The U.N. Security Council defeated a Russian resolution Friday to commemorate the 20th anniversary of a U.N. measure demanding equal participation for women in activities promoting global peace, with opponents objecting to its failure to adequately address human rights and the key role of civil society in pushing for gender equality.
Apple Inc will temporarily close 17 of its 20 stores in France from Oct. 30, as the country goes into a fresh onemonth lockdown due to a resurgence of coronavirus cases, the company's website showed.Amazon.com Inc on Thursday forecast a jump in holiday sales and costs related to COVID19 as consumers continued to shop more online during the pandemic.
The footage from bodyworn cameras that was taken as police responded to a call about Walter Wallace Jr. shows him emerging from a house with a knife as relatives shout at officers about his mental health condition, a lawyer for the man's family said Thursday.Exxon Mobil Corp said on Thursday it could cut its global workforce by about 15%, including deep whitecollar staff reductions in the United States, as the COVID19 pandemic batters energy demand and prices.
The ruling doesn’t block Minnesota’s seven-day extension for counting absentee ballots but it does order a lower court to issue a ruling that would keep the late arriving ballots separate so they can be removed from vote totals in the event a final order is entered that finds them unlawful.
Alphabet Inc's Google said on Thursday it plans to launch a VPN service for consumers, which would be available with certain subscription plans for its Google One cloud storage services.