Britain’s trade minister Liam Fox has said that if the UK government rejects the European Union withdrawal deal next month, there is a 50-50 chance that Brexit may be stopped. “If we were not to vote for that, I’m not sure I would give it (Brexit) much more than 50-50,” Fox told the Sunday Times…
The level to which Amazon has been able to own unrivalled position of power within the United States federal government has been underscored by the degree of lobbying by its officials, according to a report published in The Guardian. The report claims that the Trump administration was advised by a top Amazon executive in private…
The results of a survey conducted by Deloitte released on Wednesday shows that the confidence of senior finance officers at companies operating in China is being pulled down by increasing trade risks. The consultancy organization conducts the survey twice a year among financial executives about their attitudes on trade and business as a part of…
Amidst fears that US executives would be targeted by Chinese authorities following the arrest of the CFO of Huawei – Sabrina Meng Wanzhou, in Canada at the behest of the United States, the employees – especially people in the management positions, of US technology giant Cisco, have been advised not to travel of China except…
According to the former head of intelligence agency GCHQ, if there is no proper regulation, it is possible that the social media platform Facebook could turn out to be a threat to democracy. In an interview with BBC, Robert Hannigan said rather than “protecting your privacy” and data, the interest of the social media giant…
Since it believes that the Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank were at the “core of the dispute between Israelis and Palestinians”, therefore the US based online home and hotel rental firm Airbnb said it would remove from the region from its listings. While the decision and the announcement has been welcomed by Palestinians,…
It is necessar4y for the US Congress to take action against Facebook Inc. and regulate the social media platform because the company cannot be trusted with self regulation, said Democratic U.S. Representative David Cicilline who is widely anticipated to adorn the post of the next chairman of House Judiciary Committee’s antitrust panel. Putting up a…
It was more than two years that the UK government had ordered that 350 of the biggest UK firms should ensure that at least a third of boardroom positions should be held by women by 2020. But there is not a single woman on the board of five British companies till now. And only one…
US farmers are in for tough times after virtually losing out on their biggest market China because of the protracted trade war between their country and the second largest economy of the world. And the hope now lies in new markets for them to export their produce. But comparison of other possible markets based on…
Turkey’s President Tayyip Erdogan has said the Germany, France and Britain has been handed over all of the recorded proof that was with the Turkish authorities in relation to the murder of veteran journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Analysts view this as a strategy by Turkey to keep up international pressure on Riyadh in the issue. Last…
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