Day: February 9, 2019

Oil workers flee Venezuela’s crisis for a better life

  PUNTO FIJO, Venezuela — Nieves Ribullen, a Venezuelan oil worker sick of struggling to get by as his country falls apart, is betting it all on Iraq’s far-away Kurdish region to give his family a better life. Over the years he’s watched dozens of co-workers abandon poverty […]

Late burst of buying on Wall Street leaves indexes mixed

U.S. stock indexes stemmed an early slide Friday, finishing mostly higher and nudging the benchmark S&P 500 index to its second weekly gain in a row. Gains in technology and consumer goods companies outweighed losses in financial stocks and retailers as investors continued to size up the latest […]

For Amazon, it’s business as usual despite CEO drama

NEW YORK  — First it was a heart-wrenching tweet that he and his wife were getting a divorce after 25 years. Then a tabloid revealed that he’d been having an affair, releasing texts and photos of him and his mistress. As if either of those weren’t distracting enough, […]

The Latest: Prosecutors probing tabloid’s Bezos story

NEW YORK  — The Latest on Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos’ allegations against the National Enquirer’s publisher (all times local): 12:50 p.m. Federal prosecutors in New York are probing whether the National Enquirer’s parent company violated a cooperation agreement in its handling of the story regarding Amazon CEO Jeff […]

Mega Silk Event to be Held in New Delhi Tomorrow

open view news desk Ministry of Textiles, in association with Central Silk Board, is organizing an event, Surging Silk – Accomplishment and way forward, in New Delhi on 9th February 2019. Union Minister of External Affairs, Sushma Swaraj will be the chief guest and the event will be presided […]

Washington lawmakers weigh vaccine bill amid outbreak

OLYMPIA, Wash. — Amid a measles outbreak that has sickened more than 50 people in the Pacific Northwest, Washington lawmakers heard testimony Friday on a bill that would remove parents’ ability to claim a personal or philosophical exemption to opt their school-age children out of the combined measles, […]

Booker urges activists, leaders to heed social justice call

IOWA CITY, Iowa — On his first trip to Iowa as a presidential candidate, New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker urged Democratic activists and black leaders on Friday to heed his call for social justice and apply it to the fight for universal health care coverage and a fair […]

Commerce Minister Shri Suresh Prabhu launches Hirkani Maharashtrachi and District Business Plan Competition

The best ideas will be shortlisted and entrepreneurs given work order by the government: Shri Suresh Prabhu Union Minister for Commerce & Industry and Civil Aviation, Shri Suresh Prabhu launched two ambitious schemes, namely Hirkani Maharashtrachi and District Business Plan Competition in Mumbai today. Minister, Skill Development & […]

Instagram changes rules on self-harm postings after suicide

LONDON  — Instagram has agreed to ban graphic images of self-harm after objections were raised in Britain following the suicide of a teen whose father said the photo-sharing platform had contributed to her decision to take her own life. Instagram chief Adam Mosseri said Thursday evening the platform […]

PM praises the Beauty of Northeast

open view news desk Urges people to share their Photos of Northeast visits The Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi praised the spectacular beauty of the Northeast. He asked, “Do you have pictures of your own Northeast visits or glimpses of the spectacular natural beauty of the region?” He […]

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