Stories for October 2016

Monday, October 24th 2016 - 11:20 UTC
Airbnb sues New York State for imposing costly fines on online rentals

After New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed legislation on Friday imposing costly fines onto people who advertise illegal rentals online, the housing site Airbnb sued, contending that the law violates freedom of speech and is unconstitutional.
Monday, October 24th 2016 - 11:08 UTC
US lawmakers, and Trump, question US$ 85.4bn ATT purchase of Time Warner

The telecom-media giant that would be formed if United States federal regulators approve AT&T Inc’s US$85.4 billion purchase of Time Warner Inc raises antitrust issues, Democratic vice presidential candidate Tim Kaine and several U.S. lawmakers said on Sunday.
Monday, October 24th 2016 - 10:50 UTC
Venezuela opposition claims Maduro has committed a coup d'état and calls for active defense of the constitution

Venezuela's opposition-majority legislature declared on Sunday that President Nicolas Maduro's government had committed a coup d'etat by blocking a referendum on removing him from power, vowing mass protests and international pressure.
Monday, October 24th 2016 - 10:43 UTC
Rajoy on course to a minority government; Socialists decide to abstain in confidence vote

Spain’s conservative leader Mariano Rajoy was on course to secure a second term in power for his People’s Party (PP) on Sunday after his Socialist rivals agreed to abstain in a looming confidence vote, ending 10 months of political deadlock. Spain has been stuck in political limbo following national elections in December and June which left no single party with a majority, paralyzing institutions and threatening to derail an economic recovery.
Monday, October 24th 2016 - 10:32 UTC
Piñera's bid for president boosted by landslide victory in Chile mayoralty vote

Chile's conservatives snatched dozens of mayoralties on Sunday from the governing centre-left coalition, in a boost to former leader Sebastian Piñera, the front-runner to lead the conservative coalition in next year's presidential election.
Monday, October 24th 2016 - 08:55 UTC
Uruguay first league match suspended following shootings among hooligan gangs

Uruguay figures among the ten best national teams in the world according to the FIFA rating and has players in some of the top European teams, but back home things are quite different: a Sunday first league match was suspended at half time following shootings among hooligan gangs in one of the stadium's toilets, according to the first official reports.
Monday, October 24th 2016 - 08:36 UTC
Large banks preparing to relocate out of UK over Brexit fears warns BBA

Large banks are getting ready to relocate out of the UK early next year over fears around Brexit, the British Bankers' Association (BBA) has warned. Writing in The Observer its boss Anthony Browne also says smaller banks could move operations overseas by 2017.
Sunday, October 23rd 2016 - 07:18 UTC
First of the UK’s new nuclear deterrent submarines has been named “Dreadnought”

The United Kingdom Defence Secretary Michael Fallon has announced that, to mark Trafalgar Day, Her Majesty the Queen has graciously approved that ‘Dreadnought’, one of the most famous names in the Royal Navy, will become the lead boat and class name for the Royal Navy’s new successor submarines.
Sunday, October 23rd 2016 - 06:50 UTC
Rapprochement with Cuba: Four decades ago Jimmy Carter tried to come to terms with Havana

Four decades ago, U.S. ex president James Carter tried to do in secret what Barack Obama finally achieved publicly and in a less adverse context: to start a process to normalize relations between the United States and Cuba. In a long article, the Cuban newspaper Granma reveals that Carter (1976/1980) had been the only US president who set in writing his intention to promote dialogue between Washington and Havana.
Sunday, October 23rd 2016 - 06:31 UTC
Hackers' coordinated 'attacks' leave major websites inaccessible in the US

Major websites were inaccessible to people across wide swaths of the United States on Friday after a company that manages crucial parts of the internet’s infrastructure said it was under attack. Users reported sporadic problems reaching several websites, including Twitter, Netfix, Spotify, Airbnb, Reddit, Etsy, SoundCloud and The New York Times.