A spokesperson from twitter had told the independent that it was quote an open neutral and dependent service and matter of you mr mcmillan service as an army reserve found no violations of its policies they went on to declare saying employees who pursue acts volunteer opportunities are encouraged to do so provided theyre complying with our Company Guidelines i find it a little hard to believe that the Company Divide guidelines. Say that you can be working for the countrys military while youre. Making decisions like what sites stay out whats the why there why you know and to do you stay up and are allowed to use the site and which arent and the idea that youre an editorial meeting youre sort of shaping the story its a little hard to believe. That theres not that its very im not. I mean especially when you figure the. Design information to control. Well that is the difficult they are about a lot of things whether its taking away. Because youre part of a certain News Organization or what
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You can find background to all our main stories on the bbc news website. Now live to singapore for Asia Business report. Central bankers and jackson hole by the world is watching a gathering at this Wyoming Mountain resort. And japans elderly pets. Our change in the law has led to a boom in animal ca re the law has led to a boom in animal Care Industry in the country. Hello, and welcome. We start with the Global Economy because the chairman of the Us Federal Reserve might signal later how American Central Bank will respond to recession fears. Jerome powell is due to speak at a gathering of Central Bank Chiefs from around the world in wyoming. The meeting is getting extra attention this year because of the current economic picture in the us and around the world. Right now, it is of the American Consumer supporting the us economy. The spending accounts for two thirds of all Economic Activity yet with the trade war with china raging, the fear is it may falter. Yet with the trade war with
Russian backed offensive in the syrian province of live is causing death and destruction and forcing thousands of civilians to flee to an uncertain future. And well explain why this officer and others risk of becoming extinct because of among other things social media. Hello im terry martin welcome to the program its a make or break day in italian politics the countrys president has told the main parties they must Reach Agreement today on forming a new governing coalition if they fail he will call new elections this after far right interior minister matteo so beany triggered the collapse of the government by withdrawing his support. Italys president ial palace is a busy place these days negotiators for a new a tally and government left talks on tuesday with no clear signal as to whether theyve reached a final agreement on who is going to be italys next Prime Minister. The previous officeholder giuseppe content resigned his post last week bringing italys populist government to a swift e
We start in the south of france where the seaside city of biarritz is hosting leaders of the g7 group this weekend. The united states, canada, france, germany, italy, japan and the uk. Theyll all be there. On the agenda, inequality, climate change, trade. This is borisjohnsons first g7 as british Prime Minister. He comes fresh from the elysee palace under discussion there was the uks exit deal with the eu. The Sticking Point is the backstop a condition to keep britain in a Customs Union with the eu if a trade deal cant be struck. This week the german chancellor Angela Merkel raised hopes of a compromise inviting the uk to come up with an alternative solution for the irish border. But frances president macron warned any agreement will not be far from the existing deal. Dont forget, trump is in town. The president has held out the the prospect of a very substantial trade deal for the uk with the us post brexit. As our correspondent damien grammaticas explains, the pressure is now very mu