CONAKRY, Guinea: Guinean President Alpha Conde’s party announced on state television late Monday that he will seek another term in office, becoming the second West African leader this month to say term limits don’t apply when there is a new constitution in place. The announcement sets the stage for violent election seasons in both Guinea […]
Month: August 2020
Here’s the business news to watch in the week ahead.
💰 Wall Street is eager for Zoom to report earnings after the market closes today. Last quarter will be a tough act to follow for the videoconferencing company: One analyst called it the “the greatest quarter in enterprise software history.” Investors also want to see how the pandemic is affecting Campbell Soup, which reports earnings […]
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Japan’s Shinzo Abe On PM Modi’s Get Well Tweet
PM Modi had shared a photograph with Japan’s Shinzo Abe from his visit to the country in 2018. New Delhi: Responding to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s tweet wishing him speedy recover, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, whose camaraderie with his Indian counterpart is well known, today said he hoped their partnership would improve in the […]
Drone Delivery? Amazon Moves Closer With F.A.A. Approval
Amazon has received federal approval to use drones to deliver packages, bringing the retailer a critical step closer to its goal of shortening delivery times to 30 minutes or less. The Federal Aviation Administration said Monday that it had issued a Part 135 air carrier certificate to Amazon for its fleet of Prime Air drones. […]
Reliance JioFiber to offer free Netflix, Amazon Prime with select plans
Reliance JioFiber customers will be getting the choice of opting for a new offer from the carrier. Reliance Jio has launched new broadband plans that are almost as cheap as prepaid plans for mobile phones. The company has launched new broadband plans starting from ₹399 and these plans won’t have any limit on data usage. […]
New York Giants fill need in secondary, add veteran Logan Ryan
The New York Giants have agreed to a one-year contract with cornerback Logan Ryan, a source confirmed to ESPN. The deal is worth $7.5 million, a source told ESPN’s Dianna Russini. It’s a homecoming for Ryan, 29, who grew up in New Jersey and played for Rutgers in college. I’m coming home!! @Giants #TogetherBlue 💪🏾 […]
Former President of India, Pranab Mukherjee, Dies at 84
Pranab Mukherjee, an Indian politician who rose to high office alongside one of India’s longest-serving prime ministers, Indira Gandhi, died on Monday at a hospital in New Delhi. He was 84. His death was announced on Twitter by his son Abhijit Mukherjee. Before undergoing brain surgery in recent weeks, Mr. Mukherjee announced on Twitter that […]
Agency Denies Critical Habitat For Endangered Bumblebee
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich.: Federal regulators said Monday they would not designate critical habitat for the first bee species in the continental U.S. to be listed as endangered, a move that environmentalists said would worsen its chances for recovery. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said it had determined the rusty patched bumblebee could survive without […]
Journalist Quits Kenosha Paper in Protest of Its Jacob Blake Rally Coverage
A journalist resigned on Saturday from his job at The Kenosha News after objecting to the headline of an article that chronicled a rally in support of Jacob Blake, a Black man who was shot seven times in the back by a white Kenosha police officer. Daniel J. Thompson, a digital editor who said he […]