President Donald Trump on Thursday ordered an unspecified ban on “transactions” with the Chinese owners of the consumer apps TikTok and WeChat. Trump had threatened a deadline of September 15 to “close down” TikTok unless Microsoft or “somebody else” bought it. TikTok, Microsoft and WeChat owner Tencent had no immediate replies to queries. US Secretary of […]
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City watchdog bans commission between car dealers and lenders
People buying new cars on finance could save up to £165m per year after the City watchdog banned dealers from hiking interest rates in return for a commission. At present, car dealerships can choose to increase the rate of interest that customers pay above what the credit lender has determined. In return for […]
Google bans far-right site ZeroHedge from ad platform for policy violations
Brief: Google banned website ZeroHedge from its advertising platform for policy violations in its comments section of stories about recent Black Lives Matter protests. ZeroHedge is “a far-right website that often traffics in conspiracy theories,” NBC News reported. After initially claiming it banned The Federalist, also described as a “far-right” […]
Pakistan bans political party critical of China’s Belt and Road
KARACHI — Pakistan has banned a political party well known for criticizing China’s Belt and Road Initiative along with two other groups for alleged terrorist links, highlighting the country’s reliance on Beijing for political and economic support. Pakistan’s interior ministry early this month outlawed Jeay Sindh Qaumi Mahaz-Arisar (JSQM-A), a […]
Indonesia bans holiday exodus from Jakarta as Ramadan begins
JAKARTA — Every year, Kastari and his family leave Jakarta for their hometown Brebes, a town in central Java, for Idul Fitri, an Islamic holiday at the end of the fasting month of Ramadan. This year, however, things are different for Kastari as he marks the start of Ramadan on […]
Philippines bans medical staff from leaving to work abroad
MANILA — The Philippines has barred doctors, nurses and a host of other medical professionals from leaving to work overseas, as the country grapples with rising coronavirus cases. The temporary ban will remain in effect until the national emergency is lifted, the immigration bureau said in a memorandum dated Thursday. […]