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Richard Branson Suspends Saudi Talks Over Missing Journalist Khashoggi
Washington Post columnist Khashoggi was last seen entering the kingdom’s consulate in Istanbul on Oct. 2, triggering an allegation by Turkish officials that he may have been murdered there. Saudi officials say Khashoggi left the building unharmed on the same day. “What has reportedly happened in Turkey around the disappearance of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, if proved true, would clearly change the ability of any of us in the West to do business with the Saudi Government,” Branson said in an Oct. 11 statement posted on the Virgin website.
Branson suspends Saudi links over missing journalist
British entrepreneur Richard Branson is suspending two directorships linked to tourism projects in Saudi Arabia following the unexplained disappearance in Turkey of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. In a statement late Thursday, Branson said also that his Virgin group would suspend discussions with Saudi Arabia over proposed investment in Virgin Galactic, which is set to carry out its first space flight within weeks.
China's Didi suspends 1 carpooling service after killing
BEIJING (AP) — Chinese ride-hailing giant Didi Chuxing has fired two executives and will suspend one of its carpooling services nationwide starting Monday after a woman was raped and killed allegedly by a driver in eastern China, the company said Sunday.
China's Didi suspends ride-sharing service after murder
Chinese ride-hailing giant Didi Chuxing said Sunday it would suspend its ride-sharing Hitch service after the rape and murder of a passenger, the second such killing this year. The company said it would suspend Didi Hitch — a service which pairs up commuters travelling in the same direction — beginning midnight on Monday. “The incident shows the many deficiencies with our customer service processes, especially the failure to act swiftly on the previous passenger’s complaint and the cumbersome and rigid process of information sharing with the police,” Didi said in a statement on Sunday.
China's Didi suspends Hitch ride-sharing service after female passenger killed
China’s largest ride-hailing firm Didi Chuxing is suspending its Hitch services nationwide, the company said in a statement on Sunday, a day after police said a ride-sharing passenger in the eastern Chinese city of Wenzhou was raped and killed by a driver. Didi Chuxing, the biggest ride-sharing firm globally by number of trips, said it was sorry that the carpooling service would be suspended from Aug. 27 due to “disappointing mistakes” while the company reevaluated the product’s business model. The suspected murder of the 20-year-old woman, who Wenzhou police identified only with the surname Zhao, is the latest in a series of violent crimes that have fuelled safety concerns about the service.
Rep. Chris Collins Suspends Re-Election Campaign Following Indictment
BREAKING: Freight train derailment suspends inbound and outbound light rail service in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
The Latest: Coast Guard suspends search for 2 in plane crash
EAST HAMPTON, N.Y. (AP) — The Latest on a small plane crashing off the coast of Long Island (all times local):
Publix Suspends Contributions To NRA-Backed Politician Amid Protests
China's Didi suspends car-pool service after passenger murder
Chinese ride-hailing giant Didi Chuxing said Friday it would suspend its car-pool service for a week as it deals with an outcry over the murder of a flight attendant found dead after ordering a ride home. The 21-year-old woman, identified by police only by her surname Li, was killed the night of May 6, according to police in the central city of Zhengzhou, with state media reporting that she was found half-naked and stabbed at least 20 times. Li, who worked for Chinese budget carrier Lucky Air, had ordered a ride using Didi’s Hitch service, which pairs up commuters heading in the same direction.
