Police in the northern Schaffhausen canton said several people had been taken into custody and face criminal proceedings for inducement and aiding and abetting suicide
Category: Consumer
Posted inEnergy & Environment
California sues oil giant Exxon over plastic recycling ‘myth’
California’s attorney general said Exxon had deceived consumers into believing single-use plastics could and would be recycled, when the vast majority of them get dumped into the environment
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Inflation slows again in Canada to 2%
The easing was due in part to lower gas prices, down 5.1 per cent year-on-year after a 1.9 per cent increase in July, Statistics Canada said in a statement
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The Hague to ban fossil fuel ads
Dutch city becomes the first in the world to ban ads for fossil fuels, petrol cars and long-distance air travel
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 EU consumer groups slam ‘manipulative’ video game spending tactics
EU consumer groups called for items to “always be displayed in real money (eg euro), or at least they should display the equivalence in real-world currency.”
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US consumer inflation eases more than expected in AugustÂ
The consumer price index (CPI) slowed to 2.5 per cent in August from a year ago, down from 2.9 per cent in July and the lowest annual figure since February 2021
Posted inEnergy & Environment
Heat pumps are key to home electrification — but will consumers buy in?
Heat pumps are an energy-efficient system for replacing both a heater and air conditioner in one appliance
Posted inCulture
Vatican thriller ‘Conclave’ drums up Oscars buzz in Toronto
Ralph Fiennes, Stanley Tucci, John Lithgow lead a powerhouse cast in buzzworthy performance
Posted inCulture
Plenty of star power as Toronto film fest opens
Jennifer Lopez, Angelina Jolie, Elton John, Bruce Springsteen, Salma Hayek, Cate Blanchett and Nicole Kidman are just some of the names expected at TIFF
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Canada central bank cuts key lending rate to 4.25%
The bank had previously maintained the rate at 5.0 per cent for nearly a year — its highest level in two decades