WASHINGTON, June 17 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following report (No. USDL-23-1304) on June 15, 2023, entitled "U.S. Import and Export Price Indexes - May 2023": * * * U.S. import prices decreased 0.6 percent in May, after increasing 0.3 percent the previous month, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Lower fuel and nonfuel prices each contributed to the May decline. Prices for U.S. exports fell 1.9 percent in May following a   more

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R47591) on June 9, 2023, entitled "Central Asia: Implications of Russia's War in Ukraine." The report was written by Asian policy analyst Maria A. Blackwood, Asian affairs analyst Ricardo Barrios and international trade and finance specialists Rebecca M. Nelson and Michael D. Sutherland. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY The five countries of Central Asia - Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan,  more

WASHINGTON, June 17 (TNStalk) -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary on June 16, 2023: * * * Africa's Peace Delegation: A New Chapter for Africa and the Ukraine War By Catherine Nzuki A delegation of African leaders and officials from six countries arrived in Kyiv today to air raids in the city to begin separate peace talks on the war in Ukraine with Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky and Russian president Vladimir Putin. The leaders from th  more

DALLAS, Texas, June 13 (TNSres) -- The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center issued the following news release: The painful experience of having a kidney stone has become more common in recent years, including in Texas, part of the "Stone Belt" where hot weather can cause dehydration. But small dietary changes as well as drinking lots of water can help avert the discomfort, says a board-certified physician assistant in the Department of Urology at UT Southwestern Medical Center. "Onc  more

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- The Senate Budget Committee issued the following testimony by Bryan Sievers, chief operating officer of Sievers Family Farms, and director of government relations at Roeslein Alternative Energy, involving a hearing on June 7, 2023, entitled "Cultivating Stewardship: Examining the Changing Agricultural Landscape": * * * Good morning! Chairman Whitehouse, Ranking Member Grassley, and the Senate Budget Committee thank you for offering me the opportunity to discuss how new s  more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- The Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Near East, South Asia, Central Asia and Counterterrorism issued the following testimony by Jeanne Pryor, deputy assistant administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development Bureau for the Middle East, involving a hearing on May 31, 2023, entitled "FY 2024 Budget Request for the Middle East and North Africa": * * * The past year has been marked by severe and increasing pressures on the countries of the Middle East a  more