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  • Thursday, March 22nd 2018 - 16:00 UTC

    Brazil instructs federal communications agencies to reduce coverage of the murder of Marielle Franco

    The deaths of Marielle Franco and her chauffer Gomes have prompted a series of protests throughout Brazil and in other countries

    Journalists and radio broadcasters at Empresa Brasileira de Comunicação (Brazil Communication Company, or EBC), a federal public agency, protested on March 20 against direction given by company managers to reduce coverage of the murders of Marielle Franco, a city councilor for Rio de Janeiro, and her driver Anderson Gomes, both killed in a March 4 shooting.

  • Thursday, March 22nd 2018 - 14:53 UTC

    Cambridge Analytica partner in Brazil under prosecutor investigation

    André Torretta, the president of the Brazilian firm, is known as a pioneer in specialized consulting among Brazil's C-suite business leaders

    Brazilian prosecutors on Wednesday said they had opened an investigation into whether London-based political consultancy Cambridge Analytica acted illegally in Brazil, as controversy over the firm’s data harvesting practices spreads across the globe.

  • Thursday, March 22nd 2018 - 14:04 UTC

    Zuckenberg admitted the network “made mistakes”, and was willing to testify before Congress

    In a statement Zuckerberg admitted a “breach of trust” occurred and with CNN said he was “really sorry”, and pledged action against “rogue apps”.

    Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has admitted that the social network “made mistakes” that led to millions of Facebook users having their data exploited by a political consultancy.Cambridge Analytica is accused of improperly using the data on behalf of political clients. In a statement Zuckerberg said a “breach of trust” had occurred. In a later interview with CNN he said he was “really sorry”, and pledged to take action against “rogue apps”.

  • Wednesday, March 21st 2018 - 20:27 UTC

    Peruvian president offers resignation to Congress ahead of an impeachment vote

    Kuczynski's resignation follows the shock revelation of several of the president's allies caught allegedly trying to buy a lawmaker to block the impeachment.

    Embattled President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski has offered his resignation to Peru's congress ahead of a scheduled vote on whether to impeach the former Wall Street investor on corruption charges, according to a presidential aide. If congress accepts the resignation, power would transfer to Vice President Martin Vizcarra, who is serving as Peru's ambassador to Canada.

  • Wednesday, March 21st 2018 - 20:25 UTC

    Powell's Fed confirms gradualism: anticipates 5 more modest rate increases in next 21 months

    Jerome Powell said the Fed expects to increase rates twice more this year, and in 2019 from two to three, reflecting on faster growth and lower unemployment.

    The Federal Reserve is raising its benchmark interest rate to reflect a solid U.S. economy and signaling that it's sticking with a gradual approach to rate hikes for 2018 under its new chairman, Jerome Powell. The Fed said it expects to increase rates twice more this year. At the same time, it increased its estimate for rate hikes in 2019 from two to three, reflecting an expectation of faster growth and lower unemployment.

  • Wednesday, March 21st 2018 - 10:07 UTC

    Facebook shareholder suing the company, which has lost US$ 50bn in value

    Cambridge Analytica, a US-based subsidiary of UK-based firm SCL, obtained as many as 50 million Facebook profiles by abusing Facebook's data sharing features

    A Facebook shareholder is suing the social media giant for allegedly misleading investors in the Cambridge Analytica affair that's currently rocking the social network. Fan Yuan, who owns Facebook stock, filed a lawsuit Tuesday in the District Court of Northern California, located in San Francisco, on behalf of Facebook shareholders. Gizmodo first reported the lawsuit, which is seeking class action status. You can read the full complaint here.

  • Wednesday, March 21st 2018 - 10:03 UTC

    Financial leaders reject protectionism, but prepare for a trade war

    U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to unveil tariffs on up to US$ 60 billion in Chinese technology and telecoms products by Friday

    The world’s financial leaders rejected protectionism on Tuesday and urged “further dialogue” on trade, but failed to diffuse the threat of a trade war days before U.S. metals tariffs take effect and Washington is to announce measures against China. Finance ministers and central bankers of the world’s 20 biggest economies, which represent 75% of world trade and 85% of global gross domestic product, discussed trade disruptions as a risk to growth at a two-day meeting.

  • Wednesday, March 21st 2018 - 07:37 UTC

    UK inflation drops to 2.7% in February, weakest increase since July 2017

    Petrol prices fell on the month and food prices rose more slowly than in February 2017. Also pushing down on inflation was a slower rise in the price of ferry tickets

    UK inflation was weaker than expected in February easing some of the squeeze on households' spending power but doing little to change bets on a Bank of England rate rise in May. Official data showed consumer prices rose by an annual 2.7% last month, the weakest increase since July of last year and down from a rise of 3.0% in January.

  • Wednesday, March 21st 2018 - 07:29 UTC

    Ashes of Professor Hawking will rest next to the grave or Newton at Westminster Abbey

    A private funeral service will take place at Great St Mary's, the University Church on 31 March, Prof Hawking's family said.

    The ashes of Professor Stephen Hawking will be interred next to the grave of Sir Isaac Newton at Westminster Abbey, it has been revealed. The renowned theoretical physicist final resting place will also be near that of Charles Darwin, who was buried there in 1882. Prof Hawking, who had motor neuronal disease, died on 14 March, aged 76, at his home in Cambridge.

  • Wednesday, March 21st 2018 - 07:07 UTC

    Mercosur “blocks” talks on auto exports and government procurement contracts, claims EU

    “For the time (being) the negotiation on the Mercosur (deal) for different reasons is blocked,” French finance minister Le Maire told reporters.

    European officials said this week that significant obstacles remain to a long-delayed trade deal between the European Union and Mercosur, even as South American officials expressed optimism a deal would be finalized soon.