Irish people were among the passengers on a second cruise ship stricken by the coronavirus.
The Chinese government announced on Tuesday it would allow importers to apply for new tariff exemptions on nearly 700 products from the United States, including agricultural and energy goods. According to the Customs Tariff Commission of the State Council, applications will be accepted starting from March 2, and will need to undergo an approval process....
A local official says at least 20 people died in a stampede in Niger as they were being given food and goods at a refugee camp. Diffa governor Issa Lamine … Click to Continue »
Holiday Inn owner InterContinental Hotels Group has posted higher annual profits, but revealed woes amid protests in Hong Kong and weakening performance in a Brexit-hit UK market.
Business restructuring has eliminated 80 positions at a department store's corporate office in North Carolina. Charlotte-based Belk Inc. confirmed the layoffs Monday, The Charlotte Observer reported. The restructuring had been … Click to Continue »
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos says that he plans to spend 10 billion US dollars (£7.7 billion) of his own fortune to help fight climate change.
A former securities broker in Ohio will be re-sentenced for a Ponzi scheme that victimized hundreds of investors in the 1990s. Prosecutors said Eric Bartoli and his co-conspirators swindled U.S. … Click to Continue »