New Jersey’s Plastic Bag Ban Could Be Facing Final Days if This Happens
TRENTON, NJ – When Governor Phil Murphy signed New Jersey’s plastic bag ban into law in 2020, the measure became one of the strictest in the nation, prohibiting single-use plastic bags at…
Samsung wins appeal overturning ban on Russia sales in patent lawsuit
– A Russian court on Thursday overturned a ruling that would have barred Samsung Electronics importing and selling 61 models of smartphones in Russia over an intellectual property lawsuit that began last…
India Could Accept Huge Russian Oil Offer After US Announces Import Ban
India Could Accept Huge Russian Oil Offer After US Announces Import Ban Sebastian Hughes on March 14, 2022 India may accept an offer from Russia to buy its crude oil and other…
Russia Moves To Declare Facebook Parent Company An ‘Extremist Organization,’ Ban Instagram
Russia Moves To Declare Facebook Parent Company An ‘Extremist Organization,’ Ban Instagram Ailan Evans on March 11, 2022 Russian prosecutors asked a court to classify Facebook parent company Meta as “extremist” Friday,…
U.S. to ban imported Russian alcohol, seafood -source
WASHINGTON – The United States will ban imports of Russian alcohol and seafood, a source familiar with the situation told Reuters on Friday, in another action to impose costs on Russia for…
U.S. ban on Russian oil imports heads to passage in House of Representatives
WASHINGTON – A majority of the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday voted to impose a ban on imports of Russian oil and other energy products in retaliation for Moscow’s ongoing attack…
Putin Takes Aim At Key Commodity, Raw Material Exports On The Heels Of Biden’s Russian Oil Ban
Putin Takes Aim At Key Commodity, Raw Material Exports On The Heels Of Biden’s Russian Oil Ban Sebastian Hughes on March 8, 2022 Russian President Vladimir Putin will ban certain commodity and…
U.S. ban on Russian oil spooks jumpy European stocks
By Sruthi Shankar, Bansari Mayur Kamdar and Susan Mathew -European shares slipped on Tuesday, as the United States banned Russian oil imports, raising volatility and fears of global stagflation, and offsetting a…
What would a U.S. ban on Russian oil mean for the world?
By Noah Browning, Simon Jessop and Balazs Koranyi LONDON – The possibility that the United States might ban Russian oil imports has triggered a surge in Brent crude to almost $140 a…
U.S. House to vote as soon as Tuesday on Russia energy import ban: aide
WASHINGTON – The U.S. House of Representatives is set to vote as soon as Tuesday on legislation seeking to ban the import of Russian energy products and suspend normal trade relations with…
What would a U.S. ban on Russian oil mean for the world?
By Noah Browning, Simon Jessop and Balazs Koranyi LONDON – The possibility that the United States might ban Russian oil imports has triggered a surge in Brent crude to almost $140 a…
Key U.S. lawmakers set plan to ban Russian energy imports, revoke Moscow’s trade status
By David Lawder and Paul Grant WASHINGTON – The top U.S. lawmakers on trade matters on Monday announced a plan for legislation to ban the import of Russian energy products and suspend…
Explainer-Russia could work around SWIFT ban but with high costs
By Tom Bergin – Western sanctions banning several Russian banks from the SWIFT international payments network with the potential threat of more to come if there is no end to the Ukraine…
U.S. Congress to ‘explore’ Russian oil ban, enact $10 billion in aid for Ukraine this week -House Speaker Pelosi
WASHINGTON – U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Sunday said the chamber is “exploring” legislation to ban import of Russian oil and that Congress intends to enact this week $10…
New Jersey plastic bag ban starts a two months from today
TRENTON, NJ – If you’re tired of sucking your drink from a withering paper straw from a super-sized plastic container or bottle, buckle up New Jersey, things are about to go from…
Nancy Pelosi Echoes Republicans’ Calls For Russian Oil Import Ban
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said she would support a ban on Russian oil imports, aligning herself with bipartisan lawmakers pushing for energy independence. “I’m all for that,” Pelosi told reporters during a…
Fertiliser ban decimates Sri Lankan crops as government popularity ebbs
By Uditha Jayasinghe and Devjyot Ghoshal AGBOPURA, Sri Lanka – W.M. Seneviratne sat watching a mechanised harvester slice through the jade green fields around him in eastern Sri Lanka’s Agbopura village one…
U.S. says airspace ban for Russian airlines to begin at 9 p.m. EST
– The U.S. Department of Transportation and Federal Aviation Administration said orders blocking Russian aircraft and airlines from entering and using all U.S. airspace take effect at 9 p.m EST Wednesday (0200…
‘Entire World Is Watching’: Manchin Joins Calls For Russian Oil Import Ban
Democratic West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin doubled down on his call for President Joe Biden to ban all Russian crude oil imports on Tuesday. “It makes no sense at all for the…
New Jersey’s 73-year-old criminal ban on pumping your own gas could soon end
TRENTON, NJ – New Jersey motorists may soon be able to pump their own gas. That is if a bipartisan-sponsored bill introduced in the state assembly reaches Governor Phil Murphy’s desk. New…
Moody’s warns Russia’s debt payments ban adds to downgrade risk
LONDON – Credit rating agency Moody’s warned on Tuesday that Russia’s move to ban the servicing of newly-issued foreign-currency debt in the wake of stiff Western sanctions had added to the likelihood…
Crypto exchange Coinbase stops short of blanket ban on Russian accounts
– U.S. cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase Global Inc will continue to block accounts and transactions of Russian clients targeted by sanctions, but it stopped short of banning all users from the country. “At…
Oil could jump back above $100 as traders assess Russia SWIFT ban, analysts say
By Ahmad Ghaddar LONDON – A decision by Western allies on Saturday to block certain Russian banks from the SWIFT payments system is likely to lift oil prices well above $100 a…
New Jersey lawmaker wants to ban New Jersey businesses from deals with Russian companies
TRENTON, NJ – In 2012, former U.S. President Barack Obama mocked his Republican presidential opponent Mitt Romney who then said Russia is America’s biggest national security threat. “The 1980s called and want…
Momentum grows to ban Russia from SWIFT payment system
WASHINGTON – Canada, the United States, Britain and the European Union on Friday said they could act to exclude Russia from the SWIFT global interbank payments system in a further round of…
Ukraine’s Kuleba discusses with Blinken need to use U.S. reach to ban Russia from SWIFT
– Ukraine’s foreign minister Dmytro Kuleba spoke with U.S. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken via telephone about the need to use all U.S. influence on some hesitant European countries in order…
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