JUL
31
2017

Kremlin orders Washington to slash embassy staff in Russia

The Kremlin has ordered the United States to cut about 60 percent of its diplomatic staff in Russia but many of those let go will be Russian citizens, softening the impact of a measure adopted in retaliation for new U.S. sanctions.

JUL
28
2017

U.S. Justice Department says anti-bias law does not protect gay workers

The Trump administration told a U.S. appeals court that federal law does not ban discrimination against gay employees, a sharp reversal of the position former President Barack Obama took on a key civil rights issue.

JUL
28
2017

France nationalises strategic shipyard to thwart Italian ownership

President Emmanuel Macron orders ‘temporary’ state control of SFX France to save jobs and preserve only shipyard capable of building aircraft carriers.

JUL
28
2017

U.S. regulators approve fix for 326,000 VW diesels

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and California Air Resources Board on Thursday approved a fix for 326,000 Volkswagen AG diesel cars, the agencies and the automaker said Thursday.

JUL
27
2017

Top EU court adviser deals blow to easterners´ refugee battle

The top European Union court´s adviser on Wednesday dismissed a challenge brought by Slovakia and Hungary against the obligatory relocation of refugees across the bloc, dealing a blow to the easterners´ migration battles that upset their EU peers.

JUL
27
2017

Texas Senate votes to curb transgender access to public bathrooms

The Republican-controlled Texas Senate gave preliminary approval on Tuesday to a bill that restricts bathroom access for transgender people, endorsing a piece of legislation derided by civil liberties advocates as discriminatory.

JUL
27
2017

Abortion bill passes in Missouri Senate, heads to governor´s desk

Missouri senators voted 22-9 Tuesday to pass Senate Bill 5, which creates stricter rules for abortion procedures and clinics. It also gives the attorney general power to intervene in local abortion law cases.

JUL
26
2017

Apple ordered to pay $506 million to university in patent dispute

A U.S. judge on Monday ordered Apple Inc to pay $506 million for infringing on a patent owned by the University of Wisconsin-Madison´s patent licensing arm, more than doubling the damages initially imposed on Apple by a jury.

JUL
25
2017

U.S. appeals court blocks D.C. law restricting gun rights

A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday blocked a gun regulation in Washington, D.C., that limited the right to carry a handgun in public to people with a good reason for self-defense, handing a victory to gun rights advocates.

JUL
24
2017

Donald Trump Jr. adds Washington lawyer to legal team

The president´s oldest son, Donald Trump Jr., has added a lawyer with congressional experience to his legal team, the lawyer told Reuters on Sunday.

JUL
24
2017

Labour sounds alarm over rollout of universal credit rape clause into N Ireland

Opposition calls for parliamentary debate, saying women risk being criminalised if two-child limit is imposed in region.

JUL
24
2017

Massachusetts cannot hold immigrants so U.S. can detain them -state top court

Massachusetts police do not have the authority to detain illegal immigrants solely to buy time for federal law enforcement officials to take them into custody, the state´s top court ruled on Monday.

JUL
24
2017

Poland´s president to veto controversial laws amid protests

Andrzej Duda says he will block proposed legislation that would have put supreme court under control of ruling party.

JUL
24
2017

Supreme Court to hear major case on political boundaries

The U.S. Supreme Court agreed on Monday to decide whether the U.S. Constitution limits how far lawmakers can go to redraw voting districts to favor one political party over another in a case that could have huge consequences for American elections.

JUL
21
2017

Brenda Hale appointed as UK supreme court´s first female president

A champion of diversity in the judiciary, Lady Hale will take up role as head of the UK’s highest court in October.

JUL
21
2017

U.S. Justice Department shuts down dark web bazaar AlphaBay

The U.S. Justice Department said on Thursday it had shut down the dark web marketplace AlphaBay, working with international partners to knock offline the site accused of allowing a global trade in drugs, firearms, computer hacking tools and other illicit goods.

JUL
20
2017

Uber Discriminates Against Riders With Disabilities, Suit Says

A lawsuit against the Uber says it has violated New York City’s human rights laws by providing too few vehicles that can accommodate wheelchairs.

JUL
20
2017

Madonna successfully halts auction of breakup letter from Tupac

Singer files request against auction house to stop sale of personal items, including letter in which she calls Whitney Houston and Sharon Stone ‘mediocre’

JUL
20
2017

Do-over: 1 in 8 people who voted for Trump want to change their vote

About one in eight people who voted for President Donald Trump said they would not do so again after witnessing Trump´s tumultuous first six months in office, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll of 2016 voters.

JUL
19
2017

Poland court bill: President proposes compromise move

Polish President Andrzej Duda has proposed a compromise over contentious court reforms, as thousands of people protested in the capital Warsaw.

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