Mark Zuckerberg asks governments to help control internet content

Image copyright AFP Image caption Mark Zuckerberg wants a common set of rules that all tech companies have to stick to Mark Zuckerberg says regulators and governments should play a more active role in controlling internet content. In an op-ed published in the Washington Post, Facebook’s chief says the responsibility for monitoring harmful content is […]

Secret tape increases pressure on Trudeau in SNC-Lavalin affair

Media captionAudio recording of the phone call between Jody Wilson-Raybould and Michael Wernick Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is under new pressure after his former justice minister released new documents relating to the SNC-Lavalin affair. Jody Wilson-Raybould says government officials tried to persuade her to shield the company from prosecution in a corruption case. She […]

Trump threatens to shut Mexico border following migration surge

Image copyright Reuters Image caption Queues have been building up at Mexico and US borders President Donald Trump has said he is likely to close the US border if Mexico does not do more to stop migrants reaching the United States. The closure would disrupt border crossings, costing billions of dollars in trade. Mr Trump’s […]

Hikvision: US pension funds invest in China ‘Big Brother’ firm

Media captionJohn Sudworth reports from Xinjiang, where all filming and reporting by foreign media is tightly controlled Two major US pension funds have refused to comment on their holdings in a Chinese firm whose surveillance equipment is reportedly used in Muslim detention camps. Both the New York State Teachers’ Retirement System and the California State […]

Hikvision: US pension funds invest in China ‘Big Brother’ firm

Media captionJohn Sudworth reports from Xinjiang, where all filming and reporting by foreign media is tightly controlled Two major US pension funds have refused to comment on their holdings in a Chinese firm whose surveillance equipment is reportedly used in Muslim detention camps. Both the New York State Teachers’ Retirement System and the California State […]

Hikvision: US pension funds invest in China ‘Big Brother’ firm

Media captionJohn Sudworth reports from Xinjiang, where all filming and reporting by foreign media is tightly controlled Two major US pension funds have refused to comment on their holdings in a Chinese firm whose surveillance equipment is reportedly used in Muslim detention camps. Both the New York State Teachers’ Retirement System and the California State […]

Hikvision: US pension funds invest in China ‘Big Brother’ firm

Media captionJohn Sudworth reports from Xinjiang, where all filming and reporting by foreign media is tightly controlled Two major US pension funds have refused to comment on their holdings in a Chinese firm whose surveillance equipment is reportedly used in Muslim detention camps. Both the New York State Teachers’ Retirement System and the California State […]

Hikvision: US pension funds invest in China ‘Big Brother’ firm

Media captionJohn Sudworth reports from Xinjiang, where all filming and reporting by foreign media is tightly controlled Two major US pension funds have refused to comment on their holdings in a Chinese firm whose surveillance equipment is reportedly used in Muslim detention camps. Both the New York State Teachers’ Retirement System and the California State […]

Mueller report: Congress to get redacted version ‘by mid-April’

Image copyright AFP Image caption Attorney General William Barr is releasing a redacted version of the 400-page report Robert Mueller’s report into Russian interference in the 2016 US election will be made public “by mid-April”. Attorney General William Barr says he is now redacting the 400-page document. In a letter to the heads of the […]

Mueller report: Congress to get redacted version ‘by mid-April’

Image copyright AFP Image caption Attorney General William Barr is releasing a redacted version of the 400-page report Robert Mueller’s report into Russian interference in the 2016 US election will be made public “by mid-April”. Attorney General William Barr says he is now redacting the 400-page document. In a letter to the heads of the […]