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Ex-Twitter worker gets prison time in Saudi 'spy' case
Ex-Twitter worker gets prison time in Saudi 'spy' case
Business and Economy
by  AFP

US justice officials on Thursday said a former Twitter worker convicted of spying for Saudi officials was sentenced to 3.5 years in prison. Prosecutors accused Abouammo and fellow Twitter employee Ali Alzabarah of being enlisted by Saudi officials between late 2014 and early the following year to get private information on accounts that were critical of the regime.

Keystone pipeline partly reopens after oil spill
Keystone pipeline partly reopens after oil spill
Business and Economy
by  AFP

Canada's TC Energy has restarted a portion of the Keystone Pipeline, which was shut down last week following a large spill of heavy crude oil in Kansas. The company on Wednesday night resumed the flow of diluted bitumen, a heavy crude oil, from Hardisty, Alberta to Wood River/Patoka, Illinois, TC Energy said on its website.

Heathrow ground handling staff suspend strike set for Friday
Heathrow ground handling staff suspend strike set for Friday
Business and Economy
by  AFP

Heathrow Airport baggage handlers have suspended a planned strike, their union said on Thursday, as industrial action continues across the UK. Around 400 members of the Unite union employed by private contractors Menzies had been due to walk out for 72 hours from 4:00 am (0400 GMT) on Friday in a months-long dispute over pay.

Rafael Nadal launches hotel brand with Spain's Melia Group
Rafael Nadal launches hotel brand with Spain's Melia Group
Business and Economy
by  AFP

Spanish tennis star Rafael Nadal on Thursday announced the launch of a new hotel brand with Spain's Melia group that is planning to open some 20 hotels across the globe in the next five years. Nadal, one of the world's two top-ranked tennis players, and Melia, Spain's leading hotel group which operates more than 400 establishments across the globe, will jointly own the company.