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US Cancels EU Free Trade Talks Due To Government Shutdown
As the U.S. government shutdown enters into its second week, officials from the United States Trade Representative (USTR) office have postponed plans to hold a second round of negotiations...
China Government Has 2 Million People Monitoring Internet Activities
More than two million people in China are currently employed by the government to monitor the online activities of their fellow citizens, according to a local media report, highlighting...
French Lawmakers Take On Amazon To Protect Local Bookshops
France’s parliament has passed a law that will prevent online book retailers, such as Amazon, from offering discounted books at free delivery, in a bill designed to support the...
Chile Declares State Of Emergency After Frost Devastate $1 Billion In Fruit Crops
Unseasonal snow and low temperatures in recent weeks have caused an estimated $1 billion worth of damage to fruit crops in Chile, reported Reuters on Thursday, with the government...
Germany, UK Issue Travel Warnings For US Due To Government Shutdown
Germany and the United Kingdom have become the first countries to issue advisories for travellers to the United States, warning of possible delays at immigration and tourist sites as...
Global Population To Hit 9.7 Billion People By 2050: Study
The world’s population will climb to 9.7 billion people by 2050, according to a new French study on Wednesday, with India expected to overtake China as the world’s most...
US Government Shutdown – 1 Million Out Of Work, Economic Cost: $300 Million A Day
The U.S. federal government’s partial shutdown, starting on October 1st, will cost the economy at least $300 million a day in lost output, according to a Bloomberg report, with...
UK Regulators Could Kick Out Bank Chiefs Under New Stress Test Plans
Senior bankers at top U.K. financial institutions could be fired, or even sent to jail for up to seven years, if theirs bank fails to meet new stress test...
Japanese Government Urges Boycott Of Google Maps Over Disputed Islands
The Japanese government has called on local authorities and state-run universities to stop using Google Maps on their websites, after it took issue with the fact that Google had...
India To Regulate “Rent-A-Womb” Industry: Report
The Indian government is drafting a new law that would make it tougher for foreigners to hire surrogate mothers in the country, according to a Reuters report on Monday,...


