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Google, Facebook face Australia crackdown over market power
Published on 10/12/2018
» Google and Facebook face a regulatory crackdown in Australia after the nation’s competition watchdog joined a chorus of international criticism over their use of data and the market power they wield across news and advertising.
May pushes Brexit deal as EU court offers way out
AFP, Published on 10/12/2018
» LONDON: British Prime Minister Theresa May on Monday began a final push to persuade parliament to back her Brexit deal as the European Court of Justice ruled Britain was free to halt withdrawal from the bloc unilaterally.
Armenian PM's bloc wins by landslide in snap vote
AFP, Published on 10/12/2018
» YEREVAN - Armenia's acting Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has won a landslide victory in snap parliamentary elections, results showed Monday, cementing his authority months after he swept to power in a peaceful revolution.
Thirayuth: Regime has 'plot to cling to power'
Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 10/12/2018
» The rich and the powerful will continue to rule Thailand and Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha will be the next prime minister, as the regime plans, but will come under pressure, social critic Thirayuth Boonmee forewarned on Monday.
Philippine shares lead Southeast Asia stock slide
Published on 10/12/2018
» Southeast Asian stock markets slipped on Monday, after worries about a slowdown in global growth along with trade war concerns between the world's two largest economies kept investors on the back foot.
Twitter CEO slammed for ignoring Rohingya plight in Myanmar
Reuters, Published on 10/12/2018
» SINGAPORE: Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey has come under fire for tweets about his meditation retreat in Myanmar and encouraging people to visit the country without mentioning what the United Nations has described as "ethnic cleansing" of the Rohingya Muslim minority.
China slams 'inhumane' treatment of Huawei executive
AFP, Published on 10/12/2018
» BEIJING: China on Monday ratcheted up its protest over the arrest of an executive of telecom giant Huawei on a US warrant in Canada, calling reports of her treatment "inhumane" as she seeks her release on bail for health reasons.
Ex-Nissan chief Ghosn charged, served with fresh arrest warrant
AFP, Published on 10/12/2018
» TOKYO: Japanese prosecutors Monday formally charged Carlos Ghosn with financial misconduct for under-reporting his salary and also served him a fresh warrant on separate allegations, meaning the tycoon will likely spend Christmas in a cell.
'Moment of truth' for Macron as protests hit French economy
AFP, Published on 10/12/2018
» PARIS - French President Emmanuel Macron is expected to offer fresh concessions Monday to try to end the "yellow vest" protests that have rocked the country and taken a heavy toll on the economy.
Freed Cambodian surrogate mothers raise Chinese children
Published on 10/12/2018
» OUDONG, Cambodia: Sophea was eight months pregnant when Cambodian police told her she would have to keep the baby that was never meant to be hers - and forfeit the $10,000 she was promised for acting as a surrogate for a Chinese couple.