Karex produces more than 5 billion condoms annually and is a supplier to leading brands like Durex and Trojan, as well as the NHS The world’s top condom producer, Malaysia’s Karex Bhd, plans to raise prices by 20% to 30% and possibly further if supply chain disruptions drag on due to the Iran war, its chief executive has said. Karex is also seeing a surge in condom demand as rising freight costs and shipping delays have left many of its customers with lower stockpiles than usual, CEO Goh Miah Ki
People pay homage at the entrance of a home on April 20, 2026 in Shreveport, La.
Discussions reportedly come after Trump’s decision to stop initiative that allowed group to apply to resettle in the US The Trump administration is in discussions to potentially send up to 1,100 Afghans who helped US forces during the war in Afghanistan to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), a non-profit confirmed on Tuesday. The resettlement talks, first reported by the New York Times , come after Donald Trump’s decision to stop an initiative that allowed Afghans who assisted US war efforts
Reciting of Old Testament passage comes days after clash with pope and posting AI image of himself as Jesus Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox Donald Trump read a Bible passage from the Old Testament during a Tuesday event billed as a celebration of the US’s founding, days after he clashed with Pope Leo XIV and upset some of his religious supporters by posting an AI-generated image appearing to depict himself as Jesus. The event, titled America Reads th
Students in a computer science class during a visit from Alberto Carvalho, then LAUSD Superintendent, in Maywood, Calif. in 2022.
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Guardian - World · Oct 8
Demographic also overrepresented when police officers use force such as handcuffs, firearms or Tasers, says children’s commissioner Black children across England and Wales are almost eight times more likely to be strip-searched by police than their white counterparts, a report has disclosed. Rachel de Souza, the children’s commissioner for England, said Black children are also overrepresented when officers use force and were more likely to have their “size, gender or build” cited as justificatio
NBC News · Oct 8
The Los Angeles Unified School District voted to restrict screen time in the classroom, including a ban on tablets for some of the youngest students. NBC News’ Liz Kreutz has the latest on the vote and the ripple effect it could have across the country.
NPR News · Oct 8
The Justice Department alleges that the SPLC improperly raised millions of dollars to pay informants to infiltrate the Ku Klux Klan and other extremist groups. (Image credit: Jacquelyn Martin)
