British retail sales unexpectedly fell in July, official data showed on Friday, suggesting at least some consumers skipped shopping to follow England's run in the Euro 2020 soccer tournament, or stayed at home due to rising COVID-19 cases.
Japan plans to dramatically ramp up daily COVID-19 tests, borrowing from anti-contagion measures used in the recent Tokyo Olympics, as it battles its worst wave of infections, driven by the Delta variant.
One year after Switzerland's top prosecutorial role was left vacant, a parliamentary body has proposed the head of Bern's cantonal police become Switzerland's new attorney general.
Global Poker, the fastest growing free online poker site in the world, has been a top spot for tournament players for the last few years with their lineup of events that include the Global Poker Champions, Rattlesnake Open, Grizzly Games, Eagle Cup, and the GOAT, plus the Bounty Series, Summer Series, and the Micro Thunder Series. Now, the popular online cardroom is adding a new event to their schedule, the prestigious U.S. Poker Open. ‘But the U.S. Poker Open is a live series,’ you might say. ‘I’d have to go to Las Vegas to play in that.’ Not this year. For the first time ever, the U.S. Poker Open will also be played online, hosted by Global Poker. Eligible players from all over the United States can participate in this inaugural and groundbreaking series. “I am really excited about the partnership between Global Poker and the U.S. Poker Open,” said Global Poker General Manager David Lyons. “In a few short years, the USPO has become one of the premier events on the pok
A South Carolina paper mill, whose foul smell has triggered more than 30,000 complaints, has become one of the dirtiest polluters in the United States since being acquired by an investment group led by Robert Kraft, the billionaire owner of the New England Patriots football team.