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A usps delivery man The USPS needs more customers like Amazon, not fewer. In recent days, President Donald Trump has decried the financial condition of the U.S Postal Service, which, in a series of much-discussed tweets, he has said is losing “Billions of Dollars.” That part is true. From 2013 to 2016, the USPS averaged
Air France strike hits flights as French brace for rail stoppages
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Air France strike sees 30 percent of flights cancelled
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American Airlines orders 47 Boeing 787s, cancels A350 order
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Kampala - Uber, the US-based mobile app-based taxi service, has taken on SafeBoda with the rollout of a new platform that will connect passengers and local motorcycle riders, popularly known as Boda-Bodas, for a travel. Aaron Tindiseega, the Country Manager for Uber in Uganda, said the introduction of the platform dubbed, UberBODA,