Preparations for the opening of the Universal Beijing Resort are moving steadily toward the goal of providing an immersive experience for visitors, Beijing's Tongzhou district government said on Wednesday.
Universal has set an August 19, 2022 release date for Beast, a thriller starring Idris Elba. The film is directed by Baltasar Kormákur (Everest, 2 Guns, and Contraband) and written by Ryan Engle (Rampage, Non-Stop). Beast is produced by Will Packer and James Lopez, president of Will Packer [.]
Who is behind the global surge in single-use plastic?
19 May, 2021 07:00 AM
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Collecting plastic at a landfill on Sulawesi in Indonesia. Half the world s single-use plastic is made by 20 big companies, researchers said. Photo / Getty Images
Collecting plastic at a landfill on Sulawesi in Indonesia. Half the world s single-use plastic is made by 20 big companies, researchers said. Photo / Getty Images
New York Times
By: Michael Corkery and Somini Sengupta
A new report shows that a surprisingly small number of big companies and banks are behind the manufacturing and financing of much of the world s single-use plastic. The throwaway plastic that holds our takeout food
Silver hits highest level since February (Updates prices)
May 18 (Reuters) - Gold hit nearly a four-month peak on Tuesday before easing slightly as yields on U.S. Treasuries inched higher, with a weaker dollar and inflation fears maintaining a floor under bullion prices.
Spot gold was up 0.1% to $1,868.57 per ounce by 1:47 p.m. EDT (1747 GMT) after hitting its highest level since Jan. 29 earlier in the session. U.S. gold futures settled at $1,868, largely unchanged from Monday.
“Yields just picked up just a notch,” said Phillip Streible, chief market strategist at Blue Line Futures in Chicago.
“The weaker dollar has provided most of the support. (But) gold has had a pretty good run, but it’s not in a bullish market at all.”