Category: suspend

Cleveland Browns Quarterback Deshaun Watson Suspended 6 Games, NFL Weighs Appeal

Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson was suspended for six games Monday after being accused by two dozen women in Texas of sexual misconduct during massage treatments, in what a disciplinary officer said was behavior “more egregious than any before reviewed by the NFL.” The punishment handed out by the game’s disciplinary officer, former federal judge…


OneWeb to Launch Satellites With SpaceX After Suspending Ties With Russian Agency

OneWeb will resume satellite launches with Elon Musk’s SpaceX, the British satellite communications company said on Monday after it suspended launches from Russia’s Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. OneWeb did not disclose the terms of the new launch agreement. Earlier in March, OneWeb, said it would halt launches after Moscow’s space agency Roscosmos demanded guarantees that…


Cathay Pacific Suspends Cargo Flights Due to Virus Controls

HONG KONG—Hong Kong’s Cathay Pacific Airlines is suspending cargo flights for a week due to stricter quarantine requirements for air crews, potentially adding to strain on global supply chains. Long-haul flights to Europe, across the Pacific and to Riyadh and Dubai are suspended through Jan. 6, the airline said Thursday. It promised to try to…


India Spooks Amazon by Suspending 2019 Future Group Deal, Cites Suppression of Information

NEW DELHI—India’s antitrust agency suspended Amazon.com‘s 2019 deal with Future Group on Friday, potentially denting the U.S. e-commerce giant’s attempts to block the sale of Future’s retail assets to an Indian market leader. The regulator ruled that the U.S. company had suppressed information while seeking regulatory approval on an investment into Indian retailer Future Group…


Over 60 South Korean Crypto Exchanges Set to Suspend Services Next Week

SEOUL—More than 60 cryptocurrency exchanges in South Korea must notify customers of a partial or full suspension of trading by Friday midnight, a week before a new regulation comes into effect. To continue operating, exchanges must register with the Financial Intelligence Unit by Sept. 24, providing a security certificate from the internet security agency. They…


US Immigration Services Suspends All In-Person Services on Inauguration Day, Citing Safety Issues

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced Friday it will temporarily suspend in-person services at all field offices, asylum offices, and application support centers on Inauguration Day and one day prior, citing safety reasons. USCIS said in a news release that the closures will take place on Jan. 19 and 20 “to ensure the safety…


John Lewis Suspends Click & Collect to Reduce ‘Non-Essential Travel’

Department store John Lewis has suspended its Click & Collect service, saying it wants to “encourage the public to stay at home” during England’s third national lockdown. The parent company also announced its Waitrose supermarkets would join other major chains in refusing entry to people without masks. Like other department stores, John Lewis had closed…