Saudi Arabia temporarily suspended entry to the kingdom for the Umrah Islamic pilgrimage and visits to al Masjid Al Nabawy in Medina, the ministry of foreign affairs announced on Twitter on Thursday amid fears over the spread of the new coronavirus. CBC | World News
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Attorney General suspends investigation of Michigan State over Nassar
State Attorney General Dana Nessel has suspended a nearly two-year-long investigation into Michigan State University’s handling of complaints against now-imprisoned serial sexual abuser Larry Nassar, a spokeswoman said Tuesday. CBC | World News
Read More »After report prison labour used for Christmas cards, U.K. retailer suspends Chinese supplier
British supermarket giant Tesco suspended a Chinese supplier of Christmas cards on Sunday after a press report said a customer found a message written inside a card saying it had been packed by foreign prisoners who were victims of forced labour. CBC | World News
Read More »Juul suspends online sales of fruit, dessert flavours for e-cigarettes in U.S.
Juul Labs will stop online sales of fruit and dessert flavours for its electronic cigarettes in the U.S., nearly a year after halting in-store purchases, as it tries to weather a political backlash blaming such products for getting a generation of teenagers hooked on them. CBC | World News
Read More »Bali volcano update: China suspends ALL flights to Bali as Mount Agung ASH CLOUD spreads
CHINA has suspended ALL flights to Bali today as the ash cloud spewing from Mount Agung spreads. Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »NY Met Opera suspends famed conductor amid sexual misconduct claims
New York’s Metropolitan Opera says it’s suspending its relationship with longtime conductor James Levine pending an investigation into multiple allegations of sexual misconduct against him. CBC | World News
Read More »MLB suspends player for making ‘offensive gesture’ during World Series game
Yuli Gurriel of the Houston Astros was suspended Saturday for the first five games of next season for making a racist gesture at Dodgers pitcher Yu Darvish during the World Series. CBC | World News
Read More »Canada suspends special forces training and assistance mission in Iraq
Canada’s special operations troops have put a temporary hold on their training of Iraqi and Kurdish forces in the wake of escalating fighting between the two factions. CBC | World News
Read More »Spain’s top court suspends Catalan parliament session, putting independence call in doubt
Spain’s Constitutional Court on Thursday ordered Catalonia’s parliament to suspend a planned session next week during which separatist lawmakers wanted to declare independence — further fuelling Spain’s worst political crisis in decades. CBC | World News
Read More »Petra Diamonds SUSPENDS work at Tanzanian mine after diamond shipment blocked
PETRA Diamonds has suspended a Tanzanian mine amid a government probe into the country’s mining industry. Daily Express :: City and Business Feed
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