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Drug cartels test Central America for cocaine production
World
November 1, 2018
Drug cartels test Central America for cocaine production
GUATEMALA CITY/TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) – Cocaine production is beginning to creep into Central America, a development which could bring the supply…
Japan anti-trust authorities to investigate tech giants
Business
November 1, 2018
Japan anti-trust authorities to investigate tech giants
Japan’s anti-trust authorities will probe whether tech giants such as Google and Amazon are using their market-leader positions to exploit…
Germany urges global minimum tax for digital giants
Business
October 21, 2018
Germany urges global minimum tax for digital giants
German Finance Minister Olaf Scholz said in an interview for publication Sunday he backed a global minimum fiscal regime for…
Sears, the once-mighty US retailer, files for bankruptcy
World
October 16, 2018
Sears, the once-mighty US retailer, files for bankruptcy
Sears, an anchor of retail life for generations of Americans, filed for bankruptcy on Monday and said it was…
Amazon investigating claims of employees leaking data for bribes
Business
September 17, 2018
Amazon investigating claims of employees leaking data for bribes
Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O) said on Monday it was investigating suspected internal leaks of confidential information by its employees for…
Never before seen Amazon tribe caught on drone video
Environment
August 27, 2018
Never before seen Amazon tribe caught on drone video
An isolated Amazon tribe with no known contact with the outside world has been spotted by a drone flying…
Amazon’s indigenous people ‘never so threatened’: pope
World
January 20, 2018
Amazon’s indigenous people ‘never so threatened’: pope
Pope Francis sounded a stark warning about the future of the Amazon and its peoples during a visit to the…
EU names and shames 17 tax havens
World
December 6, 2017
EU names and shames 17 tax havens
South Korea, Barbados, Saint Lucia, Bahrain, Panama and the United Arab Emirates are among the countries named Tuesday as “non-cooperative…
China’s answer to Kindle soars on Hong Kong market debut
World
November 8, 2017
China’s answer to Kindle soars on Hong Kong market debut
Shares in Chinese internet giant Tencent’s e-book arm, China Literature, surged more than 60 percent on their debut on the…
Keeping the competition out: Iran startups thrive despite sanctions
Business
October 6, 2017
Keeping the competition out: Iran startups thrive despite sanctions
Low on cash but high on hope, Iran’s technology entrepreneurs are learning to live with revived hostility in the United…