News Archive - 7 August 2016

The decision was taken by the High Council of Virtual Spaces, the official body monitoring online activities. When the game was first released for Iran, the foundation had warned that if the game’s officials fail to accept Iran’s conditions it will be blocked. The conditions put forward by the...

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>The paper did not say when the raid took place.Amazon Japan is suspected of imposing conditions on retailers such as forcing them to sell products at a lower price if they were also advertising on other online shopping sites, the Nikkei said, citing sources with knowledge of the case.

>QUETTA, Pakistan A bomb blast at a hospital killed at least 10 people and wounded 30 in Quetta, the capital of the violence-wracked southwestern Pakistani province of Baluchistan, on Monday, a senior provincial official said.The explosion occurred as mourners gathered to accompany the body of Bilal Anwar Kasi, a...

>BANGKOK A democratically elected government will take power in Thailand at the earliest by December 2017, a senior Thai official said on Monday, after the country endorsed a military-backed constitution paving the way for a general election.Thais handed the junta of Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha a convincing win in...

>TORONTO Canada has been seizing increasing amounts of undeclared or suspected criminal money from mainland Chinese travelers, border officials said, with the amount confiscated last year more than double that taken in 2013.Capital flight in various forms has been a growing concern for China, with factors ranging from the...

>BEIJING China's exports and imports fell more than expected in July in a rocky start to the third quarter, pointing to further weakness in global demand in the aftermath of Britain's decision to leave the European Union.Imports fell 12.5 percent from a year earlier, the biggest decline since...

>NEW YORK South African retailer Steinhoff International Holdings NV (SNHG.DE) will buy Mattress Firm Holding Corp (MFRM.O), the largest specialty bedding retailer in the United States, for $3.8 billion which includes debt, both companies said on Sunday.Steinhoff said it will pay $64 per share, a premium...

>The Sunday Times reported that Anbang has held talks with bankers about an offer to buy the Holiday Inn and Crowne Plaza hotel chains owner.Anbang is said to be in the early stages of considering an offer for InterContinental, and has not yet made any formal approach, The Times...

>WASHINGTON U.S. Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump will propose allowing parents to deduct spending on childcare from their income taxes in a speech on Monday meant to challenge the economic policies of Democratic rival Hillary Clinton, a campaign aide said.The aide, who asked not to be identified, said...

>HONG KONG Crypto-currency exchange Bitfinex, which lost $72 million to hackers last week, told customers on Sunday they would lose just over 36 percent of the assets they had on the platform but would be compensated for these losses with tokens of credit.The Hong Kong-based exchange said losses from...

>BEIRUT Syrian insurgents who broke the siege of rebel-held eastern Aleppo on Saturday in a significant territorial gain came under intense air attack from pro-government forces on Sunday trying to repel the advance which also cut government-held Aleppo's main supply route. Rebels have taken most of a large government military...

>KABUL Militants linked to Islamic State have released photos that purport to show weapons and equipment that belonged to American soldiers and were captured by the group in eastern Afghanistan.The photos, which came to light on Saturday, show an American portable rocket launcher, radio, grenades and other gear not...

>ISTANBUL President Tayyip Erdogan told a rally of more than one million people on Sunday that July's failed coup would be a milestone in building a stronger Turkey, defying Western criticism of mass purges and vowing to destroy those behind the putsch.The "Democracy and Martyrs' Rally" at the Yenikapi...

>Based on Visa credit and debit card usage data, consumer spending rose 1.6 percent in July compared with a year ago, up from June's 0.9 percent increase and the biggest rise in three months.Seasonally-adjusted spending increased by 1.1 percent, the strongest month-on-month gain since January, reversing...

>TOKYO Stark divisions in the views of Bank of Japan board members were highlighted on Monday, with some defending unlimited easing of monetary policy and others arguing the BOJ had done enough – to the point of driving big market swings and sapping bond market liquidity.The debate underscores the...

>The settlement talks come a week ahead of a court-administered auction that will see Gawker Chief Executive Nick Denton lose control of the company, the Journal said.Similar discussions had taken place throughout the legal process, but it was not clear if the new talks would lead to a settlement,...