Day: January 20, 2020

JPMorgan Chase buys new Paris building for post-Brexit move

3:29 pm January 20, 2020

New York: US bank JPMorgan Chase has said it had purchased a new building in the heart of Paris capable of holding 450 people, the latest step in its plans to move out of London following Brexit. The newcomers will join the 260 employees already working in the French capital, the bank said in a […]

Trump thanks farmers for backing him through China trade war

3:24 pm January 20, 2020

Austin (US): President Donald Trump thanked farmers Sunday for supporting him through a trade war with China as he promoted a new North American trade agreement and a separate one with China that he said will massively benefit farmers. We did it, Trump said, recalling his campaign promises to improve America’s trading relationships with other […]

Amazon India to include 10K EVs in delivery fleet by 2025

3:12 pm January 20, 2020

New Delhi: E-commerce major Amazon India on Monday said its fleet of delivery vehicles in the country will include 10,000 EVs by 2025. Amazon’s rival, Flipkart had in June last year said it aims to replace 40 per cent of its delivery vans with electric vehicles (EVs) by March this year. The Walmart-owned company has […]

Malaysia sends back trash, says won’t be world’s waste bin

3:08 pm January 20, 2020

Penang (Malaysia): Malaysia has sent back 150 containers of plastic waste to 13 mainly rich countries since the third quarter last year, with the environment minster warning on Monday that those who want to make the country a rubbish bin of the world can “dream on”. Shipments of unwanted rubbish have been rerouted to Southeast […]

Crimes? Impeachment prosecutors, defense lay out arguments

1:23 pm January 20, 2020

Washington: President Donald Trump’s defense team and the prosecutors of his impeachment are laying out their arguments over whether his conduct toward Ukraine warrants his removal from office. Trump’s lawyers on Sunday previewed their impeachment defense with the questionable assertion that the charges against him are invalid, adopting a position rejected by Democrats as nonsense. […]