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China to impose visa restrictions on USA individuals over Hong Kong
- June 30, 2020
In response, Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said Monday that the U.S. "scheme.to obstruct the passage of the Hong Kong national security law will never prevail". Beijing denies stifling Hong Kong's freedoms and has condemned Tsai's offer. Beijing has defended the law by arguing such a measure is needed to restore stability to Hong Kong, which has been rocked by sometimes violent protests over the a year ago stemming first from a now-shelved extradition bill and ... (more...)
- June 30, 2020
In response, Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said Monday that the U.S. "scheme.to obstruct the passage of the Hong Kong national security law will never prevail". Beijing denies stifling Hong Kong's freedoms and has condemned Tsai's offer. Beijing has defended the law by arguing such a measure is needed to restore stability to Hong Kong, which has been rocked by sometimes violent protests over the a year ago stemming first from a now-shelved extradition bill and ... (more...)
US Supreme Court hands Trump more authority over consumer agency
- June 30, 2020
The US supreme court on Monday handed the president the power to fire the head of a federal agency charged with protecting consumers in the financial sector, ruling that the structure it was given by Congress violated the US constitution. (more...)
- June 30, 2020
The US supreme court on Monday handed the president the power to fire the head of a federal agency charged with protecting consumers in the financial sector, ruling that the structure it was given by Congress violated the US constitution. (more...)
Gilead Science releases pricing plan for COVID-19 drug Remdesivir
- June 29, 2020
The amount that patients pay out of pocket depends on insurance, income and other factors, the California-based pharmaceutical company said . HHS said it secured more than 500,000 remdesivir courses for United States hospitals through September, which represents all of Gilead's projected production for July and 90% of its production in August and September, in addition to an allocation for clinical trials, HHS said. (more...)
- June 29, 2020
The amount that patients pay out of pocket depends on insurance, income and other factors, the California-based pharmaceutical company said . HHS said it secured more than 500,000 remdesivir courses for United States hospitals through September, which represents all of Gilead's projected production for July and 90% of its production in August and September, in addition to an allocation for clinical trials, HHS said. (more...)
Starbucks pauses social media ads as it targets 'hate speech'
- June 29, 2020
The social media giant and others like it have already run into censorship of politically-sensitive content in the past. Facebook shares dropped by 8.32 percent, the most in three months, shedding 56 billion US dollars of its market value. (more...)
- June 29, 2020
The social media giant and others like it have already run into censorship of politically-sensitive content in the past. Facebook shares dropped by 8.32 percent, the most in three months, shedding 56 billion US dollars of its market value. (more...)
Gilead prices COVID-19 drug candidate remdesivir at $2340 per patient
- June 29, 2020
The drugmaker will charge hospitals more than it charges the government. Once supply is less tight and Gilead starts selling the drug in normal distribution channels, the list price for private insurance companies and other commercial payers in the US will be $520 a vial, or $3,120 for a five-day course. (more...)
- June 29, 2020
The drugmaker will charge hospitals more than it charges the government. Once supply is less tight and Gilead starts selling the drug in normal distribution channels, the list price for private insurance companies and other commercial payers in the US will be $520 a vial, or $3,120 for a five-day course. (more...)
Macy’s Business Takes a Dive; Cuts 4,000 Jobs Due to the Pandemic
- June 29, 2020
This includes store closures from March 18th to May 4th, 2020 and the company's gradual reopening . The COVID-19 pandemic has led to a number of bankruptcy filings in the retail sector. "We know that we will be a smaller sized enterprise for the foreseeable potential, and our price tag base will carry on to replicate that going ahead", Gennette claimed. (more...)
- June 29, 2020
This includes store closures from March 18th to May 4th, 2020 and the company's gradual reopening . The COVID-19 pandemic has led to a number of bankruptcy filings in the retail sector. "We know that we will be a smaller sized enterprise for the foreseeable potential, and our price tag base will carry on to replicate that going ahead", Gennette claimed. (more...)
United Kingdom fintech firms forced to suspend services after Wirecard collapse
- June 29, 2020
The watchdog's actions caught the United Kingdom fintech community off-guard, with many firms who relied on Wirecard for operational support knocked sideways. In a statement, An Post said this means the cards can not be used in Ireland or aboard. Pockit said it was working with the FCA to get the issue solved as quickly as possible. (more...)
- June 29, 2020
The watchdog's actions caught the United Kingdom fintech community off-guard, with many firms who relied on Wirecard for operational support knocked sideways. In a statement, An Post said this means the cards can not be used in Ireland or aboard. Pockit said it was working with the FCA to get the issue solved as quickly as possible. (more...)
More than $48,000 raised for barista at center of viral Facebook post
- June 29, 2020
Visit Insider's homepage for more stories . More than $22,000 has been raised for a Starbucks employee after a customer posted on Facebook that the barista refused to serve her at a San Diego location because she wasn't wearing a mask. (more...)
- June 29, 2020
Visit Insider's homepage for more stories . More than $22,000 has been raised for a Starbucks employee after a customer posted on Facebook that the barista refused to serve her at a San Diego location because she wasn't wearing a mask. (more...)
Microsoft to close physical stores to focus on online sales
- June 29, 2020
Currently, it has 72 stores in the United States, seven in Canada and one each in the UK, Australia, Puerto Rico and Finland. To implement the strategy, the company would "reimagine" the physical spaces at its four Microsoft Experience Centers in New York City, Sydney, London, and its Redmond headquarters. (more...)
- June 29, 2020
Currently, it has 72 stores in the United States, seven in Canada and one each in the UK, Australia, Puerto Rico and Finland. To implement the strategy, the company would "reimagine" the physical spaces at its four Microsoft Experience Centers in New York City, Sydney, London, and its Redmond headquarters. (more...)
'Intensified' Brexit trade talks get under way in Brussels
- June 29, 2020
But it also called on the 27 member states, their people, institutions and businesses to prepare for the most damaging, "no-deal" split given that negotiations with London, which left the European Union on January 31, have so far made little headway. (more...)
- June 29, 2020
But it also called on the 27 member states, their people, institutions and businesses to prepare for the most damaging, "no-deal" split given that negotiations with London, which left the European Union on January 31, have so far made little headway. (more...)
Administration looms for shopping centre giant
- June 29, 2020
Intu directly employs almost 3,000 people but is vital to numerous UK's regional economies as 102,000 people work in its 17 United Kingdom shopping centres. Its share price has collapsed by more than 90% over the past year and is now trading under 5p. The announcement came minutes after the London Stock Exchange suspended shares in the shopping centre owner. (more...)
- June 29, 2020
Intu directly employs almost 3,000 people but is vital to numerous UK's regional economies as 102,000 people work in its 17 United Kingdom shopping centres. Its share price has collapsed by more than 90% over the past year and is now trading under 5p. The announcement came minutes after the London Stock Exchange suspended shares in the shopping centre owner. (more...)
Starbucks latest to say it will pause social media ads
- June 29, 2020
Meanwhile, P&G is reviewing all media channels, networks, platforms and programmes it advertises on. "We will be monitoring ongoing and will revisit our current position if necessary". Zuckerberg said that the company would not necessarily take down posts that may violate its policies, but will label them. This announcement came nearly a month after Twitter and Facebook chalked out drastically different policies on how to deal with hate speech by politicians, including US President Donald ... (more...)
- June 29, 2020
Meanwhile, P&G is reviewing all media channels, networks, platforms and programmes it advertises on. "We will be monitoring ongoing and will revisit our current position if necessary". Zuckerberg said that the company would not necessarily take down posts that may violate its policies, but will label them. This announcement came nearly a month after Twitter and Facebook chalked out drastically different policies on how to deal with hate speech by politicians, including US President Donald ... (more...)
Why this Starbucks barista got $36,000 in tips
- June 29, 2020
Public health officials now require Californians to wear masks or cloth face coverings in most settings outside the home. On Facebook , Lenin Gutierrez said he now has massive strategies for his surprising strategies. So he made a decision to start a GoFundMe, which he named " Tips for Lenin Standing Up To A San Diego Karen ", to give everyone who wanted to tip Gutierrez a chance to do so virtually. (more...)
- June 29, 2020
Public health officials now require Californians to wear masks or cloth face coverings in most settings outside the home. On Facebook , Lenin Gutierrez said he now has massive strategies for his surprising strategies. So he made a decision to start a GoFundMe, which he named " Tips for Lenin Standing Up To A San Diego Karen ", to give everyone who wanted to tip Gutierrez a chance to do so virtually. (more...)
Coronavirus infections in United States nears 2.6M as cases surge
- June 29, 2020
More than 10 million cases of the new coronavirus have been officially declared around the world, half of them in Europe and the United States, according to an AFP tally at 0930 GMT Sunday based on official sources . Between June 21 and 27 the region registered 408,401 new cases, compared with 253,624 in the U.S. and Canada and 121,824 in Europe. Young people frustrated by months of confinement have poured back to the state's beaches, boardwalks and bars, often without masks and seemingly ... (more...)
- June 29, 2020
More than 10 million cases of the new coronavirus have been officially declared around the world, half of them in Europe and the United States, according to an AFP tally at 0930 GMT Sunday based on official sources . Between June 21 and 27 the region registered 408,401 new cases, compared with 253,624 in the U.S. and Canada and 121,824 in Europe. Young people frustrated by months of confinement have poured back to the state's beaches, boardwalks and bars, often without masks and seemingly ... (more...)
23 new cases of COVID-19 reported in Monroe County
- June 28, 2020
The three new cases in Monroe County consist of a man in his 20s with no symptoms, a woman in her 40s with mild symptoms, and a woman in her 60s with mild symptoms. Jamaica now has 172 imported cases; 232 cases are contacts of confirmed cases; 39 are local transmission cases not epidemiologically linked; 236 related to the workplace cluster in St Catherine, and seven under investigation. (more...)
- June 28, 2020
The three new cases in Monroe County consist of a man in his 20s with no symptoms, a woman in her 40s with mild symptoms, and a woman in her 60s with mild symptoms. Jamaica now has 172 imported cases; 232 cases are contacts of confirmed cases; 39 are local transmission cases not epidemiologically linked; 236 related to the workplace cluster in St Catherine, and seven under investigation. (more...)
Tesco's United Kingdom and Irish sales up 8.2% in lockdown quarter
- June 28, 2020
Trips made by shoppers fell almost a third over the period but the amount of food bought rose by 64%. Across the quarter as a whole, we delivered 12.6 million orders, including to a priority list of 590,000 vulnerable customers. Boss Dave Lewis said it had been "a very challenging period for everyone". Its main govt Mr Lewis said: "In just 5 weeks, we doubled our online potential to aid assist our most susceptible customers and reworked our suppliers with comprehensive social distancing ... (more...)
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- June 28, 2020
Trips made by shoppers fell almost a third over the period but the amount of food bought rose by 64%. Across the quarter as a whole, we delivered 12.6 million orders, including to a priority list of 590,000 vulnerable customers. Boss Dave Lewis said it had been "a very challenging period for everyone". Its main govt Mr Lewis said: "In just 5 weeks, we doubled our online potential to aid assist our most susceptible customers and reworked our suppliers with comprehensive social distancing ... (more...)
Oil prices increase despite surges in coronavirus infections
- June 28, 2020
There are fears that a spike in Covid-19 infections in southern USA states could stall the demand recovery, especially as some of those states, such as Florida and Texas, are among the biggest gasoline consumers. This current oil bust is different, however, because there are so many unknowns with the pandemic, said Jennifer Rowland, a senior energy analyst at Raymond James. (more...)
- June 28, 2020
There are fears that a spike in Covid-19 infections in southern USA states could stall the demand recovery, especially as some of those states, such as Florida and Texas, are among the biggest gasoline consumers. This current oil bust is different, however, because there are so many unknowns with the pandemic, said Jennifer Rowland, a senior energy analyst at Raymond James. (more...)
India records highest single-day spike of 20,000 COVID-19 cases
- June 28, 2020
Over 3 lakh patients have recovered, while over 2 lakh cases are now active, government data shows. The total number of deaths in the national capital has mounted to 2,558 as the city-state grapples with the shortage of hospital beds. Asia has reported about 11% and the Middle East 11% and 9% of all cases. That number has increased steadily, day-by-day since June 22, when 14,821 new cases were logged. (more...)
- June 28, 2020
Over 3 lakh patients have recovered, while over 2 lakh cases are now active, government data shows. The total number of deaths in the national capital has mounted to 2,558 as the city-state grapples with the shortage of hospital beds. Asia has reported about 11% and the Middle East 11% and 9% of all cases. That number has increased steadily, day-by-day since June 22, when 14,821 new cases were logged. (more...)
Walmart under fire for selling ‘All Lives Matter’ t-shirt online
- June 28, 2020
Of course, this did not cease clients from firing their very own complaints, saying the provision of this stuff goes in opposition to the Black Lives Matter motion and the gadgets are dogwhistles to those that actually do not wish to finish racism and police brutality. (more...)
- June 28, 2020
Of course, this did not cease clients from firing their very own complaints, saying the provision of this stuff goes in opposition to the Black Lives Matter motion and the gadgets are dogwhistles to those that actually do not wish to finish racism and police brutality. (more...)
The 2021 F-150 elevates Ford's bed game
- June 28, 2020
SiriusXM with 360L will be available in 2021 F-150 trucks scheduled to be available at the end of the year. That happened with the last-generation Raptor, and the original Raptor followed in 2011 after the debut of a new F-150 for 2010, but it isn't happening this time. (more...)
- June 28, 2020
SiriusXM with 360L will be available in 2021 F-150 trucks scheduled to be available at the end of the year. That happened with the last-generation Raptor, and the original Raptor followed in 2011 after the debut of a new F-150 for 2010, but it isn't happening this time. (more...)
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