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Uzbekistan's cotton industry rebounds after boycott

Uzbekistan is the world's sixth-largest cotton producer and has seen growth in this industry following reforms and the end of an international boycott of Uzbek cotton. The ban was initiated in 2010 by the Cotton Campaign due to forced harvesting, where more than 2 million people, including children, were forced into the fields. The World Bank put in place a monitoring campaign, which found forced labour had been eliminated by 2021 and the boycott was lifted in 2022.

Sam Ojei’s vision take center stage on Times Square billboard at Big Apple

The dazzling billboards of Times Square have become more than just a spectacle—they’ve become a canvas for innovation and a stage for the entrepreneurial spirit, with Sam Ojei, General Partner of Hux Ventures, and the Hux Fast Startup Studio Program at the forefront of this luminescent display.

From Naples to the UK: Leading the laser marking revolution

In the vast expanse of the global technological scene, Italy emerges as a powerhouse, championing innovation with its renowned enterprises.

Effective algorithms for business development during war at GET Business Festival

On December 13, Kyiv will host the largest festival of business innovations GET Business Festival. Executives from OLX, YASNO, Uklon, Kormotech, Metinvest and more than 100 other companies will share their proven wartime business development strategies.

US private equity group Arctos acquires minority stake in PSG

U.S. private equity group Arctos Partners have acquired a minority common equity stake in French champions Paris Saint-Germain, the Ligue 1 club announced on Thursday.

Formula One, FIA and Extreme H set up hydrogen working group

LONDON: Formula One, governing FIA and a rebranded Extreme H series announced on Thursday (Dec 7) they were setting up a joint hydrogen working group to evaluate the technology's future use in motorsport.

WPL 2024 May Follow Multi-City Format; Mumbai, Bengaluru Front-Runners

The second edition of the Women's Premier League (WPL) is likely to follow a multi-city format similar to the IPL and the matches may be played across Mumbai and Bengaluru. All the matches of the inaugural WPL was played between March 4 and 26 earlier this year at the DY Patil Stadium and the Brabourne Stadium. “The final decision (about venues) might come on December 9 (the day of the WPL auction) but it is highly likely that this year it (WPL) will follow the multi-city format with Mumbai and Bengaluru being the front-runners at this moment,” a BCCI official told PTI on conditions of anonymity. “The WPL was received well by the fans in the opening year, and it is the right time to take it to different cities. Bengaluru always has a good audience for women's cricket, and it has now grown because of the RCB women's team.” Mumbai and Karnataka cricket association officials too expressed readiness to host the matches, if indeed they come their way.

First image released of Greater Manchester's £75m inland surf park amid major update after two-year delay

A specialist team has been brought in to deliver the £75m inland surf park at TraffordCity. Tartan Leisure - the organisation behind the soon-to-be-complete Lost Shore Surf Resort in Edinburgh - have now announced they will take over the project, started by McKinney Group, after a two-yer delay to the scheme.

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Uzbekistan's cotton industry rebounds after boycott

Sam Ojei’s vision take center stage on Times Square billboard at Big Apple

From Naples to the UK: Leading the laser marking revolution

Effective algorithms for business development during war at GET Business Festival

US private equity group Arctos acquires minority stake in PSG

Formula One, FIA and Extreme H set up hydrogen working group

WPL 2024 May Follow Multi-City Format; Mumbai, Bengaluru Front-Runners

First image released of Greater Manchester's £75m inland surf park amid major update after two-year delay