PARIS ­­— The world’s largest travel-retail and e-commerce operators, Dufry Group and Alibaba Group, respectively, have agreed to join forces to form a strategic joint venture in China. Simultaneously, Alibaba plans to make up to a 9.99 percent investment in Dufry. “We highly value this partnership with Alibaba Group to […]

“I don’t know if you’re aware, but we’re living through a pandemic right now,” says Joel Robinson with a smile as he introduces his Jack the Ripper tour in London’s East End. Robinson, a trained actor and history buff who works for the tourist company London With A Local, goes […]

By Mei Mei Chu KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysia’s palm oil producers are embarking on a rare recruitment drive to hire locals and accelerating industry mechanisation as they grapple with a severe shortage of foreign labour due to the coronavirus pandemic. As the September-November peak production season approaches, companies are […]

Frank Fernandez   | The Daytona Beach News-Journal Volusia County’s constitutional officers have joined forces to help Volusia County’s homeless students in this particularly difficult pandemic-plagued year. The officers are collecting money and gift cards for food, gasoline and hotel stays for approximately 2,000 homeless students in Volusia County. The charity drive […]

In this Sunday, March 5, 2017, photo, officials Eric Brewton, left, Joe Vaszily, center, and Maj Forsberg stand together during a timeout during the women’s basketball game between Duke and Notre Dame at the NCAA college championship basketball game in the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament at the HTC Center in […]