WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration issued the following news release: * * * A Statement From FDA Commissioner Marty Makary, M.D., M.P.H.: Encouraging Retailers to Stop Selling Illegal Vapes * As part of the FDA's broader strategy to combat the crisis of youth vaping, we are launching an initiative to increase voluntary compliance from retailers--including vape shops, convenience stores and gas stations--that play a key role i  more

MANILA, Philippines, Oct. 3 -- The Asian Development Bank issued the following news release on Oct. 2, 2025: * * * ADB, Envoy Textiles Sign Its First Sustainability-Linked Loan Facility in Bangladesh DHAKA, BANGLADESH -- The Asian Development Bank (ADB) signed a $30 million sustainability-linked loan facility agreement with Envoy Textiles Limited (Envoy) in Bangladesh. This transaction with Envoy is a follow-on to the textile manufacturing project with the ADB in 2022. This is ADB's first s  more

MOUNT PLEASANT, Michigan, Oct. 2 -- Central Michigan University issued the following news: * * * Meet the Center for Merchandising and Design Technology The CMDT houses cutting-edge and innovative technology, providing unique research opportunities for students and industry partners. Author: Troy Hicks, hicks1tw@cmich.edu With a unique set of industry-leading instruments including a 3D body scanner, an environmental chamber, and a "thermal manikin" that has 46 zones that can precisely measu  more

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, Sept. 29 -- The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa posted the following news: * * * Eastern Africa defies global trade headwinds with resilient export growth * Kigali, 29 September 2025 (ECA) - Eastern African exports are demonstrating remarkable resilience amid global trade turbulence, defying expectations of decline following sweeping US tariffs and persistent geopolitical uncertainty. Recent data from the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNE  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury Office of Foreign Assets Control is publishing a determination that applies sanctions to the financial sector of the Iranian economy. This action was taken pursuant to Executive Order 13902, which imposes sanctions with respect to additional sectors of Iran. Executive Order 13902 was issued on Jan. 10, 2020, to block property and interests in property of any person determined to operate in the construction, mining, manufacturing,  more