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MARCH 25 - 31, 2022

The Independent UK · Apr 1, 2022

Nkrumah and football: how Ghana's top players ended up in North America

African footballers have been migrating overseas since the 1920s, when French leagues attracted some West African players. The migration of African talent to Europe intensified from the 1980s to the 2000s as football became more globalised and economically viable.

The Conversation · Mar 31, 2022

Pactiv Evergreen Sells 50% Stake In Naturepak Beverage Packaging

Pactiv Evergreen Inc (NASDAQ:PTVE) subsidiary, Evergreen Packaging International LLC, has sold its 50% interest in Naturepak Beverage Packaging Co Ltd to affiliates of Elopak ASA. The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Naturepak Beverage Packaging supplies customers in the Middle East and Africa region from manufacturing plants in Morocco and Saudi…

Benzinga · Mar 30, 2022

Dine Brands Picks FreedomPay To Enhance Checkout

Dine Brands Global Inc (NYSE:DIN) has selected FreedomPay to implement Next Level Commerce platform solutions in its Applebee's and IHOP Restaurants and online platforms. FreedomPay will handle all in-person and online payments at Dine Brands restaurants across North America. "FreedomPay provides us with a secure and robust platform and a comprehensive ecosystem of…

Benzinga · Mar 29, 2022

Sony's New Gaming Subscription PlayStation Plus Vs. Microsoft Game Pass - How Analysts View It

Sony Group (NYSE:SONY) bundled its existing PlayStation Plus and PlayStation Now services into one single subscription service called PlayStation Plus. Sony's move seems to pit it against Microsoft Corp's (NASDAQ:MSFT) Xbox Game Pass game subscription service, Reuters reports. The revamped Sony service combines the current PlayStation Plus, which has 48 million subscribers, with PlayStation Now, which…

Benzinga · Mar 29, 2022

Elton John adds more North American dates to his farewell

Elton John has added 11 new dates on the North American leg of his farewell tour, including concerts in New Jersey, Massachusetts, California, Arizona and Washington state

The Independent UK · Mar 29, 2022

Glasgow OVO Hydro to welcome Roxy Music as part of 50th anniversary tour

Bryan Ferry and co are hitting the road to mark the 50th year since their groundbreaking debut album, and will perform at the OVO Hydro in Glasgow after a 10-date run in North America.

Glasgow Live · Mar 28, 2022

Colombia's FoliuMed Sends Huge Medical Cannabis Shipment To Australia

FoliuMed claims it has shipped the largest ever delivery of medical cannabis from Colombia to Australia. According to FoliuMed, Australia is the second-largest medical cannabis market outside North America, after Germany, with over 100,000 patients.

Benzinga · Mar 28, 2022

Birds Are Laying Eggs Earlier as Climate Change Shifts Springs

The early bird is getting even earlier. With climate change spurring earlier springs across much of North America, many birds are laying their eggs earlier in the year, according to a new study - adding to mounting evidence that global warming is turning wildlife habits upside down. Of 72 bird…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 25, 2022

Is Wall Street The Next Stop For Psychedelics? Investing In The Psychedelic Medicine Sector

This article was originally published on Psychedelic Spotlight and appears here with permission. Elemental Advisors Inc. CEO Tim Collins paints a picture of the past, present, and future of the psychedelics market in this guest blog for Psychedelic Spotlight. The use of psychedelic drugs to treat mental health conditions is…

Benzinga · Mar 24, 2022