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Image caption The Samsung Galaxy Fold is supposed to be released on 26 April Samsung has postponed two launch events for its folding smartphone, days after several early reviewers said the screens on their devices had broken. In April, Samsung let several reviewers, including the BBC, try its new Galaxy Fold smartphone. But some found […]

Roughly 31,000 employees of the grocery store chain Stop & Shop launched the largest private-sector strike in the U.S. in years, walking off the job at 240 stores across New England on Thursday. Leaders at the United Food and Commercial Workers union declared the strike after months of negotiations with the company failed to produce

Image copyright Getty Images Former Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn has been indicted by prosecutors in Japan on a fresh charge of aggravated breach of trust. It is the fourth charge brought against Mr Ghosn and relates to the alleged misuse of company funds. The 65-year-old is in detention in Tokyo and his lawyers are expected

CHICAGO (Reuters) – American Airlines Group Inc said on Sunday it is extending Boeing Co 737 MAX cancellations through Aug. 19, leading to about 115 daily canceled flights, or 1.5 percent of its daily summer flying schedule. In a letter to employees and customers, Chief Executive Doug Parker and President Robert Isom said they believe

Image copyright Getty Images Travel company Thomas Cook has received approaches for parts of its business and the company as a whole, according to reports. The business put its airline up for sale in February and it said last month it would close 21 stores across the country and cut more than 300 jobs. Chinese

More than 30,000 Stop & Shop grocery store workers have been on strike in New England since last week in the largest private-sector U.S. work stoppage in three years. The United Food and Commercial Workers Union says the company wants to increase employees’ share of health care costs while reducing benefits for new hires, including

Image copyright Getty Images Nearly 1,000 UK pubs shut last year, although the rate of closures is slowing, new research claims. About 76 pubs a month “vanished” from the communities they served in 2018, as people spent less on going out and pubs faced cost pressures, said property firm Altus Group. But this was down

By Katica Roy, CEO and founder, Pipeline Last month, people around the world celebrated the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women for International Women’s Day. While March 8 serves as a meaningful moment in time for highlighting women’s contributions, it’s critical that we carry this passion and enthusiasm into continuing gender equity progress

Image copyright Getty Images People who do not have access to a bank account pay an extra £485 a year for everyday bills and services, research from a challenger bank suggests. More than 1.2 million Britons do not have a bank account, so miss out on discounts reserved for those who pay bills by direct

LOS ANGELES ― Yoojin Park, a junior at the University of Southern California, is a biology major and a tutor for a program that matches undergraduates with local elementary schools. And as of November of last semester, 21-year-old Park is also a sex worker. Since escaping an abusive home three years ago, Park has bounced