Bloomberg Facebook Inc and Gucci filed their first joint lawsuit against an alleged online counterfeiter as the web giant and luxury brand move to crack down on the fraudulent practice. Facebook and Kering SA’s Italian fashion brand filed the suit against an individual for breach-of-contract, claiming violations of the social media platform’s terms and the infringement of Gucci’s intellectual property ...

Bloomberg Delayed elections in Somalia amid political infighting has enabled al-Qaeda-linked extremists to make gains in an insurgency, raising the threat of insecurity in eastern Africa. The group, known as al-Shabaab, has taken advantage of the impasse and the withdrawal of US troops from Somalia to recruit fighters, according to people with knowledge of the matter. Authorities have thwarted some ...

Bloomberg The Pentagon said it had cancelled projects related to Donald Trump’s border wall and was returning money the former president directed to the project to defense programs. “The Department of Defense is proceeding with cancelling all border barrier construction projects paid for with funds originally intended for other military missions and functions such as schools for military children, overseas ...