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Amazon adds 7,000 more UK jobs as pandemic e-commerce booms

7:09 pm September 3, 2020

London: E-commerce giant Amazon is adding 7,000 more permanent jobs in the U.K. by the end of the year, in the latest sign that demand for online shopping and services is booming amid the pandemic. The company said Thursday that the jobs will be created at Amazon warehouses, sorting centers and delivery stations across the […]

London police arrest 65 people during climate demonstration

11:53 pm September 1, 2020

London: Police in London said 65 people were arrested Tuesday during climate change protests near the Houses of Parliament. The Metropolitan Police said the number of arrests for public order offenses during the Extinction Rebellion demonstration was correct as of 4 p.m. local time. Hundreds of protesters gathered near Parliament to urge returning lawmakers to support a climate emergency bill and to prepare […]

Juliette Binoche to receive Golden Icon Award at Zurich Film Fest

3:45 pm August 29, 2020

London: French star Juliette Binoche will be honoured with the Golden Icon Award at the 2020 Zurich Film Festival. The 16th edition of annual film gala will be held from September 24 to October 4 this year. The 56-year-old Academy Award winner will be the first French artiste to receive the award. She will be […]

CMS holds Global Interfaith Convention to promote communal harmony

Europe is going back to school despite recent virus surge

3:24 pm August 27, 2020

Paris: A mother and her three children scanned the school supplies in a Paris supermarket, plucking out multicolored fountain pens, crisp notebooks – and plenty of masks. Despite resurgent coronavirus infections, similar scenes are unfolding across Europe as a new school year dawns. Virus or no virus, European authorities are determined to put children back […]

Around 400 new COVID-19 cases in Delhi: Kejriwal

Kejriwal proposes global makeover for Delhi’s weekly markets

7:08 pm August 25, 2020

New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday proposed a global makeover for the city’s weekly markets to develop them as a popular tourist spot. During an interaction with representatives of weekly market associations, he said an atmosphere has been created in the country that there are problems with the weekly markets and street vendors, but […]