Whiskey Fraud Strikes Britain and Ireland

Whiskey Fraud Strikes Britain and Ireland

There are some 48,000 barrels of Scotch whisky quietly aging in Martin Armstrong’s warehouses in southwestern Scotland. Last year, 17 of them became a problem. Mr. Armstrong normally deals with companies that buy hundreds of barrels at a time from distilleries, then pay him to store them as they age. …

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Trump’s Tariff Threat for Drug imports Poses Big Political Risks

Trump’s Tariff Threat for Drug imports Poses Big Political Risks

President Trump’s decision to move a step closer to imposing tariffs on imported medicines poses considerable political risk, because Americans could face higher prices and more shortages of critical drugs. The Trump administration filed a federal notice on Monday saying that it had begun an investigation into whether imports of …

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Ireland, Spain and Norway recognizing a Palestinian state

Ireland, Spain and Norway recognizing a Palestinian state

Norway, Ireland and Spain said Wednesday they are recognizing a Palestinian state in a historic move that drew condemnation from Israel and jubilation from the Palestinians. Israel immediately ordered back its ambassadors from Norway and Ireland and appeared ready to do the same with its ambassador to Spain. The official …

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Rashid Khan returns to Afghanistan T20I squad for Ireland series

Rashid Khan returns to Afghanistan T20I squad for Ireland series

Star leg-spinner Rashid Khan returned to the Afghanistan squad on Wednesday for the upcoming T20I series against Ireland. Rashid has been out of action since the ICC World Cup in November last year in India and underwent back surgery. Rashid had recently missed the Pakistan Super League (PSL), where he …

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