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Ferragamo expands leather mapping efforts as EU sustainability rules take shape
Apr 29, 2026 - World 
Salvatore Ferragamo is mapping the origin of much of the leather used in its products
Calls for humanitarian corridor through strait of Hormuz as Iran war hits vital aid
Apr 29, 2026 - World 
Soaring oil prices and the blockade are preventing food, fuel and medicine being delivered to millions of people in desperate need, say NGOsThe volatility of global oil prices caused by the US and Israel’s war on Iran is taking a toll on the most vulnerable people, by slowing or blocking food and medical aid from reaching them.Now aid organisations are calling for a “humanitarian corridor” to be opened through the strait of Hormuz amid rocketing transportation costs. Continue reading...
Indian billionaire’s son offers to house Pablo Escobar’s hippos at his private zoo
Apr 29, 2026 - World
Anant Ambani revives offer to transport 80 animals, all descendants of Colombian drug kingpin’s pets, to IndiaIt remains one of the strangest conundrums in modern zoological history – what to do with the descendants of Pablo Escobar’s hippos?The animals – herbivores native to sub-Saharan Africa – were originally imported into Colombia by the drug kingpin for his own entertainment. But the beasts and their offspring were left to roam free after his death in 1993. Continue reading...
Russia to hold Victory Day parade without military equipment amid Ukraine war
Apr 29, 2026 - World
Russia's traditional Victory Day parade will take place without military equipment, according to the Russian Defense Ministry
Europol task force nets 280 arrests as 'violence for hire' spreads across Europe
Apr 29, 2026 - World
European Union police agency Europol says that an international task force formed to crack down on violence as a criminal service has led to 280 arrests in its first year
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