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1,560 jobs at risk as Getir grocery app to quit Spain: Union
Home delivery grocery app Getir has said it will implement a widespread redundancy plan that unions say will involve cutting 1,560 jobs as it withdraws from the Spanish market.
The move came just 10 days after the Turkish grocery delivery firm said it was pulling out of the French market, citing complex legal regulations.
Supreme Court's affirmative action ruling leaves colleges for new ways to promote diversity
The Supreme Court has sent shockwaves through higher education with a landmark decision that struck down affirmative action and left colleges across the nation searching for new ways to promote student diversity.
Actor Julian Sands forged eclectic career
Julian Sands, whose body was identified on June 27 after he disappeared in January while hiking in California, was a British actor who shot to fame as the romantic hero in 1980s period drama "A Room with a View."
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Observation satellite captures inaugural image
Industry and Technology Minister Mehmet Fatih Kacır unveiled the first-ever image captured by the country's indigenous observation satellite, İMECE.
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Greek Fire Service team trains in US
A team of 12 Greek firefighters spent 25 days in the American state of California being trained by the United States Forest Service (USFS), the Greek service said in an announcement on Tuesday.
The program is part of a partnership between the two firefighting services, both operating in countries that have experienced devastating wildfires.
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Man convicted of importing ancient Syrian mosaic
A California man has been found guilty of illegally importing an ancient mosaic from Syria, federal prosecutors said.
Mohamad Yassin Alcharihi, 56, of Palmdale, was convicted by a jury last week on one count of "entry of falsely classified goods," the U.S. attorney's office said in a news release.
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Baby Shark toys recalled as kids were cut or stabbed
About 7.5 million singing and swimming "Baby Shark" bath toys are being recalled after multiple lacerations and puncture wounds were reported in children playing with them.
Zuru, an El Segundo, California-based toymaker, said it's recalling both full-size and mini versions of its robotic baby shark toys that have hard plastic top fins, which pose the injury risks.
Biden called Chinese leader Xi Jinping a Dictator
US President Joe Biden called Chinese leader Xi Jinping a "dictator".
This happened during a reception in California with the participation of donors of the Democratic Party and in the presence of journalists.
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Celebrities to urge climate action at Hollywood gathering
Stars including Jane Fonda and the Oscar-winning directors of "Everything Everywhere All At Once" will urge the entertainment industry to tackle climate change head-on at a summit in Los Angeles this week.
Virgin crocodile birth seen for the first time
In January 2018, a female crocodile in a Costa Rican zoo laid a clutch of eggs. That was peculiar: She'd been living alone for 16 years.
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