January2020

Amazon.com has ordered 40 electric vans from Deutsche Post’s StreetScooter unit for deliveries in the German city of Munich as part of the plan to be carbon neutral by 2040, the online retailer said on Wednesday. StreetScooter...

BlackRock Inc, the world’s largest asset manager, beat analysts’ estimates for quarterly profit on Wednesday, helped by strong flows into its exchange-traded fund business that boosted overall assets under management to a record $7.43 trillion. A...

General Motors Co. said on Wednesday more than 1,350 hourly employees at its assembly plants in the United States will transition into full-time roles in the first quarter of 2020. The employees are from 14 General...

The first African Drone and Data Academy (ADDA) opened in Lilongwe, Malawi, UNICEF announced. The move is part of efforts to promote the use of drones in programs and services that will impact the lives of...

The script submission for the 27th International Radio Playwriting Competition has already started, and it will end on January 31, 2020. The global competition, hosted by BBC World Service and the British Council, offers the unique...

Samsung Electronics Bangladesh has started a new decade with amazing new prices of its wide range of televisions, refrigerators and washing machines for the customers. Under this new and affordable pricing, customers will now be able...

Celebrating its second year of operations in Bangladesh, The Body Shop, the original, British-born, ethical cosmetics brand, has extended their retail footmark in the country by opening their second outlet at Bashundhara City. The outlet is...

A new outbreak of bird flu was reported in Poland on Monday, with around 6,000 geese now set to be exterminated, a regional spokesman confirmed to Reuters, adding to about half a dozen cases already detected...

Drowning death rates are three to four times lower in states that regulate swimming in oceans, rivers and lakes, a U.S. study suggests. Researchers examined data on so-called open-water drownings for all 50 states from 2012...

Visa Inc said on Monday it agreed to buy privately held software startup Plaid Inc in a $5.3 billion deal that will boost the payments giant’s access to the booming financial technology space. The transaction highlights...