WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Twenty advocacy groups from the United States, Europe, Latin America and elsewhere signed a statement on Wednesday urging regulators to be wary of Google’s $ 2.1 billion offer by fitness tracker company Fitbit. Inc (FIT.N) for privacy and competition reasons. FILE PHOTO: The Fitbit Blaze watch is …
Read More »Hong Kong police stab suspect arrested at airport after protests over security law
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong police arrested a 24-year-old man at the city’s airport in the early hours of Thursday on suspicion of attacking and injuring an officer during protests against a new national security law that Beijing imposed on the financial center. Chinese national flags are seen on …
Read More »Hong Kong police arrest suspect at airport after officer assaulted in security law protests
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong police arrested a 24-year-old man at the city’s airport in the early hours of Thursday on suspicion of attacking and injuring an officer during protests against a new national security law that Beijing imposed on the financial center. Chinese national flags are seen on …
Read More »Facebook bans accounts linked to US anti-government movement ‘boogaloo’
(Reuters) – Facebook Inc escalated the battle against the amorphous anti-government “boogaloo” movement on Tuesday, banning the accounts of adherents who encouraged violence during recent protests against racism in the United States. FILE PHOTO: You see a 3D printed Facebook logo placed on a keyboard in this illustration taken on …
Read More »New North American trade deal launches under increasing threat of disputes
WASHINGTON / MEXICO CITY / OTTAWA (Reuters) – The renewed trade pact between the United States, Canada and Mexico that went into effect on Wednesday was intended to create a kind of fortress in North America, increasing the region’s competitiveness, but the Cracks are already beginning to appear on the …
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