IMF and Ukraine reach tentative $5.5b aid deal

WASHINGTON: The International Monetary Fund said Saturday it had reached a “staff-level” agreement with Ukraine on a new $5.5 billion, three-year aid program for the war-scarred country. IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said she was “pleased to note that IMF staff has reached agreement with the authorities” on the deal, adding it was “subject to […]

Judge mulls strict monitoring of accused Apple secrets thieves

A US judge voiced concern that it would be risky to end electronic location monitoring for two engineers awaiting criminal trials on charges they stole trade secrets from Apple’s autonomous-driving project for new jobs in China. US District Judge Edward Davila seemed sceptical at a hearing Monday of a recommendation by the office that supervises […]