Iraq wants to barter food for desperately needed Iranian gas supplies – report

Baghdad is looking for approval from Washington to import Iranian gas and energy supplies in exchange for food items, according to two Iraqi government officials as quoted by Reuters. The Iraqi authorities are reportedly planning to keep on importing Iranian gas, which is used in the country’s power stations, as they need more time for […]

20 school supplies for kids worth buying — all for $10 or less

The Insider Picks team writes about stuff we think you’ll like. Business Insider has affiliate partnerships, so we get a share of the revenue from your purchase. Most simple school supplies like stationery, writing tools, and small accessories don’t cost a lot, but that doesn’t mean they’re all of equal quality. With the cyclical nature […]

Israel blocks fuel, gas supplies to Gaza in response to incendiary kites

Israel blocked supplies of fuel and gas to Gaza on Thursday in response to the continued sending of incendiary kites across the border, according to Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman. The measure will affect the Palestinian enclave which already suffers power cuts, especially for hospitals, AFP reported. The crackdown comes in response to “the pursuit of […]

The UK is preparing to stockpile blood and medical supplies in case of a no-deal Brexit

Parliamentlive.tv The UK will stockpile medicine and blood supplies in the event of a no-deal Brexit, according to the Health Secretary Matt Hancock. He told the Health Select Committee that he had met with medical industry leaders to “accelerate” preparations for the possible outcome in March next year. The UK relies on 370 million packs […]

Russia and Rwanda discuss air-defense systems supplies

Russia and Rwanda have good cooperation in the military-technical sphere, and Russian-developed vehicles in service in the country’s army may soon get new additions, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Sunday. “The supplies of air-defense systems are currently being discussed,” the top Russian diplomat said during a press briefing with his Rwandan counterpart Louise Mushikiwabo. […]

Can Unused Medical Supplies Save the World? This Nurse Thinks So

Away from bustling downtown Portland, Maine, with its foodie hangouts and artisanal drinking holes, in a nondescript office park, sits a 15,000-square-foot warehouse stuffed to the gills with the rejects from area hospitals: unused medical supplies. I visited in the fall on a cloudy Sunday afternoon. Elizabeth McLellan, the founder of Partners for World Health, […]

Journalist reveals how illicit US supplies got busted in Iraq after ending up with ISIS

An EU-funded group of arms experts went to Iraq and Syria to explore Islamic State’s well-oiled manufacturing machine and found out that the US routinely violated arms control clauses, a story published by Wired reveals. This week the Conflict Armament Research (CAR), a London-based organization partly funded by the European Union, has published a 200-page […]

Lowe’s beats across the board, boosted by lower costs and strong demand for emergency supplies (LOW)

Reuters/Mohammad Khursheed The home-improvement chain beat on both the top and bottom lines, boosted by lower costs and strong demand for emergency supplies due to the hurricanes. Same-store sales rose 5.7% versus a year ago, beating the Wall Street estimate of 4.6% growth.    (Reuters) – Lowe’s Cos Inc reported higher-than-expected comp sales and profit […]

Washington’s economic war against Russian gas supplies to Europe unacceptable – Gerhard Schroeder

Published time: 20 Oct, 2017 14:13 The United States would like to weaken Russia’s energy cooperation with the European Union, said former German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder, adding it’s unacceptable to create barriers to Russian gas deliveries to the German market. Read more “It’s wrong if the Americans and the European Union somehow resist each other […]

Nigerian scammers once targeted the EPA to steal $1 million in office supplies

Tim Boyle/Getty Images Foreign hackers in a former British colony targeted hundreds of Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) employees in an email phishing scam to steal office supplies with credit cards. The case was closed in 2014 when a Nigerian man pleaded guilty to buying $ 1 million worth of office supplies using stolen credit card […]