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Vietnam to halt issue of all visas in coronavirus battle
HANOI(Reuters) - Vietnam will suspend the issue of new visas for all foreign nationals to curb the spread of coronavirus in the Southeast Asian nation, state media said on Tuesday. Weeks after declari...
Syndicated Content Mar 17, 2020
Amsterdam bans AirBnB rentals in old centre from July 1
THE HAGUE (Reuters) - Amsterdam announced on Thursday that it would ban vacation rentals including those on the home-sharing site Airbnb in three areas that make up the central old town from July 1. I...
Syndicated Content Jun 25, 2020
Bezos-backed British startup run by ex-Uber executive is sued for fraud, theft
By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) - A former Uber Technologies executive who co-founded a British startup backed by billionaire Jeff Bezos has been sued for allegedly stealing trade secrets from a Califor...
Syndicated Content Oct 28, 2020
Walmart taps Sameer Aggarwal as CEO of Indian unit, says in touch with suppliers
BENGALURU (Reuters) - Walmart Inc on Wednesday named Sameer Aggarwal chief executive officer of Best Price, its Indian cash and carry business, and said it was in touch with supplier partners for adeq...
Syndicated Content Mar 25, 2020
Cairo, the city that never sleeps, shuts for coronavirus night-time curfew
CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt and its capital Cairo, a mega-city home to some 20 million people, shut down on Wednesday evening as authorities launched a night-time curfew to tackle the spread of the corona...
Syndicated Content Mar 25, 2020
Fire destroys farm shop near Christine, North Dakota
RICHLAND COUNTY, N.D. (KFGO) – Fire destroyed a machine shop on a farm four miles north of Christine. Fire Chief Randy Monson says the 30-by-50 foot building was fully involved when firefighters...
Don Haney Feb 18, 2021
With warm words and fast visas, neighbours woo IT workers fleeing Belarus
By Ilya Zhegulev, Margaryta Chornokondratenko and Andrius Sytas KYIV/VILNIUS (Reuters) - After Max Korolevsky said he was detained and beaten by security forces during mass protests in Belarus, he ask...
Syndicated Content Oct 01, 2020
Williams helps Minnesota knock off Northwestern 51-46
INDIANAPOLIS - Tre Williams scored 14 points and Jamal Mashburn Jr. 11 and Minnesota snapped a seven-game skid with a 51-46 win over Northwestern in the first round of the Big Ten Conference tournamen...
Chase Miller Mar 11, 2021
Hong Kong to resume face-to-face school classes by late September
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong will resume face-to-face school classes from Sept. 23 as the Asian financial hub's authorities aim to wind back strict coronavirus restrictions, which kept around 900,0...
Syndicated Content Aug 31, 2020
GM extends North American shutdown, does not set restart date
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - General Motors Co said Thursday it will extend a shutdown of its North American plants beyond March 30, but added it does not know when it will restart operations. In an email t...
Syndicated Content Mar 26, 2020