Canada's Alimentation Couche-Tard has suspended a € 16.2 billion takeover deal with Carrefour after opposition from the French government over the agreement's potential impact on the country's food security and jobs could not be overcome. Couche-Tard co-founder and chairman Alain Bouchard met with French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire on Friday to try to win him over with a mix …
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A typically busy Main Street in Livingston, Montana after Governor Steve Bullock ordered the closure of restaurants, bars and theaters on March 20, 2020 in response to the coronavirus pandemic. William Campbell | Corbis via Getty Images As President-elect Joe Biden announces his comprehensive $ 1.9 trillion financial plan and response to the pandemic, small business lawyers welcome additional assistance …
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The island continues to be rattled by aftershocks, including a magnitude 5.0 earthquake early on Saturday, with authorities warning that more are expected. Officers from Indonesia's meteorology, climatology and geophysical agency are being sent to the island to monitor seismic activity, the agency's head Daryono – who uses only one name – told CNN. "This area is very fragile and …
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"Marsha and I went to bars and swapped all the flies every other day until the third day," Zazula wrote in his book, "and we put out telephone poles as if we had a choice." In 1982, someone brought a demo tape to a West Coast band. Zazulas realized that they heard something special and encouraged the unknown band Metallica …
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A Chinese company has been forced to throw away thousands of boxes of ice cream after three samples of the frozen treat were tested positive for COVID-19. Tianjin Daqiaodao Food Company was infected with coronavirus, reports the Huff Post. The contaminated batches of ice were produced with raw materials, including whey powder imported from Ukraine and milk powder imported from …
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President Yoweri Museveni won a landslide victory that extended his 35-year rule in a controversial Ugandan election, raising concerns about an erosion of democracy following a campaign devastated by violence and an internet shutdown. The Electoral Commission on Saturday said official results showed that Museveni secured 58.6 percent, while Robert Kyagulanyi, better known as Bobi Wine, received 34.8 percent. Vin …
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Kyrie Irving # 11 of the Brooklyn Nets watches during the fight against the Washington Wizards on February 1, 2020 at the Capital One Arena in Washington, DC. (Photo by Ned Dishman / NBAE via Getty Images) Ned Dishman / NBAE via Getty Images Brooklyn Nets star Kyrie Irving has been fined $ 50,000 for violating the Covid-19 protocols, National …
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The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Boris Johnson speaks at a media conference in London on 15 January. Dominic Lipinski / WPA Pool / Getty Images When the British Prime Minister addressed the nation on December 20, the news was bad enough: Christmas was canceled. Boris Johnson threw the country into harsh new restrictions, accusing a new variant of …
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All in all, the screen time for children had doubled in May compared to the same period the year before, according to Qustodio, a company that tracks the use of tens of thousands of devices used by children aged 4 to 15, worldwide. The data showed that use increased over time: in the United States, for example, children spent an …
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The Consumer Electronics Show (CES), usually held in Las Vegas, went virtual this year. The just concluded annual technology fair is one of the largest forums for start-ups and entrepreneurs to network, to see what their major competitors have been working on, and of course to showcase their latest products. Inc. . collected some important takeaways from the participants about …
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