After phone calls with Trudeau and Nieto, the White House said that Trump “Agreed not to terminate NAFTA at this time and the leaders agreed to proceed swiftly, according to their required internal procedures, to enable the renegotiation of the NAFTA deal to the benefit of all three countries.” Trump also wrote in a statement, … Read more
Coca Cola said it would cut 20% of its corporate workforce to save $800m, and will increase cuts to save $3.8b by 2019. The current corporate staff is 5,500, around 5% of the total workforce of over 100,000. The company expects profits to be down 1 – 3% this year. Sugary drink and snack companies … Read more
Due to low cost, a belief the treats are healthy, and Indians’ general liking for chocolate, sales of the food have grown rapidly in the past few years. Sales grew by 13% last year, according to global market analysis agency Mintel, and the rapid growth is expected to continue to 2020. It’s one of the … Read more
At his first official appearance since leaving office, the former U.S. president spoke to University of Chicago students, telling them his future plans involved civic engagement with young people. Read more
As part of the U.S. government’s response to alleged use of chemical weapons by Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad, it is placing sanctions on 271 individuals linked to the Syrian agency that produces that country’s chemical weapons and ballistic missiles. The sanctions include travel blacklisting and financial restrictions. Assad has said that the accusation he used … Read more
Despite the large number of engineers in India, most are not fit for software development jobs, according to Aspiring Minds, a private company that does employability assessment, reported Business Line. Aspiring Minds assessed test results when 36,000 engineering students from over 500 colleges wrote Automata (which tests software development ability). Over 2/3 could not even write … Read more
A significant force of U.S. Navy craft is making their way towards the Korean Peninsula and is set to arrive in days. The force held routine exercises with Japanese craft in the Philippine Sea this week. Read more
Much talk about the most recent Islamist attack in Paris and how that might swing the vote towards the Right and anti-immigration Marine Le Pen. In the attack, a gunman opened fire on police and killed one before being killed by police fire. Read more
She “showed no signs of elation” when the police arrived to rescue her and charge the man, according to authorities. Read more
Some attended information sessions on the practical ins and outs of running for office, motivated by a sense that Trump is antagonistic towards independent research-based science, particularly when it involves climate change. Read more