CANBERRA, Australia, Oct. 26 - The Australian Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry issued the following speech on Oct. 25, 2023, by Sen. Murray Watt to the National Farmers' Federation National Conference: * * * I'm delighted to join you to help open this year's NFF National Conference. I'd like to start by acknowledging the Traditional Owners of the lands on which we're gathering today, the Ngunnawal people, and pay my respects to elders past, present and emerging. I'd also like  more

LONDON, England, Oct. 26 -- The British Film Institute issued the following news release on Oct. 25, 2023: BFI Southbank today announces the programme for December 2023, which includes the conclusion of CINEMA UNBOUND: THE CREATIVE WORLDS OF POWELL + PRESSBURGER, a major BFI UK-wide film celebration of one of the greatest and most enduring filmmaking partnerships in the history of cinema: Michael Powell (1905- 1990) and Emeric Pressburger (1902-1988) who together made masterpieces such as A MAT  more

BRUSSELS, Belgium, Oct. 26 -- The European Commission issued the following news release on Oct. 25, 2023: Today, the Commission published its proposal to set catch limits, or total allowable catches (TACs), for 18 fish stocks in the EU waters of the Atlantic Ocean, Kattegat and Skagerrak for 2024. The proposal is based on scientific advice and covers fish stocks managed solely by the EU in those sea basins. For the first time, the Commission is proposing to set nine TACs for two to three years  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, Oct. 25 -- The Maine Senate Democrats issued the following news on Oct. 24, 2023: Last week, BOEM announced a Draft Wind Energy Area in the Gulf of Maine and an accompanying 30-day public comment period. The draft proposal excludes nearly all of Lobster Management Area 1, which is vital to Maine's heritage lobstering industry and the livelihoods it supports. * * * In response, Senate President Troy Jackson, D-Allagash, Sen. Chip Curry, D-Belfast, and Sen. Mark Lawrence, D-Eli  more