Cyber-bullying and child pornography will be targeted in a 55 million euro ($70.9 million) scheme agreed by European Union lawmakers on Wednesday.
Chrysler LLC said on Thursday that it was closing one assembly plant early and eliminating a shift at another, resulting in 1,825 job cuts, following a loss of more than $1 billion for the first half of the year.
Leaders from more than 40 Asian and European countries will hold two days of talks in the Chinese capital.
The Minnesota Attorney General´s office settled a lawsuit Wednesday with two insurance companies it had alleged sold problem annuities to seniors.
Some European lawmakers are publicly objecting to plans to authorize scanners that allow security workers to see through passengers’ clothes, saying the devices permit “virtual strip searches” and represent a serious violation of personal privacy.
The number of banks and other agencies reporting that they have received angry letters containing a powdery substance has risen to 45 in 11 states, and there could be more cases, FBI officials said Wednesday.
Greek lawmakers voted unanimously early Thursday to launch a parliamentary investigation into a scandal involving a land swap between the state and a 1,000-year-old Orthodox monastery that has deeply embarrassed the conservative government.
Denmark and TV2 A/S have won a court bid to overturn a European Union order for the state-owned television station to repay the government 84.4 million euros ($108 million).
The U.K. financial regulator will scrap an emergency measure that required daily disclosure of short positions in U.K. financial companies´ shares, saying it was overly burdensome on investors.
Europe would have to rethink its energy policy if Russia, Iran and Qatar go ahead with an OPEC-style cartel on natural gas, the European Commission warned Wednesday.
Barring an economic turnaround, Gov. Arnold Schwar-zenegger will call a special session to deal with a multibillion-dollar revenue shortfall before Nov. 30, Schwarzenegger spokesman Aaron McLear said Tuesday.
A contentious bill seeking to extend term limits is scheduled for a vote in City Council tomorrow, while Mayor Michael Bloomberg said yesterday that he wouldn´t pursue a voter referendum if his proposal fails.
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The French government is injecting €10.5 billion ($13.9 billion) into the country´s six largest banks to help stabilize the economy and ensure the banks have adequate lines of credit.
The Walt Disney Co. asked a judge to appoint an examiner to investigate Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.´s movement of funds between itself and subsidiaries around the time it filed for bankruptcy last month.
Shoe Pavilion Inc., the West Coast shoe retailer, won an emergency bankruptcy court order allowing it to hire liquidators to close all its stores after going-out-of-business sales.
Kentucky District Judge Thomas Windgate refused to dismiss the decision to block 141 Internet gambling sites, causing confusion among gambling site owners, the industry in general and Internet advocates at the same time.
U.S. antitrust enforcers and 13 states sued to prevent Brazil´s JBS SA from acquiring National Beef Packing Co., saying the company would have too much control over the $30 billion cattle market and retail meat prices.
The Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee Sunday issued a new policy paper liberalizing the country´s land use laws in an effort to decrease rural poverty and increase the country´s agricultural capacity.
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