The Rundown Rundown: President Trump refuses to endorse G7 statement, and more news around the world
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MEXICO: México pide "flexibilidad" para renegociar el TLCAN, crece la moda por productos de aguacate y otras noticias
- Mexico's Finance Secretary asks for "flexibility" to renegotiate NAFTA.
- Global demand for avocado is on the rise and companies are producing mayo, plastic and oil using the fruit.
- Drivers lost 92,500 million pesos over theft in 2017, accounting for 15% of the sector's GDP.
- Mexico ranks number two among countries with the highest number of fintech companies in Latin America.
- U.S. petroleum company Andeavor to invest US$100 million to build a fuel terminal in Baja California.
BRAZIL: Situa??o do paÃs piorou para 72% da popula??o, dólar tem maior queda em dez anos e outras notÃcias
- Brazil's economic situation worsened to 72% of the population.
- Dollar drops 5.35% and closes at R$3.75, the biggest decline in 10 years.
- Russia's FIFA World Cup attracts half the tourists than Brazil.
- Informal worker income has dropped by 10% in the last four years.
- To prevent malware, Brazilians must restart their routers, warns Prosecution Office.
U.S.: Trump-Kim talks moving 'quickly,' net neutrality is officially over, and more top news
- The White House confirmed that President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will meet for a historic one-on-one meeting in Singapore at 9am Tuesday (9pm Monday Eastern).
- Net neutrality protection officially ends today.
- Amazon has come under scrutiny for poor working conditions at a factory in Hengyang, China.
- After a 20-year run, Yahoo Messenger will shutter next month.
- “The Band’s Visit†dominated the 72nd Tony Awards with 10 of the coveted prizes.
CANADA: G7 summit ends in disarray, net neutrality is officially over, and more top news
- President Trump criticized Prime Minister Trudeau for imposing retaliatory levies on the U.S, prompting Foreign Minister Freeland to say that Canada should be insulted Trump had evoked national security as a "pretext" for his tariffs.
FRANCE: La France redevient très attractive, Google et Amazon innovent pour le Mondial 2018, et les autres infos du jour
- France is one of the most attractive countries in Europe, according to the annual EY attractiveness survey.
- Google and Amazon to launch several innovations for the 2018 FIFA World Cup.
- European aircraft manufacturer Airbus takes control of Bombardier jets.
- The least in-demand jobs in France, according to a new study: journalist, librarian, bank employee, printer and artist.
- French army to use "big robots" by 2021 to evacuate wounded soldiers and carry equipment..
DACH: USA lehnt gemeinsame G7-Erkl?rung ab; Schweiz stimmt gegen Vollgeld; und weitere Themen
- The G7 summit ended in disarray after US President Donald Trump withdrew his support for the joint communiqué. Angela Merkel gave an exclusive TV interview on Sunday, reacting to the disarray and promoting a joint foreign policy by the EU.
- The Swiss on Sunday voted against sovereign money (Vollgeld), a proposal that would take away private banks' ability to create money.
- Almost 15,000 diesel cars could be put out of service in Germany in the next few days over missing a deadline to delete illegal manipulation software.
- Amazon and Foxconn are under fire for working conditions at a factory in China.
- Google announces AI rules after staff protests over military use.
U.K.: Rolls-Royce 'set to axe 4,000 jobs', G7 summit ends in disarray, and more top news
- Rolls-Royce is planning to announce this week that it is cutting more than 4,000 jobs.
- The G7 summit ended in disarray after US President Donald Trump withdrew his support for the joint communiqué.
- The UK's biggest firms will have to disclose the pay gap between their bosses and average workers, under new government plans.
- Hiring is on the up in the UK, with 18% more people starting new jobs this April than in the same month last year.
- Anger and confusion have been the main reactions to Mark Carne – the outgoing boss of Network Rail – having been appointed a CBE (Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire).
INDIA: A new bank for bad loans, what WhatsApp Pay shares with Facebook, and more top news
- India is planning to start a “bad bank†to house the bad loans of all public sector banks.
- WhatsApp says it has shared “limited†data of its yet-to-launch payment service with parent Facebook.
- Traders protesting the Walmart-Flipkart deal may go on a nationwide strike this week.
- Stricter KYC (know your customer) norms for company directors are being discussed, as the government seeks to prevent errant directors from fleeing the country.
- Oath, the parent company of Yahoo, will shutter Yahoo Messenger on July 17.
AUSTRALIA: Millionaire migrants choose Australia, women advised to work less, and more top news
- Millionaire migrants are more likely to move to Australia than any other country, according to The Global Wealth Migration Review.
- A university paper recommends women work less than men because they do more at home. The Australian National University says a healthy working week for women should be limited to 34 hours, compared to 47 hours for men.
- Teachers should be called ‘learning designers’ as part of a revamp for the profession, argued Kings College London Professor Guy Claxton while he was in Sydney last week.
- The Fair Work Commission ruled that Arnott’s Biscuits was within its rights to test for alcohol and other drugs in staff’s systems after union United Voice challenged the practice.
- The creators of New York’s High Line are designing Adelaide’s next arts precinct.
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- A Singaporean shipping company engaged in a business dispute with bike share company Ofo has begun to sell new Ofo bikes at a discount at its warehouses.
- Chinese online food delivery platforms, including Meituan, Didi and Ele.me, have been accused of hiring discrimination against those with hepatitis.
- The Chinese government has urged mobile carriers to reevaluate the way they advertise so-called “unlimited data†plans in the wake of users’ complaints over the promotions’ authenticity.
- President Donald Trump said on Saturday that the U.S. would not endorse a joint statement with allies in attendance at the G-7 summit in Canada.
- Housing prices are increasingly rapidly in China’s third- and fourth-tier cities. In May, more than 40 cities of this kind in China issued a total of 50 housing price control policies.
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