December2021
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Britney Spears not ready to return to music business she calls ‘scary’
Dec 29, 2021Britney Spears has indicated that she is not yet ready to return to recording music after spending 13 years in a conservatorship that took control of her personal and business life and made her fearful of... -
Foxconn to restructure its local management at its Sriperumbudur facility in India
Dec 29, 2021Apple supplier Foxconn Technology Group on Wednesday said it was restructuring its local management at its Sriperumbudur facility in southern India after it found some issues at its offsite dormitory facilities. The factory in Tamil Nadu... -
Riot Games agreed to pay $100m to settle a 2018 class-action gender discrimination case
Dec 29, 2021Riot Games, the studio best known for League of Legends, has agreed to pay $100m (£74.3m) to settle a 2018 class-action gender discrimination case. The settlement will “remedy violations against approximately 1,065 women employees and 1,300... -
The Covid pandemic triggered a 71% drop in international flights in and out of the UK in 2021
Dec 29, 2021The Covid pandemic triggered a 71% drop in international flights in and out of the UK in 2021, says a new report. About 406,060 international flights operated from the UK this year, compared with 1,399,170 in... -
Indonesia lifted ban on the Boeing 737 Max
Dec 29, 2021Indonesia has lifted a ban on the Boeing 737 Max, more than three years after the Lion Air disaster that saw the loss of all 189 people on board. The plane maker saw its best-selling aircraft... -
Number of omicron cases in Germany increased by 45 percent In a day
Dec 29, 2021With the newest findings, which were the first to offer testing results and data from a working day after the Christmas break, the overall number of omicron cases found in Germany increased dramatically. On Tuesday, German... -
Study Group announced a new partnership with Florida Atlantic University
Dec 29, 2021Study Group, provider of international education in Bangladesh, has recently announced a new partnership in North America with Florida Atlantic University. Operating for a few years in Bangladesh, Study Group’s expertise in international education ensures success... -
Hong Kong Police arrest 6 over ‘seditious publications’
Dec 29, 2021Six senior current and former staff members of an online media business were arrested in Hong Kong on Wednesday morning, according to officials. The six were arrested for “conspiracy to publish seditious literature,” according to the... -
US sees possible progress in Iran nuclear talks
Dec 29, 2021The US said Tuesday that it had observed some progress in talks with Iran, but that it agreed with European negotiators that Tehran’s nuclear program must be curtailed as soon as feasible. Negotiations resumed Monday in... -
Save the Children confirms two staff members among Myanmar massacre dead
Dec 28, 2021Two of Save the Children’s employees were killed in a Christmas Eve massacre alleged on junta troops, which left the burnt remains of more than 30 people on a highway in eastern Myanmar. Over 30 burned...
