DENVER, Nov. 16, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Ensign-Bickford Industries, Inc. (EBI) today announced it has successfully closed on its acquisition of Cawood Scientific Limited (Cawood), headquartered in Bracknell, UK. Headquartered in Denver, CO, EBI is a 185-year-old privately held corporation with diversified businesses in aerospace and defense, molecular diagnostics, and pet food palatability markets. Cawood […]
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Third Committee Approves 13 Drafts on Preventing Disinformation, Crime amid Vote, Deep Divisions over Follow-up to 2001 Durban Declaration
Draft on Youth Would Have General Assembly Convene High-level Meeting for Thirtieth Anniversary of World Action Programme in 2025 The Third Committee (Social, Humanitarian, Cultural) approved 13 draft resolutions today amid heated discussions on migrants and the elimination of racism in the context of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action. In one of two recorded […]
Boeing agrees deal with families of Ethiopia crash victims
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Blinken Visits Kenya to Discuss Partnership, Regional Issues
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UN: At Least 1,000 Arrested Since Ethiopia State of Emergency
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Ethiopian Diaspora Calls EU to Act In Accordance With Its Founding Values, Stand by Ethiopia
The Ethiopian Diaspora Associations in Europe called on the European Union (EU) to act in accordance with its founding values and stand by Ethiopia and its people. The Ethiopian Diaspora Associations made the call in a letter written to the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen. The letter stated that the seemingly […]