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Shares in ABF were up nearly 4% , although analysts were disappointed by an overall 1.5% fall in underlying sales at Primark in the half year, as sales at established outlets in northern Europe were affected by unseasonable weather and the opening of additional Primark stores nearby. Sports fashion and ...

... which are controversial in Germany and northern Europe. Most striking was his heralding of a new generation that did not experience World War Two and saw Europe in a different way. But will next year's elections for the European Parliament usher in a wave of MEPs who want to strengthen the EU, or to ...

However, this was not enough to boost its overall like-for-like sales, which fell 1.5% after "unseasonably warm weather in October" and "freezing temperatures across northern Europe". Sales in Northern Europe declined in the period. Primark has 352 stores worldwide, with 184 in the UK. There was a drop ...

Ocean container volumes in Northern Europe are seeing decent volumes, coupled with anticipated growth throughout 2018, according to the most recent edition of the the Global Port Tracker report from maritime consultancy Hackett Associates and Institute of Shipping Economics and Logistics. But at the ...

Competitive Salary and benefits. Based from our European sales office in Reading, UK and reporting to the General Manager Europe, we are looking to recruit an experienced Sales Manager to strengthen our existing team. The successful candidate will be responsible for managing existing customers, ...

“Prices are stable but we expect market demand to rise because the second quarter [of the year] is normally the best quarter in terms of construction activity,” one Northern Europe producer source said. Metal Bulletin's weekly price assessment for domestic rebar in Northern Europe was stable at €550-570 ($676-700) per ...

... youth—including those from disadvantaged backgrounds—achieve basic competency in PISA reading, and their firms enjoy considerable economic freedom. Enterprises in Northern Europe and Germany also enjoy a supportive environment for innovation, making these economies productivity leaders.

"The main goal of the North-South transport corridor is to provide Russia and countries of Northern Europe with direct railway access to the Persian Gulf. This is impossible without the creation of a railway link between Iran's Astara and Rasht. Today, cargoes delivered to Iran from Russia via railways are ...

Prices for rebar produced and delivered in Northern Europe have remained stable over the past week, with market demand remaining low, market participants told Metal Bulletin on Wednesday March 28. “There hasn't ... Metal Bulletin's weekly price assessment for domestic rebar in Northern Europe was stable at €550-570.

Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology (Chalmers) indicate that between 87%-98% of ships comply with the tougher ECA regulations for sulphur emissions introduced in northern Europe in 2015. According to the study, the lowest levels of compliance were observed in the western part of the English Channel ...

Helsinki Airport has been voted the Best Airport in Northern Europe by passengers in the Skytrax World Airport Awards. The results were announced at Passenger Terminal Expo in Stockholm, Sweden on March 21. ”It is an honour to receive this award by passengers all around the world. It is the best way ...

Philip Breedlove contends that while NATO has taken important steps in northern Europe to respond to Russia's recent assertiveness, these efforts are insufficient without additional enablers. Indeed, he believes that the establishment of an integrated and robust air defense for the Baltic Sea region is the next logical step to ...

A new UNICEF report titled revealed that countries in northern Europe, which are the world leader on children's rights, still aren't managing to provide full protection to asylum-seeking children. The report is titled :"Protected on Paper? An analysis of Nordic country responses to asylum-seeking children.".

Metal Bulletin's weekly price assessment for domestic rebar in Northern Europe was stable at €550-570 ($676-701) per tonne delivered on Wednesday, unchanged week-on-week. “The recent cold weather has temporarily reduced demand for rebar due to a slowdown in construction activity, but activity ...

The world champion is from the warm climes of eastern Sicily and lives near Rome, but has also been based in northern Europe since 2004 and is no stranger to the climate. “To ride in cold like this is really hard,” he said. “I come from Sicily but have spent many years in Belgium and even then I haven't ...

Newfield said that northern Europe to northern China experienced long winters and droughts during the spring and summertime. Locusts infestations and livestock deaths were common, while starvation spread across what are now Germany, Iraq and China. The eruption was so massive it caused global ...

On the other hand, growth in volumes from the east coast to Europe and thereby the reefer-heavy routes for Brazilian food exports to Northern Europe and the Mediterranean remain weak, shows data from South American analyst Datamar, according to Drewry. Container volumes on the southbound routes ...

CLIA Australasia has launched its newest cruise destination course - Cruising Northern Europe - which covers 48 ports across 13 countries. ... 'This particular elective is all about how to sell the northern Europe cruise regions and includes up to date port and terminal logistics, allowing agents to better ...

A second winter wave dubbed 'Beast from the East 2.0' has hit Poland and the UK, with other parts of northern Europe set to be affected this weekend. Poles endured heavy snowfall in Warsaw on Friday, as low temperature warnings were issued across 10 southeast voivodeships (provinces) in the country.

Prices for rebar produced and delivered in Northern Europe have remained stable over the past seven days despite better demand for the material, market ... Metal Bulletin's weekly price assessment for domestic rebar in Northern Europe was €550-570 ($681-705) per tonne delivered on Wednesday, unchanged ...

Relations are already frosty - a hang-over from the Litvinenko affair, compounded by serious differences over Russian policies in Ukraine and Syria, let alone Russia's more aggressive noises towards Nato countries in central and northern Europe. It is hard to see what further steps might be taken to ...

But despite this, it has some of the poorest regions in Northern Europe. (Although it's important to mention that when compared to Europe as a whole the poorest regions are all in Poland, Bulgaria and Romania). One of those poor areas in the UK in Wales. EU funds there have sponsored numerous ...

A mega pipeline between Russia and Northern Europe continues to court controversy. A Commission plan to change the rules for the Nord Stream 2 project has been criticised by the Council and industry leaders. Want to help save the planet? Greenpeace thinks cutting back on meat would help, as it ...

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News. Storm Emma sweeps north over Europe to meet blizzard from the east. As large areas of northern Europe were under record amounts of late-winter snow from the east, a new storm was tracking from the south bringing freezing rain and thunderstorms. The cold weather is expected to continue.

Hyundai Merchant Marine, Korea's top shipping company, said Wednesday that it will launch a regular service linking Asia to Northern Europe in early April. The regular container service, called Asia Europe Express, comes in response to growing demand for the service from businesses. Hyundai Merchant ...

NORTHERN EUROPE REBAR: Prices expected to rise in March as scrap costs mount. Prices for rebar made and delivered in Northern Europe are expected to increase over the coming weeks amid an upturn in prices for the ferrous scrap used to make the bar product, sources told Metal Bulletin on ...

SEOUL, Feb. 28 (Yonhap) -- Hyundai Merchant Marine Co., South Korea's top shipping firm, said Wednesday it will launch a regular service linking Asia to Northern Europe in early April. Hyundai Merchant Marine said it opened "a new Asia-Northern Europe loop in accordance with the increased demand ...

Dalata, Ireland's biggest hotel group, is plotting an eventual foray into mainland Europe, with Germany and the Benelux countries among its likely targets, according to CEO Pat McCann. But the hotel boss has stressed that such a move remains some way off, and won't happen until Dalata has exploited ...

HANOVER, MD – Sweden's Eastern Light, a company building a series of new, international, submarine fiber-optic cable routes in northern Europe, has selected Ciena's (NYSE: CIEN) GeoMesh solution to help meet the fast-growing demand for long-haul dark fiber in the region. The new network will have ...

BBC Weather says biting cold winds are expected to continue in northern Europe while more snow should reach the UK and Ireland by Thursday. The UK is experiencing what is predicted to be the coldest week of the winter season in five years with temperatures reaching almost -12C in some areas.

Metal Bulletin's weekly price assessment for domestic rebar in Northern Europe was €550-570 ($678-703) per tonne delivered on Wednesday, compared with €560-570 per tonne delivered on February 7. “Last month was quite calm, but if prices drop a little then people could start buying again [in greater.

Metal Bulletin's weekly price assessment for domestic rebar in Northern Europe widened downward by €5 per tonne to €545-570 ($672-703) per tonne delivered on Wednesday, compared with €550-570 per tonne delivered on April 4. “Currently, €545 per tonne [delivered] is also possible for large volumes ...

3i hires four for Northern Europe, US. UK-based 3i Group has added three people to its office in Amsterdam and one in New York, all in its private equity team, as it plans to boost business in its core markets. By Victor Jimenez; 13 Mar 2018. Reinier de Jong, Justin Pabst and Jelle Klein Teeselink will be based in Amsterdam ...

Metal Bulletin's weekly price assessment for domestic rebar in Northern Europe was €550-570 ($680-704) per tonne delivered on Wednesday, unchanged week-on-week. One European mill intends to raise offers on long steel products, including rebar and wire rod, by €30 per tonne over the next few ...

The new study demonstrates that Neolithic Iberians show genetic differences to the migrant farmers that settled in Central and Northern Europe. "This suggests that all early farmers in Iberia trace most of their ancestry to the first Neolithic people that migrated into the peninsula and that later contributions ...

The combination brought snow to Nice on the French Riviera and frigid temperatures that led to several deaths in northern Europe. “It makes you feel like your body clock's gone wrong, your kind of seasonal clock's gone wrong,” said The World's London producer, Leo Hornak. “It feels like, 'We did this, we ...