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Italian woman wins Picasso painting in French charity raffle

Raffle organizer Peri Cochin delivers a speech as the name of the winner of the painting “Nature Morte, 1921” by Spanish painter Pablo Picasso appears on the screen during the charity raffle official draw to designate the winner of the Picasso oil painting for 100 euros at Christie’s auction house …

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China stocks up food, oil as coronavirus spurs fears about shortages

A customer wearing face mask buys flour at a supermarket on May 12, 2020 in Taiyuan, Shanxi Province of China. Zhang Yun | China News Service | Getty Images China has been building up its food and energy stockpile this year, taking advantage of slumping crude oil prices even before …

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Uber to focus on core rides, delivery business as it cuts 23% of workforce

(Reuters) – Uber Technologies Inc (UBER.N) will concentrate on its core businesses in ride-hailing and food delivery and cut 23% of its workforce in an attempt to become profitable despite the coronavirus pandemic, Chief Executive Officer Dara Khosrowshahi said in an email to employees on Monday. FILE PHOTO: Uber’s logo …

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Uber to focus on core rides, delivery business as cuts more jobs

(Reuters) – Uber Technologies Inc (UBER.N) will concentrate on its core businesses in ride-hailing and food delivery, Chief Executive Officer Dara Khosrowshahi said in an email to employees on Monday, announcing the company’s second round of job cuts during the coronavirus pandemic. FILE PHOTO: Uber’s logo is pictured at its …

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Uber to lay off 3,000 workers in second cut this month

FILE PHOTO: Uber’s logo is pictured at its office in Bogota, Colombia, December 12, 2019. REUTERS/Luisa Gonzalez/File Photo (Reuters) – Uber Technologies Inc (UBER.N) will cut about 3,000 jobs, in addition to the 3,700 it had announced earlier this month, as coronavirus-led restrictions sap demand for ride-hailing services, Chief Executive …

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New work by Chinese dissident artist shows support for Hong Kong protests

Danish sculptor Jens Galschiot is seen in front of his sculpture “The Pillar of Shame” at the unveiling of Chinese cartoonist Badiucao’s new illustration “A New Tank” at the Danish Parliament in Copenhagen, Denmark, May 15, 2020. John Nielsen/Handout via REUTERS COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – A new work by Chinese dissident …

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Microsoft and UnitedHealth offer companies free app to screen employees for coronavirus

UnitedHealth Group and Microsoft are offering companies a coronavirus screening app called ProtectWell that  provides a daily symptom screener to help clear employees to go to work or directs them to be tested if they are at risk for infection. As U.S. companies struggle to bring employees back to work under stringent …

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Arrest warrants issued for NFL players over armed robbery allegations

FILE PHOTO: Apr 25, 2019; Nashville, TN, USA; Deandre Baker (Georgia) on the red carpet prior to the first round of the 2019 NFL Draft in Downtown Nashville. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports/File Photo (Reuters) – Arrest warrants have been issued for National Football League (NFL) players Quinton Dunbar …

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Style-conscious Africans turn compulsory masks into fashion accessories

LAGOS (Reuters) – Nigerian fashion designer Sefiya Diejomaoh likes to wear bright, bold clothes to match her personality. She believes a global pandemic should not get in the way of her sense of style. A combination of photos shows women posing for pictures with face masks on, following the spread …

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TUI to cut jobs and costs as it prepares for July holiday restart

LONDON (Reuters) – Travel group TUI (TUIGn.DE) will cut 8,000 jobs and look to shed 30% of its costs as it gears up for a July restart to European tourism, the German company said on Wednesday. FILE PHOTO: Planes of German carrier TUI parked on a closed runway at the …

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