The Guardian Amazon and eBay hosted ads for banned invasive speciesThe GuardianBoth eBay and Amazon have previously been criticised for hosting ivory traders, but the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) rates invasive species as a more significant threat to biodiversity than poaching for animal parts. In February, the CBD …
Read More »South Africa: Post Office to Address Employees Concerns – AllAfrica.com
Independent Online South Africa: Post Office to Address Employees ConcernsAllAfrica.comPretoria — SA Post Office (Sapo) CEO Mark Barnes has committed to communicating with all unions and employees to resolve employee issues following a strike at the Post Office. The strike, which started on Thursday, involved one of the unions at …
Read More »State lawmaker seeks dramatic cuts in welfare, food stamps – Atlanta Journal Constitution
Atlanta Journal Constitution State lawmaker seeks dramatic cuts in welfare, food stampsAtlanta Journal ConstitutionGreg Morris, R-Vidalia, wants to cut back entitlement programs to shrink the number of Georgians on welfare and food stamps. In 2014, he sponsored legislation requiring drug tests for certain food stamp recipients and photos on food …
Read More »Post office row takes new turn – The Northern Echo (registration)
The Northern Echo (registration) Post office row takes new turnThe Northern Echo (registration)THE row over the future location of a seaside town's post office has taken another turn as an MP claims bosses have 'added insult to injury'. Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland MP Tom Blenkinsop maintains the Post Office …
Read More »CWU gives Post Office deadline to respond to demands – eNCA
eNCA CWU gives Post Office deadline to respond to demandseNCADURBAN – The Communication Workers Union (CWU) has given the SA Post Office seven days to respond to its demands or face an indefinite strike. The union marched from King Dinuzulu Park to the Durban City Hall. They were marching over …
Read More »Mellette getting post office back, 2 years after closure – Washington Times
Mellette getting post office back, 2 years after closureWashington TimesThe Postal Service initially delivered Mellette's mail to Northville, nearly 5 miles away. That proved to be an inconvenience for Mellette's 200 residents, so the government set up boxes outside the old post office while the community built a new one.and …
Read More »Bill Gross: Selling Stamps, but Never ‘Inverted Jenny’ – Bloomberg
Bloomberg Bill Gross: Selling Stamps, but Never 'Inverted Jenny'BloombergBill Gross, fund manager at Janus Capital, discusses the recent sale of a portion of his stamp collection for $4.5 million, a portion of which goes to the Pimco Foundation that he co-founded in 2000. He speaks on "Bloomberg ‹GO›." (Source: Bloomberg) … …
Read More »Post Office workers demand ANC backing for bailout – Times LIVE
Times LIVE Post Office workers demand ANC backing for bailoutTimes LIVEThe Communication Workers Union (CWU) wants the African National Congress to back its demand that the South African Post Office is offered a bailout‚ as were South African Airways and Eskom. More: continued here
Read More »Mail Theft: Post office stops delivery in the Silverstone Ranch Community – News3LV
News3LV Mail Theft: Post office stops delivery in the Silverstone Ranch CommunityNews3LVLAS VEGAS (KSNV News3LV) — From bills to credit cards, people in the Silverstone Ranch community worry it may have all been taken after a thief got into the community mailbox. The problem is so bad; the post office …
Read More »eBay mobile app update: Material Design, better navigation and utility – Android Community
Android Community eBay mobile app update: Material Design, better navigation and utilityAndroid CommunityWhether you're a part-time online retailer or a full time online shopper, you probably do a lot of your interactions and buying and selling on your mobile device, rather than your desktop. And if you use eBay for …
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