OCT
22
2018

Europe, U.S. Escalate Trade War With New Disputes at the WTO

China and the EU have joined a group of countries asking the World Trade Organization to investigate the Trump administration’s decision to impose metals tariffs on national security grounds. In a separate filing, the U.S. asked the WTO to review those nations that retaliated against its duties.

OCT
22
2018

HSBC to be first foreign company to list in China

Investor excitement over the much-anticipated plan to connect London and Shanghai´s stock markets gathered pace again on Thursday as HSBC grabbed headlines for potentially becoming the new scheme´s first offering.

OCT
22
2018

French lawmaker proposes bill to outlaw mockery of accents

A French member of parliament has proposed that mockery of accents be outlawed, after an irate politician derided a journalist’s southwestern pronunciation before asking if anyone had a question in “understandable French”.

OCT
22
2018

National Australia Bank cuts 300 staff over wrongdoing

About 300 staff of National Australia Bank have been fired or left the company as a result of internal investigations into wrongdoing, Chief Executive Andrew Thorburn said on Friday (Oct 19), following public revelations of misconduct across the sector.

OCT
22
2018

Facebook knew of inflated video metrics for more than a year

Facebook knew that its video metrics were inflated for more than a year before it acknowledged the issue, with records showing that its average-viewership estimates were overstated by as much as 900 per cent, a new legal filing claims.

OCT
22
2018

Former Malaysian DPM Zahid Hamidi charged with money laundering, corruption

Malaysia’s former deputy prime minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi was slapped with 45 charges in court on Friday (Oct 19) in a RM114 million (US$27.4 million) case, a new blow to his beleaguered party which lost power in landmark elections this year.

OCT
22
2018

Malaysia government free to sell Equanimity, yacht in 1MDB scandal, after court ruling

A High Court on Friday (Oct 19) ruled that the Equanimity superyacht belongs to two subsidiaries of state fund 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) - and indirectly the Malaysian government - after its registered owner failed to show up in court to claim the vessel.

OCT
22
2018

eBay sues Amazon for ‘illegal marketing tactics’

Online retailer eBay filed a lawsuit Wednesday in California’s Santa Clara County Superior Court alleging that fellow online vendor Amazon has, over the past several years, “perpetrated a scheme to infiltrate and exploit eBay’s internal member email system.”

OCT
22
2018

Judge orders U.S. to review asylum for separated migrant families

A federal judge ordered the U.S. government on Thursday to begin processing asylum claims for dozens of migrant parents and children that had been separated at the southern border under the Trump Administration’s zero tolerance immigration policy.

OCT
22
2018

UN agencies call for ban on ‘virginity tests’

The World Health Organization, the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, and UN Women issued a joint statement Wednesday calling on governments, health professionals and communities to take steps to end the practice of “virginity testing.”

OCT
19
2018

Facebook launches ´war room´ to combat manipulation

In Facebook´s "War Room," a nondescript space adorned with American and Brazilian flags, a team of 20 people monitors computer screens for signs of suspicious activity.

OCT
19
2018

Trump moves to quit 144-year-old postal treaty

The US has announced plans to withdraw from a 144-year-old postal treaty, which the White House says lets China ship goods at unfairly low prices.

OCT
19
2018

Australia to target Google and Yahoo under internet piracy crackdown

Search engines would be forced to remove or demote results for piracy websites under new laws

OCT
19
2018

India looks to tighten sexual harassment laws: government officials

India is considering tightening sexual harassment laws, government officials said on Thursday, after an avalanche of complaints of abuse lodged by women in recent weeks thrust the issue to the forefront of politics.

OCT
19
2018

Trump threatens to close US-Mexico border over Honduran migrant caravan

Trump also threatened to deploy the military to stop caravan which plans to head through Mexico toward the US border

OCT
19
2018

Trump sued over freedom of press violations

PEN America filed a lawsuit against US President Donald Trump on Tuesday in the US District Court for the Southern District of New York alleging several violations of the First Amendment’s protection of freedom of the press.

OCT
18
2018

Santander ´cooperating´ with Germany in tax probe

Banco Santander S.A. (SAN.MC) is "fully cooperating with German authorities," the Spanish bank said Thursday after media reports that German prosecutors are looking at the bank´s role in an alleged tax-evasion scheme.

OCT
18
2018

Philippine watchdog fines Grab, Uber for rushed merger, drop in service quality

The Philippines´ competition watchdog fined ride-hailing firms Grab and Uber Technologies on Wednesday (Oct 17), saying they consummated their merger too soon and that the quality of service dipped, becoming the second regulator in the region to penalise them.

OCT
18
2018

US moves to negotiate trade deals with Japan, UK, EU

The US has said it intends to negotiate three separate trade agreements with Japan, the UK and the EU.

OCT
18
2018

Benefits errors trigger £5,000 refunds for ESA claimants

Tens of thousands of people on sickness benefits will receive backdated payments averaging £5,000 following government errors.

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