving the Way for Asset Recovery and Reparations

[Danaé van der Straten Ponthoz is the Head of Advocacy and Policy at the Global Survivors Fund. The views in this post are expressed in the authors personal capacity. Leanna Burnard was a Legal Advis…

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