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Priti Patel Promises “Compassionate Approach” At UK Visa Department

Priti Patel also announced an evaluation of the “compliant environment” policy. (FILE) London: UK Home Secretary Priti Patel on Tuesday promised a cultural change within her department, responsible for the country’s visas, as part of a “lessons learned” review into the Windrush scandal, in which thousands of legal migrants of Commonwealth heritage were incorrectly denied […]

Business

A flurry of activity suggests that deal-making isn’t dead.

There may be a pandemic and a recession. But in the past day, there has also been plenty of action among deal makers, as reported in the DealBook newsletter. EBay announced on Tuesday that it would sell its classified-ads business for $9.2 billion in cash and stock to Adevinta of Norway. It is one of […]

Sports

Joey Votto among Reds players to kneel during national anthem

Cincinnati Reds players Joey Votto, Amir Garrett, Phillip Ervin and Alex Blandino knelt during the national anthem before Tuesday’s exhibition game against the Detroit Tigers at Great American Ballpark. The four players lined up together along the first-base line, as other teammates stood beside them and showed their support. Mike Moustakas put his left hand […]

Technology

Uber rival Gett raises $100 million and focuses on business travel

The Juno Inc. and Gett Inc. applications are displayed on an Apple iPhone. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Ride-hailing app Gett announced Tuesday that it’s raised another $100 million from investors, bringing total funding in the company up to more than $750 million.  The company, founded in Israel in 2010, said in a press […]

Sports

Handscomb is unhappy over not being in Australia’s 26-man squad | आस्ट्रेलिया की 26 सदस्यीय टीम में न होने से दुखी हैं हैंड्सकॉम्ब

सिडनी, 21 जुलाई (आईएएनएस)। आस्ट्रेलिया के बल्लेबाज पीटर हैंड्सकॉम्ब इंग्लैंड के खिलाफ होने वाली वनडे सीरीज के लिए चुनी गई 26 सदस्यीय टीम में अपना नाम न देखकर दुखी हैं। उन्होंने हालांकि 2023 में होने वाले वनडे विश्व कप को लेकर उम्मीद नहीं छोड़ी है। पिछले साल अक्टूबर से आस्ट्रेलियाई टीम से बाहर चल रहे […]

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Mike Pompeo Offers Unsparing Criticism of Chinese Communist Party Over Covid-19 and Hong Kong

File photo of US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. (Reuters) Pompeo said he held ‘candid’ discussions with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab, amid growing tensions between the West and China. Associated Press London Last Updated: July 21, 2020, 11:14 PM IST US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo offered […]

Business

ABC Executive Barbara Fedida Out Over ‘Racially Insensitive’ Remarks

The Walt Disney Company said in an internal memo on Monday that it had cut ties with a top ABC News executive after an investigation backed complaints that she had made racist remarks in the workplace. The executive, Barbara Fedida, 52, had worked at ABC for most of her roughly two-decade career, save for a […]

Technology

LG UltraGear 27GN950 Launched With 4K IPS Panel, 144Hz Refresh Rate, and 1ms Response Time

LG UltraGear 27GN950 gaming monitor has been announced and it comes with a 4K IPS panel with a Gray-to-Gray (GTG) response time of 1ms. The gaming monitor was originally unveiled at CES 2020 and is now finally making its way to select markets. LG claims that the UltraGear 27GN950 is the first gaming monitor with […]

Sports

Glen Taylor exploring Wolves sale; Kevin Garnett interested

Owner Glen Taylor is exploring a sale of the Minnesota Timberwolves. Taylor confirmed to The Athletic on Tuesday that he has retained The Raine Group, a global merchant bank, to look into a potential sale of the team he has owned since 1995. Taylor told The Athletic that he will not sell the team to […]

Technology

Amazon Prime Day 2020 Sale Kicks Off on August 6 in India: Here’s What to Expect

Amazon India has announced the Prime Day 2020 schedule through a microsite. This year’s annual sale event by the US e-commerce giant will take place from August 6 to August 7. It will be the first time when Amazon will host its Prime Day sale in August – in place of a usual July schedule. […]