People
Govt sends query to Cambridge Analytica
Cracking the whip on alleged misuse of user data on Facebook , the government on Friday issued a notice to UK-based Cambridge Analytica, asking it to give a list of clients and the source of data it had collected. He has already been called to reappear before British lawmakers to explain "inconsistencies" in past testimony about the firm's use of the data. Lawmakers in the USA have also called ... [Full Article...]
Trump to punish China on trade as US companies fear backlash
U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday signed a memorandum that could impose tariffs on at least 50 billion U.S. dollars of imports from China , the latest unilateral move that poses a threat to global trade . The list includes a total of 128 US products that could be targeted. Those sweeping tariffs against China are the result of an inquiry started last summer under section 301 of t... [Full Article...]
China eyes measures against U.S. imports to balance tariffs on steel, aluminium
President Donald Trump will announce tariffs on Chinese imports on Thursday, a White House official said, in a move aimed at curbing theft of USA technology and likely to trigger retaliation from Beijing and stoke fears of a global trade war. [Full Article...]
Trump speaks with Turkey's Erdogan on shared concerns: White House
The Kurdistan Workers Party, or PKK, said it moved into Sinjar to protect the Yezidi people "from genocide" at the hands of the Islamic State group and are now withdrawing "having reached that aim", according to the statement . Turkish troops and allied Syrian forces seized control of the northwestern city of Afrin from the Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) militia on Sunday. [Full Article...]
Kalen Schlatter now charged with first-degree murder in death of Tess Richey
Police have now elevated the charge to first-degree murder but have not explained the reason behind the new charge. Investigators have said that Richey met Schlatter on the street after she and her friend left a bar the night she disappeared. [Full Article...]
May calling for European allies to stand against Russian Federation
The president of the European Council, Donald Tusk wrote on Twitter that it was "highly likely" that Russia's government was behind the attack, which used a Soviet-era nerve agent, adding that there was no other "plausible" explanation. "The United States is considering a range of options to respond to this outrageous incident, both to demonstrate our solidarity with our Ally and to hold Russian... [Full Article...]
Stock Markets Tumble as Trump Makes Good on China Tariff Threat
It stresses that the US needs to be forceful, but civil to limit potential blowback on the economy. US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer recently put a separate proposed package of $30 billion in tariffs on Chinese imports on the president's desk. [Full Article...]
Donald Trump engages in a trade war with China
Meanwhile, U.S. stocks sank again, giving Wall Street its worst week in two years, as fear gripped investors that China and the U.S. were headed for a trade war. Lighthizer indicated the industries could include aerospace, maritime and rail transport equipment, and new energy vehicles. Mr Trump also gave the Treasury Department 60 days to develop investment restrictions aimed at preventing C... [Full Article...]