ECONOMY, WORLD
British Airways calls on UK to tackle long airport queues
British Airways calls on UK to tackle long airport queues
EDINBURGH, August 27: British Airways (BA) has called on UK border authorities to address “serious inefficiencies” causing long delays at airport immigration controls ahead of Britain's exit from the European Union.
Aug 27, 2017
ECONOMY, WORLD
Yellen to Trump: Don’t expect a flip-flop on financial reforms
Yellen to Trump: Don’t expect a flip-flop on financial refor...
JACKSON HOLE, August 27: Janet Yellen delivered a message to President Donald Trump on Friday, making it clear that if he re-nominates her as Federal Reserve chair she will not turn her back on the raft of US financial reforms that Republicans want to roll back.
Aug 27, 2017
ECONOMY, WORLD
Foxconn’s Wisconsin plant raises environmental worries
Foxconn’s Wisconsin plant raises environmental worries
MILWAUKEE, August 27: Foxconn Technology Group is being enticed to come to Wisconsin with numerous regulatory waivers, raising concerns from environmentalists who are wary of the company’s reputation in China, where it has been accused of polluting rivers.
Aug 27, 2017
ECONOMY, WORLD
Chinese man supplied rare, malicious malware: FBI
Chinese man supplied rare, malicious malware: FBI
LOS ANGELES, August 27: A Chinese man has been charged in California with distributing a type of computer malware that has been linked to attacks on US businesses and to the theft of personnel records of millions of US government employees, authorities said.
Aug 27, 2017
ECONOMY, WORLD
Stimulus in downturns is safe even when debt is high: Researchers
Stimulus in downturns is safe even when debt is high: Resear...
SAN FRANCISCO, August 27: Government spending in a recession can boost a country’s economy without permanently bloating its public debt, even if the debt is already quite large, researchers told an influential group of central bankers in Jackson, Wyoming, on Saturday.
Aug 27, 2017
ECONOMY, WORLD
Morocco’s ‘mule’ women scratch a living on Spanish enclave border
Morocco’s ‘mule’ women scratch a living on Spanish enclave b...
MELILLA, August 27: In a winding early-morning queue, Jemaa Laalaoua hunches over with 50 kg (110 lb) of kitchenware on her back, waiting to cross back into Morocco from the Spanish enclave of Melilla.
Aug 27, 2017
WORLD
Thailand’s ex-PM Yingluck flees to Dubai: senior party members
Thailand’s ex-PM Yingluck flees to Dubai: senior party membe...
BANGKOK, August 27: Thailand’s former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has fled to Dubai, senior members of her party said on Saturday, a day after she failed to show up for a negligence ruling in which she faced up to 10 years in prison.
Aug 27, 2017
WORLD
India detains hundreds, after deadly ‘godman’ protests
India detains hundreds, after deadly ‘godman’ protests
PANCHKULA, August 27: Indian authorities have arrested hundreds of people and canceled more than 300 trains passing through two northern states after at least 29 people were killed in violent protests following the conviction of a self-styled ‘godman’.
Aug 27, 2017
WORLD
N Korea fires short-range missiles in latest test
N Korea fires short-range missiles in latest test
SEOUL, August 27: North Korea fired several rockets into the sea Saturday in the continuation of its rapid nuclear and missile expansion, prompting South Korea to press ahead with military drills involving US troops that have angered Pyongyang.
Aug 27, 2017
WORLD
Worst monsoon floods in years kill more than 1,200 across South Asia
Worst monsoon floods in years kill more than 1,200 across So...
BHUBANESWAR, August 27: The death toll from floods in India, Bangladesh and Nepal has climbed above 1,200, officials said on Friday, as rescue workers scramble to provide aid to millions of people stranded by the worst such disaster in years.
Aug 27, 2017