Month: September 2023
DoorDash Battles Restaurants Over Delivery Markups
Persuading establishments to rethink higher delivery prices is proving challenging for the food-delivery app.
Read MoreA Gabon military leader is sworn in after a coup, promising eventual elections
Gen. Brice Oligui Nguema, leader of a coup in Gabon last week, has been sworn in as interim president, while the deposed former president remains detained at his residence. (Image credit: -/AFP via Getty Images)
Read MoreWATCH: Biden touts unions, job creation in Philadelphia Labor Day remarks
President Joe Biden, who often says he’s the most pro-union president in history, is heading to Philadelphia on Monday for the annual Tri-State Labor Day Parade.
Read MoreThe first Africa Climate Summit opens in Nairobi
The first African Climate Summit is opening with heads of state and others asserting a stronger voice on a global issue that affects the continent of 1.3 billion people the most, even though they contribute to it the least.
Read MoreGlobal Indexes Rise on China’s Property Stimulus Measures
International stock markets gain after Beijing rolled out further support measures for its beleaguered property sector. U.S. markets were closed for the Labor Day holiday.
Read MoreLong-delayed ‘Israeli Air Force One’ set to finally become operational in November
Years in the making, ‘Wing of Zion’ plane expected to bring Israeli delegation to Dubai climate conference, after controversial jet was mothballed by Bennett last year
Read MoreFrance imposes abaya ban on first day of school
French authorities were on Monday imposing a newly-announced ban on the abaya Muslim dress for women in schools, with over 500 establishments under scrutiny as children across the country returned to class. The government announced last month it was banning
Read MoreWestern Officials Plan to Warn U.A.E. Over Trade With Russia
U.S., U.K. and EU sanctions envoys will jointly press the kingdom this week to halt shipments of goods that could help Moscow in its war against Ukraine.
Read MoreGabon’s Military Leader Sworn in as Head of State After Ousting President
(LIBREVILLE, Gabon) — Gabon ‘s new military leader was sworn in as the head of state Monday less than a week after ousting the president whose family had ruled the Central African nation for more than five decades. Gen. Brice
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