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Tuesday, January 17th 2017 - 09:45 UTC
Trump barking at the wrong tree: Automation revolution is taking the jobs, not evil foreigners

By Gwynne Dyer - The main message of 2016 was that we are entering a period of economic and political upheaval comparable to the Industrial Revolution of 1780-1850, and nothing expressed that message more clearly than Donald Trump's appointment of Andrew Puzder as Secretary of Labour. Even though it's clear that neither man understands the message.
Monday, January 16th 2017 - 17:46 UTC
Airbags maker Takata agrees to pay US$ 1bn in penalties for concealing defects

The Japanese car parts maker Takata has agreed to pay US$1bn in penalties in the US for concealing dangerous defects in its exploding airbags. The firm, which also has assembly plants in Brazil and Uruguay, also pleaded guilty to a single criminal charge, the company and the US Department of Justice said..
Monday, January 16th 2017 - 11:04 UTC
Trump says Brexit a 'great thing,' will meet PM May to reach trade deal with UK

US-President-elect Donald Trump said in a newspaper interview published on Sunday that “Brexit is going to end up being a great thing.” He also confirmed he will be meeting with British Prime Minister Theresa May soon after his inauguration on January 20 to finalise a trade agreement between the two countries that will be “good for both sides.”
Monday, January 16th 2017 - 08:39 UTC
Theresa May cover girl for the American April edition of Vogue

British PM Theresa May is to turn cover girl as she features in a fashion spread for the American edition of Vogue, Downing Street has confirmed. The 60-year-old PM secretly posed for renowned celebrity photographer Annie Leibovitz in a shoot which is due to be featured in the magazine's April edition.
Monday, January 16th 2017 - 08:10 UTC
CIA director cautions Trump about his off-the-cuff remarks: spontaneity does not protect national security interests

Outgoing CIA director John Brennan on Sunday offered a stern parting message for Donald Trump days before the Republican U.S. president-elect takes office, cautioning him against loosening sanctions on Russia and warning him to watch what he says.
Saturday, January 14th 2017 - 09:36 UTC
Labour and BBC warn on risks of being infected by contagion of fake news stories

British politics risks being “infected by the contagion” of fake news stories, a senior Labour MP has said. Michael Dugher said the problem was not confined to the US and news outlets everywhere had a duty to scrutinise politicians on the basis of “truth and reality” not “click-bait nonsense”.
Saturday, January 14th 2017 - 09:11 UTC
Warning to Trump: Beijing prepared to a large scale war over the South China islands

Global Times, the official English language spokesperson of the Chinese Communistry party has sent a very strong reply to the incoming Trump administration referred to the disputed South China islands occupied by Beijing.
Thursday, January 12th 2017 - 09:31 UTC
Trump's first press conference: the showman added little and beat the media

Defiant and unyielding, President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday adamantly denied reports that Russia had obtained compromising personal and financial information about him, calling it a “tremendous blot” on the record of the intelligence community if it had released such material.
Wednesday, January 11th 2017 - 08:38 UTC
Obama in his final presidential speech calls to fight for democracy and to forge a new social compact

Change only happens when “ordinary people get involved, get engaged and come together to demand it”, said Barack Obama in his final address to the country and the world as president. “I am asking you to believe. Not in my ability to bring about change – but in yours” Obama outlined in a speech that was both a tearful goodbye and a call to arms.
Tuesday, January 10th 2017 - 09:31 UTC
Trump's son in law in White House “key leadership role”; the property developer is described as “a tremendous asset”

President-elect Donald Trump has named his son-in-law, Jared Kushner, as one of his senior White House advisers. The 35-year-old played a key role in the presidential campaign and his new White House job will cover both domestic and foreign policy. Mr. Kushner, who is married to Ivanka Trump, is a property developer with a wide range of business interests.