The Syrian private Cham Wings Airlines, said that, it suspended flights to Belarus’ Minsk airport on Saturday, Belarusian media reported.The arrival screen yesterday at the Minsk international airport showed flights from Damascus having been cancelled….
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As APEC Chair, Thailand To Ensure Continuity Of Putrajaya Vision 2040
Thailand, the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) chair next year, is committed in ensuring the continuity of the APEC Putrajaya Vision 2040 by pursuing the forum’s three economic drivers.The three drivers are – trade and investment, innovation an…
Read moreS. Africa’s Electricity Utility Apologises For Rolling Blackouts
South African electricity public utility, Eskom, apologised yesterday, for continued rolling blackouts in the country.Andre de Ruyter, CEO of Eskom, also announced that, load shedding will be reduced to stage three from stage four.“We understand this i…
Read moreMarie Antoinette’s Diamond Bracelets Fetch $8.3 Million at Auction
GENEVA — A pair of diamond bracelets that once belonged to Marie Antoinette, the famed wife of French King Louis XVI who met her fate at the revolutionary guillotine, sold for 7.46 million Swiss francs ($8.34 million) on Tuesday.The opulent bracelets, …
Read moreYoung Compete Against Old in Hottest US Rental Market in a Decade
Renting an apartment can be a challenge for new college graduates who are facing the hottest U.S. rental market in a decade, along with some unexpected competition from millennials — […]
Read moreFacebook Shuts Down Facial Recognition Technology
Facebook says it is shutting down its facial recognition system.Citing “growing societal concerns” about the technology that can automatically identify people in photos and videos, the company says it will continue to work on the technology to try to a…
Read moreBarclays CEO Staley Resigns After Epstein Probe
Barclays chief executive Jes Staley is leaving the bank after a dispute with British financial regulators over how he described his ties with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.Staley will be replaced as CEO by Barclays’ head of global markets C.S….
Read moreUS Retailers Pull Products From Companies Linked to Rights Abuses in China
WASHINGTON — Three U.S. retail giants have pulled products made by tech surveillance specialists Lorex and Ezviz, following revelations by the tech press that the companies are linked to human rights abuses in China’s Xinjiang region, home to Uyghurs a…
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