MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for April 24th 2019
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Wednesday, April 24th 2019 - 09:01 UTC
Four Brazilian banks under investigation on competition issues
Brazil’s antitrust watchdog Cade is investigating four banks in the country for allegedly creating competition hurdles to digital banking newcomer Nubank, the watchdog said in a statement on Monday.
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Wednesday, April 24th 2019 - 08:50 UTC
Wild salmon stocks in Scotland at “crisis point”, warns trade body
Wild salmon catches in Scotland are at their lowest level since records began, a trade body has claimed. Fisheries Management Scotland said figures due to be published later will show stocks of the fish are at “crisis point”.
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Wednesday, April 24th 2019 - 08:28 UTC
Trump to the rescue of Harley Davidson motorbikes: threatens to reciprocate “unfair” EU tariffs
Donald Trump has vowed to reciprocate against “unfair” European Union trade duties on Harley Davidson motorbikes. The US President had previously criticized the US bike maker for its plans to shift American production overseas to avoid EU tariffs.
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Wednesday, April 24th 2019 - 08:25 UTC
US approves first drone home delivery, which will operate as an airline
Drone home delivery company Wing has been approved as an airline by the US Federal Aviation Authority. It means the company will start delivering goods in rural Virginia within months. Wing, owned by Google's parent company Alphabet, says the drones will carry food and medicine from local shops.
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Wednesday, April 24th 2019 - 08:19 UTC
Google in trouble over alleged retaliation against protests by women staff
Organizers of a series of walkouts in protest at Google's treatment of women have said they have since become victims of retaliation by the company. In November, 20,000 employees walked out of their offices demanding several key changes in how sexual misconduct allegations were dealt with at Google.
