US media firm Ozy Media has announced that it is to close down amid a growing row over its business practices. “It is.. with the heaviest of hearts that we must announce today that we are closing Ozy’s doors”, the company said in a statement. It follows reports that Ozy’s chief operating officer deceived potential […]
Journalist Association of India under the flagship of Journalists Federation of India & United Federation of MSME celebrated the 75th year of Independence as “Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav” by organizing the MSME JANJAGRAN Awareness program in Association of Indian Micro Small Industry & Handicraft Association along with MSME DI, Delhi.
By Stephen McDonell BBC News, Beijing For decades life in China had evolved around its home-grown version of let-it-rip capitalism. Despite being technically a “communist” country, the government had put its faith in trickle-down economics, believing that allowing some people to become extremely rich would benefit all of society by dragging it out of the […]
Coronavirus pandemic Asian stock markets were down on Tuesday amid concerns around Chinese property group Evergrande and the impact on China’s financial system. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 index was almost 2% lower, while the Hang Seng in Hong Kong dipped by 0.3%. The Dow Jones index in the US ended Monday’s trade 1.8% lower. […]
TikTok has announced a set of features to help users struggling with mental health issues and thoughts of suicide. The features include guides on wellbeing and support for people who are struggling with eating disorders. There is also a search intervention feature that directs users to support resources if they look up terms such as […]
Apple has issued a software patch to block so-called “zero-click” spyware that could infect iPhones and iPads. Independent researchers identified the flaw, which lets hackers access devices through the iMessage service even if users do not click on a link or file. The problem affects all of the technology giant’s operating systems, the researchers said. […]
By Daniel Thomas Business reporter, New York Coronavirus pandemic Amazon has offered to cover the cost of college tuition of all 750,000 of its frontline workers in the US. It comes as the online shopping giant struggles to attract and retain staff amid an industry wide labour shortage. The firm said it would invest […]
The US economy added fewer jobs than expected in August as employment rose by 235,000. The figure was well down on the 1.05 million jobs created in July, adding to fears that the recovery from the pandemic may be running out of steam. Despite the disappointing hiring levels, the unemployment rate fell to 5.2% in […]
By Oliver Smith Business reporter, BBC News Brexit Food manufacturing in the UK is under such strain due to staff shortages that some production may have to move out of the country, a retail group has said. Andrew Opie from the British Retail Consortium (BRC) said shortages of HGV drivers and other supply chain staff […]
Apple chief executive Tim Cook has received more than five million shares in the technology giant, as he marks ten years in the job. A company filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) watchdog shows that he sold most of the shares for more than $750m (£550m). It is part of a deal […]
