October, 2017

• 25 October

  Nestle seeks sustainable label for more water-bottling sites

  Bloomberg Nestle SA is moving to bolster the sustainability credentials of its bottled water business amid criticism that packaging the precious resource and transporting it across the world causes unnecessary environmental damage. The maker of Perrier and Pure Life is strengthening its ties with Alliance for Water Stewardship, which will monitor whether 20 sites meet its standards on water use ...

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• 25 October

  Twitter promises more transparency to political ads

  

  Bloomberg Twitter Inc. is bringing greater transparency to advertising on its social network, addressing a significant concern of Congressional investigators probing foreign meddling during the 2016 US presidential elections. Twitter is creating a new “transparency centre” that will dedicate a section to political ads that will show how much each campaign spent on advertising, the identity of the organisation funding ...

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• 25 October

  Uber faces regulatory threat in Brazil

  

  Bloomberg Uber could face a major legislative clampdown in Brazil, potentially rendering its current business model unworkable in its second-largest market after the US. Brazil’s Senate on Tuesday voted 46 in favour versus 7 against to fast-track a bill that would regulate Uber and other on-demand transport apps such as Cabify, 99 and Lady Driver as taxi services rather than ...

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• 25 October

  Starbucks in hot water over California’s toxic warning law

  

  Bloomberg If you happen to buy a cup of coffee in California and it comes with a cancer warning, don’t panic—it’s just the law. No scientific study says consuming java in moderation is bad for your health—and some even show it’s good for you. But winning a reprieve from the state’s toxics disclosure requirement isn’t easy. Coffee merchants have been ...

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• 25 October

  Refugees from 11 countries face more hurdles under Trump plan

  

  WASHINGTON / NEW YORK / Reuters The Trump administration will temporarily delay processing of most refugees from 11 countries identified as high-risk, while resuming refugee admissions for other countries, government officials said. Most of the affected countries are in the Middle East and Africa, according to documents seen by Reuters. The administration also will place on hold a program that ...

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• 25 October

  India’s ruling party faces poll test on Modi’s home turf

  

  Bloomberg India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party faces another challenge to retain power in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s home state of Gujarat in polls later this year in what would be a referendum on its policies including demonetization and the national sales tax. The BJP is throwing all its resources into Gujarat to ensure the party performs well after ruling the ...

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• 25 October

  Russia vetoes UN resolution on Syria chemical weapons probe

  UNITED NATIONS / Reuters Russia cast a veto at the United Nations Security Council preventing the renewal of the mandate for a mission that investigates the use of chemical weapons in Syria. The investigation by the United Nations and the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) – known as the Joint Investigative Mechanism (JIM) – was unanimously created ...

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• 25 October

  Kurds offer to suspend independence drive, seek talks with Baghdad

  

  BAGHDAD / CAIRO / Reuters Kurdish authorities in Iraq offered on Wednesday to put an independence drive on hold, stepping up efforts to resolve a crisis in relations with Baghdad via dialogue rather than military means. But a Iraqi military spokesman suggested an offensive — launched to wrest back territory after Kurds voted overwhelmingly for independence in a disputed referendum ...

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• 25 October

  Kenyatta risks ‘pyrrhic victory’ in Kenyan poll rerun

  

  Bloomberg Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta is certain to win re-election in Thursday’s vote rerun after his main rival, Raila Odinga, withdrew from the race, but his victory could prove to be a hollow one. “It would be a Pyrrhic victory for Kenyatta, especially if opposition strongholds boycott as they have promised,” said Nanjala Nyabola, a Nairobi-based independent political analyst. “It ...

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• 25 October

  Plan to crush catalan separatists causes alarm for Rajoy’s allies

  Bloomberg Spain’s plan to crush Catalonia’s separatists is ringing alarm bells among some of Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy’s allies before what’s set to be a decisive few days in the conflict with the insurgent region. The Socialists are balking at the government’s focus on taking control of the administration in Barcelona while shutting off options that would allow the Catalan ...

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