Chile trucker strike snarls shipments of salmon, fruit and grain - Reuters
SANTIAGO (Reuters) - A strike by Chile truckers is hitting exports of salmon, fruit, meat and wine from the South American food producer to the United States, Europe and Asia, trade groups told Reuters on Tuesday.
The week-long standoff has created port backlogs, raising the risk
Trial of suspected Charlie Hebdo attack accomplices begins - Reuters Africa
Russian lawmaker tries to curb mobile app payouts for Apple and Google - Reuters
MOSCOW (Reuters) - A Russian lawmaker submitted draft legislation on Tuesday that would cut and cap the commission on the sale of mobile applications by tech giants Apple and Google.
The bill, submitted to Russia’s lower house of parliament by lawmaker Fedot Tumusov, stipulates that commissions on the sale of applications be capped at 20%. Apple
Indian IT minister accuses Facebook of bias amid row over content - Reuters
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India’s information technology minister accused Facebook on Tuesday of censoring content from people supportive of right wing ideology in the latest salvo at the social media giant over content regulation in its biggest user market.
In a letter to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, reviewed by Reuters, IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad
Small the new big for hotels post-pandemic, says Oyo CEO - Reuters
LONDON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - The COVID-19 pandemic will mean holiday-goers will shy away from larger hotels for the foreseeable future in favor of boutiques and home rentals, the CEO of India-based hospitality startup Oyo Hotels and Homes told Reuters.
The comments by Ritesh Agarwal underscore the anticipation within the hospitality industry that the coronavirus outbreak will fundamentally change the nature of travel.
“The hospitality industry will never be the same again, that is absolutely clear,” Agarwal said in a video interview.
Tesla launches $5 billion capital raise, tapping in on share surge - Reuters
(Reuters) - Tesla Inc ( TSLA.O ) on Tuesday unveiled its biggest program of new share sales as a public company, seeking to cash in on soaring Wall Street interest in the electric carmaker to raise up to $5 billion that will ease future debt pressures.
The move comes a day after a 5-for-1 stock split took effect, Tesla’s first since its initial public offering in June 2010, and follows a nearly six-fold increase in the value of its shares
Tesla launches $5 billion capital raise, tapping in on share surge - Reuters
(Reuters) - Tesla Inc ( TSLA.O ) on Tuesday unveiled its biggest program of new share sales as a public company, seeking to cash in on soaring Wall Street interest in the electric carmaker to raise up to $5 billion that will ease future debt pressures.
The move comes a day after a 5-for-1 stock split took effect, Tesla’s first since its initial public offering in June 2010, and follows a nearly six-fold increase in the value of its shares
German lawmakers demand answers over Wirecard collapse - Reuters
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - German lawmakers launched a parliamentary inquiry into the collapse of payments firm Wirecard on Tuesday in an effort to force the government to reveal more about a failure to avert the country’s biggest post-war corporate fraud.
Trump wins delay in handover of tax returns to Manhattan prosecutor - Reuters
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A federal appeals court expects to decide later on Tuesday whether to grant President Donald Trump’s request to block Manhattan’s district attorney from accessing his tax returns in connection with a criminal probe of his business practices.
At a hearing,
Trump, for now, can keep tax returns from Manhattan prosecutor - Reuters
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday granted President Donald Trump’s request to delay Manhattan’s district attorney from accessing his tax returns in connection with a criminal probe of his business practices.
The unsigned order by a panel of the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan was a victory for the president in his yearlong quest to block District Attorney Cyrus Vance from enforcing a grand jury subpoena for eight years of personal and corporate returns.
Trump has been challenging