The Latest Breaking News from 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.

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…

This article was originally published on Psychedelic Spotlight and appears here with permission. While psychedelic studies now number in the thousands since Western research began in the 1950s, we unpack five of the most important in recent years as psychedelics are on the cusp of becoming mainstream medicines. When it…

Volvo AB's (OTC:VLVLY) Volvo Trucks in North America won an order for 110 Volvo VNR Electric trucks from the global logistics company A. P. Moller Maersk A/S (OTC:AMKBY), adding to a previous order of 16 vehicles of the same model. Financial terms not disclosed. The order was placed by the Performance Team, part of the…

Volvo Trucks announced two large electric truck orders in North America for a total of a three-digit number of Volvo VNR Electric trucks.

Autonomous driving technology company TuSimple Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:TSP) has partnered with Loadsmith to adopt, integrate and scale TuSimple's SAE L4 autonomous technology into their operations. Deal terms not disclosed. Loadsmith is a third-party logistics capacity as a service platform bridging the gap between shippers and carriers. The partnership is an important strategic component of…

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…

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…

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

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.

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.