Video streaming service HOOQ shuts down

May 01, 2020

California [US], May 1 : The online video streaming service HOOQ has shut down, the company announced.

Amazon to shut down its global online bookstore as it cuts costs

Apr 05, 2023

The UK-based bookseller, bought by Amazon in 2011, announced Wednesday that it would cease operations on April 26, but that customers could still place...

District in south China under partial lockdown amid COVID outbreak

May 29, 2021

Beijing [China], May 29 : The Chinese authorities have shut down parts of a district in the coastal province Guangdong, in southeast China, amid...

Factories forced to shut down in China amid COVID surge

Dec 26, 2022

The Chinese economy was already struggling when Beijing abruptly relaxed its stringent zero-Covid policy. Retail sales had contracted in November because of widespread lockdowns,...

Beijing forces Tibetan school to provide classroom instruction exclusively in Chinese

Aug 27, 2021

Beijing [China] August 27 : Chinese authorities have threatened to shut down a local school if they fail to provide classroom instruction exclusively in...

CNN+ streaming service to shut down next week, a month after starting

Apr 22, 2022

New York [US], April 22 : CNN will shut down its new streaming service on April 30, one month after launching it, the US...