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The mandate is part of Starbucks’ “continued effort in prioritizing the health and well-being” of its employees and customers during the pandemic, the company said in a statement Thursday. Requiring a facial covering or mask supersedes local laws in some states or cities that might not require wearing one. Starbucks (SBUX) said customers who refuse … Read more
Meghan’s legal team has filed an application seeking to prevent Associated Newspapers, the publisher of the Mail on Sunday, from publicly naming five friends who anonymously defended her against bullying in a US publication over a year ago, a source close to the Duchess told CNN. The names of the women were contained in a … Read more
New Delhi: Mobile phone makers are working on a plan to replace feature phones used by people at the bottom of the pyramid with smartphones, a member of industry body ICEA said on Thursday. Lava International Chairman and Managing Director Hari Om Rai speaking said that the plan to take smartphones to people using feature … Read more
In a span of four months, people who legally migrated to the United States — or are trying to — have had their lives uprooted amid a litany of changes attributed to the pandemic. The abrupt changes have left immigrants and their families in limbo — confused, frustrated and scrambling to sort out their next … Read more
Image copyright Getty Images Pools, gyms and sports facilities will be able to reopen and team sports and outdoor gigs resume in England, the government has announced. Outdoor pools and performances can resume from Saturday with social distancing in place, Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden said. Beauticians, nail salons and tattooists can also reopen from Monday, … Read more
India on Thursday said it was keeping the embassy of the United Arab Emirates informed about the case of alleged smuggling of 30 kgs of gold into Kerala and that the mission was extending all cooperation to the customs authorities examining it. Last week, customs authorities at Thiruvananthapuram airport seized 30 kgs of gold from … Read more
Even as England and West Indies players took the knee to show combined support to Black Lives Matter campaign ahead of the ongoing Test match in Southampton, South Africa fast bowler Lungi Ngidi has come under attack for his support to the movement against racism. Lungi Ngidi had urged the South African team to take … Read more
“Each and every one of you demonstrated the ability to meet the baseline standards and competencies for admission to our regiment,” said Lt. Gen. Francis M. Beaudette, the commander of the Army’s Special Operations Command, who presided over the graduation ceremony held in a hangar at Pope Army Airfield on Fort Bragg, N.C., according to … Read more
Foreign channel distributors in Nepal decided to ban privately-owned Indian news outlets after criticism of their coverage of the Nepalese leadership. File photo of Nepal’s Information and Broadcasting Minister Yubaraj Khatiwada (Picture Courtesy: Twitter @Jaguar_Invest) Nepal’s cable operators on Thursday imposed a ban on all private Indian news channels. This move comes in the wake … Read more
Nokia is launching a set of data center switches, routers and new networking operating system and has landed a series of high-profile customers such as Apple, BT and Equinix. Steve Vogelsang, CTO of Nokia’s IP and optical business, said the move into the data center switching market wasn’t taken lightly. “We have been looking at … Read more