The Santa Barbara County Department of Public Health on Thursday announced efforts to find alternatives to the expansion of COVID-19 testing capacity on the South Coast. “We are actively working to ensure that the test is available in the countywide,” Van Do-Renoso, director of public health, told a news conference. …
Read More »The DJ charges six people in the scheme to bribe Amazon employees
An activist was arrested on April 30, 2019 in the U.S., Maryland, U.S.C. No. Assembling the asses for delivery at the Amazon Supply Center in Baltimore. Klodag Kilkoen | Reuters U.S. The Justice Department on Friday indicted six individuals for participating in a scheme to bribe Amazon employees and contractors …
Read More »Trump will block U.S. transactions with Ticket OK, WeChat on Sunday
The Commerce Department announced Friday morning that it would ban U.S. businesses with Chinese-owned social apps WeChat and Ticket ok on Sunday. The announcement comes ahead of a statement expected by President Donald Trump on Friday on whether the government will approve a deal by President Donald Trump to acquire …
Read More »New Zealand’s finance minister expects a strong economic downturn
SINGAPORE – New Zealand is forecasting strong returns to its economy in the three months ending in September, Finance Minister Grant Robertson said on Friday. The country plunged into a deep recession for two consecutive quarters of negative growth, with GDP falling by 13.4 per cent in the quarter between …
Read More »Caxabank and Bankia merge, forming Spain’s largest bank
The Board of Directors of Bankia and Casaban Bank have agreed to merge, which will give a boost to the Spanish banking sector. Pierre Philippe Marcou, Gabriel Boys AFP The boards of Spain’s Caixabank and the state-owned Bankia have approved a merger plan between the two lenders, which would make …
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