stockpiling

India's decision to ban the export of non-basmati rice has led to consumers panic-buying and stockpiling Indian rice around the world, driving up prices in the process.In Canada, the U.S. and abroad, reports of panic-buying are flourishing…

FRANKFURT : China's planned export controls on gallium have caused frantic stockpiling of speciality semiconductor wafers made from the metal, according to the world's largest gallium buyer.Freiberger Compound Materials relies almost…

Pills of Misoprostol, used to terminate early pregnancies, are displayed in a pharmacy in Provo, Utah, May 12, 2022.George Frey | ReutersNew York and California are stockpiling massive quantities of an alternative abortion medication in…

Britain should be stockpiling more antivirals and PPE for bird flu, according to one top expert who helped guide the Government through Covid.Professor Peter Openshaw, who sat on two influential SAGE committees during the pandemic, said it…

Experts today slammed the US Government for failing to stock up on key flu drugs and antibiotics during the pandemic — despite warnings that a whirlwind of seasonal illness would return with a vengeance post-lockdown.America is running out…

The lumber mill quiets only once Christian Rösgen has turned off his phone. The owner of this mill in a small town close to Bonn in western Germany removes his headset and begins telling stories of Germans stockpiling wood out of fear of…

Britain is stocking up on thousands of monkeypox vaccines and treatments amid fears the current spate of cases is only the tip of the iceberg.Nine Britons have been diagnosed with the contagious virus so far and the majority of cases are…

The allocation of COVID-19 vaccine between countries has thus far tended toward vaccine nationalism, wherein countries stockpile vaccines to prioritize access for their citizenry over equitable vaccine sharing. The extent of vaccine…

A woman has sparked a divide online after she shared footage of her stockpiled haul. The Coles and Woolies shopper, from Western Australia, uploaded a video showing how she converted a spare room into a space filled with extra…