Hong Kong protestors vow to stay on the streets. A spokeswoman for the Hong Kong Federation of Students said the group was no longer considering plans to vacate the streets (paywall) they have occupied for more than two months. The government is expected to start final attempts to clear demonstration zones as early as Wednesday. Uber is banned in Delhi after an alleged rape. City authorities cracked down on the on-demand car service after one of its drivers was accused of raping a passenger on Friday. Uber CEO Travis Kalanick offered to work with the government to improve the company’s background checks; the accused driver was previously arrested for rape. Japan’s recession is even worse than expected. Third-quarter GDP shrank by an annualized 1.9%, compared with a preliminary finding of a 1.6% fall. Normally, such news would hurt prime minister Shinzo Abe, who is seeking reelection on the basis of his economic policies, but with the opposition in disarray Abe looks likely to remain in power until 2018. Syria says Israeli jets bombed targets near Damascus. The Syrian army claims the targets were near the capital’s main airport and a nearby town. No casualties have been reported; an Israeli army spokesman declined to comment. A UN climate group mulls an end to oil and gas by 2050. Negotiators in Lima discussed phasing out the use of fossil fuels entirely, or restricting their use to countries with zero net emissions (paywall). Ministers are meeting ahead of a summit of world leaders next year in Paris. An ex-Apple exec is imprisoned for stealing iPhone secrets. Paul Devine, Apple’s global supply manager between 2005 and 2010, was convicted of selling inside information to iPhone suppliers. Devine was also ordered to repay Apple $4.5 million.
Posted on: Mon, 08 Dec 2014 13:33:23 +0000
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