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Uber co-founder Travis Kalanick to resign from ride-hailing giant board
Uber’s co-founder and former
CEO Travis Kalanick is set to step down from the board of directors of the
world’s largest ride-hailing company effective December 31.
Kalanick...
Hong Kong protesters returned to streets on Christmas Day
Shouting popular slogans
"Liberate Hong Kong” and “Revolution of our times,” hundreds of protesters
in Hong Kong once again took to the streets on Christmas Day....
Global stock markets slip on Christmas Eve
With numerous major global markets
closed for Christmas, the equity markets across the globe mostly slipped in a subdued
trading held few hours before the 25th....
Chinese supplier of Tesco claims prison labor allegations untrue
"This
is completely fabricated and slander. We have never established any commercial
relationship with Qingpu prison."
Thus, said General Manager Lu Yunbiao of Zhejiang Yunguang Printing, the...
Croatia sets run off for presidential post as no candidate wins...
For the second time in a row, Croatians need to choose their next President during the scheduled runoff on January 5. This, after no...
US study finds massive errors in face recognition
Amid widespread deployment of
facial recognition systems for tightened security, a recent study of the US
government showed that this AI (Artificial Intelligence)-based
technology can actually produce...
Canada condemns Russia and China over vetoed Syria aid
The Government of Canada and
other countries involved in the United Nations Security Council condemned
Russia and China for leading the veto of a
resolution to continue the...
British grocery chain Tesco ends production at Chinese factory over forced...
Tesco, a U.K.-based grocery chain, has stopped its production of Christmas cards at a Chinese factory following claims of alleged prison labor.
According to reports,...
German cabin crew union threatens Lufthansa airlines with strikes after Holidays
Excluding the days of merriment, German flight attendants’ union UFO said it might
stage strikes against Lufthansa, the flag carrier and largest German airline, any...
Australian PM Scott Morrison faces anger for taking Holiday amid bushfire...
Australia’s Prime Minister Scott Morrison has faced criticisms after taking a vacation as bushfires raged in their country that resulted in the death of...