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Facebook, Cielo ask Brazil’s antitrust watchdog to reverse decision on payments deal
By Marcela Ayres BRASILIA (Reuters) - Facebook Inc and card acquirer Cielo SA have asked Brazil's antitrust watchdog Cade to reverse the suspension of an agreement they struck paving the way for Whats...
Jun 29, 2020
Reddit bans pro-Trump forum r/The_Donald in content crackdown
By Elizabeth Culliford (Reuters) - Social media site Reddit said it had shut down r/The_Donald, a forum for supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump, on Monday as it announced an overhaul of its cont...
Jun 29, 2020
Tech investor Prosus reports full-year profit up 6.7%
By Toby Sterling AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Prosus NV , one of the world's largest technology investors, on Monday said net profit for the year to March 31, 2020 rose a better-than-expected 6.7% to $3.82 b...
Jun 29, 2020
Privacy Commissioners to investigate Tim Hortons’ app
(Reuters) - Tim Hortons' mobile app will be investigated after concerns about how the breakfast and coffee chain may be collecting and using data were raised, the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of...
Jun 29, 2020
Exclusive: Germany missed chances to put Wirecard on watchlist, source says
By John O'Donnell and Hans Seidenstuecker FRANKFURT (Reuters) - German regulators twice looked into tightening the supervision of collapsed payments firm Wirecard and discussed it with the German and ...
Jun 29, 2020
India bans 59 mostly Chinese apps including TikTok, UC Browser, WeChat
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India has banned 59, mostly Chinese, mobile apps including Bytedance's TikTok, Alibaba's UC Browser and Tencent's WeChat citing security concerns, the government said in a statem...
Jun 29, 2020
Wirecard collapse leads to call for German parliamentary inquiry
By Andreas Rinke and Neil Jerome Morales BERLIN/MANILA (Reuters) - Germany's opposition called on Monday for a parliamentary inquiry into the collapse of payments firm Wirecard after a global fraud th...
Jun 29, 2020
Singapore central bank working with police investigating Wirecard
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore's central bank is working with the city state's police to scrutinise collapsed German payments company Wirecard, it said on Monday. Singapore's Commercial Affairs Depar...
Jun 29, 2020
Amazon to pay $500 million in one-time bonuses to front-line workers
(Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc said on Monday it would spend $500 million on one-time bonuses to its front-line employees and partners working through the coronavirus crisis. Employees and partners who ha...
Jun 29, 2020
Disney+ Hotstar to premiere Bollywood films, bypassing theatres
By Shilpa Jamkhandikar MUMBAI (Reuters) - Walt Disney Co's streaming service Disney+ Hotstar plans to premiere seven big ticket Bollywood films originally meant for theatrical release this year, as it...
Jun 29, 2020
