Monthly Archives: September 2022

China and India could take advantage of a Russian oil price cap and buy more cheap barrels, US Treasury official says

US Deputy Treasury Secretary Wally Adeyemo. JOHANNA GERON/Getty Images US Deputy Treasury Secretary Wally Adeyemo is hopeful that China and India back the plan to impose a price cap on Russian oil.  The US-led price cap efforts are meant to reduce Moscow’s ability to finance its war machine. “Our hope is that countries like China…

3 Retail & Ecommerce Trends to Watch in 2022

The pandemic and changing consumer preferences have fundamentally altered the payments & commerce ecosystem, and retailers and brands will need to adapt to retain fickle consumers. The companies that continue to digitize the shopping journey, while promoting sustainability and reducing friction, will win in 2022. As the new year is starting, we’ve compiled three trends…

Baggage handlers incorrectly unloaded guns into airport arrivals areas where ‘anyone’ could have picked them up, union documents show

On Tuesday, the Transport Workers Union leaked excerpts from a dossier of memos sent by managers at Swissport, one of the outsourced baggage handling companies used by Qantas. Tracey Nearmy / Stringer / Getty images Baggage handlers working for Qantas incorrectly unloaded guns into arrivals areas, a union claims.  On Tuesday, the Transport Workers Union…

Russia expects Asia to shun the West’s energy sanctions, Putin signals as he underlines Moscow’s pivot to the region

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping. ALEXEI DRUZHININ/Getty Images Putin said most Asian nations “find the destructive logic of sanctions inacceptable [sic],” Tass reported. Moscow has pivoted to Asia for buyers of its energy exports as Western sanctions pile up. Putin said the West was failing and Asia is the future, given…

You can apply for student loan forgiveness as soon as October. Here’s what to know about the process

Sign up with the Department of Education to get an email when the forgiveness application goes live. Klaus Vedfelt/Getty Images The Biden administration plans to forgive $10,000 in student debt for many borrowers. Some borrowers will see their debt cancelled automatically, while others need to apply. You may also qualify for a limited-time Public Service…

Get Disney+ for just £1.99 as part of Disney+ Day

Disney+ Day promises to be a good one, with both Thor: Love and Thunder and the live-action remake of Pinocchio debuting on the streaming service from tomorrow, 8 September 2022. The streaming service will also add the never-before-seen behind-the-scenes documentary, Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi’s Return, add sing-along verstions of Frozen and its sequel, while subscribers…

Step-by-step guide on how to recover deleted photos from SD Card

Images are an important means of communication and information sharing in today’s times. Using images is a way better tool for connecting to an audience than words alone. Owing to that, it’s crucial to ensure the safekeeping of your image data. The intense information handling requirements of today are often responsible for images getting deleted…