Economy

According to The Telegraph, Uyghur could link a Chinese investor who wants to acquire Philips’ home appliances division with human rights abuses. The newspaper writes this based on its own research. Hillhouse Capital, an investment firm owned by businessman Lee Jong, will pay around சுமார் 4.5 billion to acquire the Philips division, which operates six factories and 7,500 employees from …

Too bad for Wisconsin. That changed this week because the $ 10 billion factory that Chinese Foxconn will set up there will be canceled. Foxconn, which is in the hands of Taiwan but based in China, has agreed to invest with the Donald Trump administration. See here the extent of his ‘transactional’ way of doing politics. Trump is gone, the …

Legal Tech has been captured by the winner of the Golden Harglass 2019 by Cladimizer Litter. This was announced by the American Legal Technology Institute last week. Peter van der Hoven, one of the founders of Gloctimizer, explains the acquisition. Peter van der Hoven First things first: What exactly does the clockmaker tool used by big companies like CMS, DLA …

NIFEA Webinar / UNFPII Side Event on “Spirituality, Earth and the Right to Self-Determination” In the context of the United Nations Permanent Forum (UNFIFI) to be held from April 19-30, the webinar will reflect on how the association of the three ‘Cs’ of capitalism, colonialism and Christianity enhances the experience of exploitation. The marginalization has deepened. And the displacement of …

Amanda Flint My Whitinger VDL (V.Indocro). Photo: Tryon International Equestrian Center. Last weekend, there were several international and national competitions in the United States, as well as competitions at the Grand Prix in San Juan Capistrano, California and Mills Spring, North Carolina. Wins fell to Nicole Haundt and Taylor Land, who topped both Grand Prix KWPN horses rankings. Ally b …

From July to December 2020, Microsoft was requested 24,798 times by government agencies to share user information. The company has rejected more than a quarter of these claims. The requests came mainly from the United States, it appears Microsoft Report. That country is responsible for 5,682 claims. Germany made 4,976 requests, as did the United Kingdom 3,312. Requests apply to …

The United States has announced new sanctions against Russia. For example, the country expels ten Russian ambassadors. These sanctions are in response to a major Russian hack that struck several large state-owned enterprises last year and Russia’s attempts to influence last year’s US elections. These actions are being taken against individuals and companies in Russia who are said to be …

US President Donald Trump has vowed to challenge his election defeat in court. His campaign team, Republicans and Trump supporters have filed lawsuits in several major oscillating states, but the promised legal victories have yet to be fulfilled. Trump and his allies have filed 17 lawsuits since Election Day on November 3. Although these things differ in detail, the ultimate …

Russia bans entry to eight Americans Among them was FBI chief Christopher Ray. It follows sanctions announced by the United States against Russia last Thursday. “We can take painful steps for Corporate America.” The entry ban applies to current and former U.S. officials, who, according to the Russian Foreign Ministry, are “involved in pursuing anti-Russian tendencies.” Besides Ray, there are …

Former Turkish Ambassador to Japan Hassan Murad Mergan has been appointed the new Turkish Ambassador to the United States. (AA photo) One month after his appointment, US Ambassador to Turkey Hassan Murad Mergan acknowledged the tense relationship between the two NATO allies. “I know the differences between the two countries. I’m not naive to ignore them or say there are …