Barcelona / AFP In 2009, the Nissan factory in Barcelona in northeastern Spain seemed condemned to close. But it was saved thanks to labour rights sacrifices, becoming a symbol of “flexisecurity” — a cooperative approach to labour relations in which employees accept a degree of flexibility in working arrangements — which is being held up as an example to follow …

Washington / AfP As Apple’s legal battle with the FBI over encryption heads toward a showdown, there appears little hope for a compromise that would placate both sides and avert a divisive court decision. The FBI is pressing Apple to develop a system that would allow the law enforcement agency to break into a locked iPhone used by one of …

Mexico / AP Mexico’s central bank has lowered its economic growth forecast for 2016 to between 2 percent and 3 percent. That range was down from 2.5 percent to 3.5 percent in the last quarterly report. The report released covers the final quarter of 2015. The bank now predicts lower external demand due to less dynamic industrial activity in the …