March, 2016

• 13 March

  Maserati recalls sedans on risk of speed bursts from loose mats

  

  Bloomberg Maserati North America Inc. is recalling some of its Quattroporte and Ghibli luxury sedans because of danger posed by the driver-side floor mat, which can become dislodged and stuck in the accelerator. “If the floor mat moves and becomes trapped between the accelerator and the vehicle carpet, it may result in very high vehicle speeds, which could cause a ...

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• 13 March

  Clinton seeks rust belt rebound, calls for tougher automaker ‘rules of origin’

  

  Bloomberg Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton proposed to make it harder for foreign automakers to claim that their cars are made in the U.S., as she tries to recruit Rust Belt voters following a surprise defeat in Michigan. At a campaign stop in Youngstown, Ohio, Clinton called for tougher “rules of origin,” the means used to determine whether a product ...

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• 13 March

  Argentine court fines Barrick $9mn for spill

  Bloomberg Barrick Gold Corp. confirmed that an Argentine court will proceed with criminal charges against nine current and former Barrick employees in connection with a cyanide solution spill last year. Separately, the San Juan provincial government announced it intends to impose a fine of about $9 million against Barrick, the company said in a statement. Confirmation of the charges comes ...

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• 13 March

  Brazil’s ailing sugar cane growers get boost from anti-coal push

  

  Bloomberg Global efforts to curb the use of coal-fired power plants may provide a lifeline to Brazil’s embattled sugar cane industry. That’s the bet of companies including Cosan SA Industria e Comercio, co-owner of the world’s largest sugar cane processor, which formed a $130 million joint venture for making sugar cane-based biomass pellets that can be burned to produce electricity. ...

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• 13 March

  Syria rivals clash before talks

  

  Geneva / AFP Syria’s warring sides prepared on Sunday for a new round of peace talks after locking horns over the fate of President Bashar Al Assad, with the regime insisting his ouster was a “red line” while the opposition vowed to see him go—dead or alive. The UN-brokered indirect negotiations are due to begin in Geneva on Monday, the ...

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• 13 March

  Curfew in Turkey’s mainly-Kurdish towns

  

  Ankara / AP Turkish authorities on Sunday declared new 24-hour, indefinite curfews for two mainly-Kurdish towns where Turkey’s security forces are set to launch large-scale operations to battle Kurdish militants. Turkey has imposed curfews in several flashpoints in the southeast since August to root out militants linked to the Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or PKK, who had set up barricades, dug ...

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• 13 March

  Third Kuwaiti found killed in Lebanon

  Kuwait City / AP Kuwait’s ambassador to Lebanon says a third Kuwaiti citizen has been killed in the Mediterranean country in the past three days. The official Kuwait News Agency reported late Saturday that Ambassador Abdulaal Al Qenai said Lebanese authorities informed him of the murder in the town of Burj Hammoud, northeast of the capital, Beirut. Two other Kuwaitis ...

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• 13 March

  Venezuelans hold rival marches for and against government

  

  Caracas / AP Hundreds of opponents and supporters of President Nicolas Maduro held rival marches in Caracas, with anti-government forces demanding Venezuela’s leader step down and his sympathizers denouncing US. sanctions on some top officials. The marches were animated but peaceful, unlike massive anti-government protests in 2014 that left dozens dead and barricades burning in the streets. Government critics dressed ...

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• 13 March

  China pledges new push against ‘hostile forces’ and separatists

  

  Beijing / AP China’s chief prosecutor said on Sunday that battling “infiltration, subversion and sabotage by hostile forces” is a key priority this year, with terrorists, ethnic separatists and religious extremists all in his crosshairs. In a speech to the annual session of China’s national legislature, Cao Jianmin also listed combatting cybercrime and ensuring national sovereignty in cyberspace as items ...

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• 13 March

  Trump pins rally chaos on Sanders’ supporters

  

  Bloomberg A day after violent protests prompted Donald Trump to cancel a rally, the Republican presidential front-runner blamed the activist group MoveOn.Org and supporters of Senator Bernie Sanders for the chaos, while defending his own “harassed” supporters. “When they have organized, professionally staged wise-guys—we’ve got to fight back. We’ve got to fight back,” Trump said at an event in Dayton, ...

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