JUN
4
2014

Brazil federal police get 16% pay rise to avert strike

The agreement follows police strikes earlier this year in which an estimated 250,000 agents took part.

JUN
4
2014

U.S. - Supreme Court rules vacates ruling on patent ´indefiniteness´

However, the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit reversed the lower court and found that the patent was clear and valid, as long as the ambiguity is not insoluble.

JUN
3
2014

Supreme Court throws out conviction on chemical weapons charge

Carol Anne Bond attempted to poison the woman by applying two toxic chemicals to her mailbox, car door handles and house doorknob.

JUN
3
2014

EPA proposes plan to reduce carbon emissions

The plan will, for the first time, cut carbon pollution from existing power plants in an effort to protect public health and fight climate change without blocking access to affordable power.

JUN
3
2014

Barca to answer tax evasion charges over Neymar transfer in court

The club were forced to backtrack having initially said the Brazilian forward arrived at the Nou Camp for 57.1 million euros ($77.7 million after the case was taken to caught by a fan seeking to reveal the full figures.

JUN
3
2014

U.S. - Supreme Court rejects appeal from Times reporter over refusal to identify source

The case arose from a subpoena to Mr. Risen seeking information about his source for a chapter of his 2006 book, “State of War.” Prosecutors say they need Mr. Risen’s testimony to prove that the source was Jeffrey Sterling, a former C.I.A. official.

JUN
2
2014

Google gets 12,000 requests to be ´forgotten´ on first day

The requests, submitted on Friday, came after Google set up an online form to allow Europeans to request the removal of results about them from internet searches.

JUN
2
2014

U.S. - New York´s High Court considers fees from Defunct Law Firms

The debate over who deserves to profit from work that originated at a law firm that collapsed comes to a head Wednesday when New York´s highest court will hear arguments in cases stemming from the bankruptcies of Coudert Brothers LLP, which went under in 2005, and Thelen LLP, which closed in 2008.

JUN
2
2014

Patent overhaul to shift IP disputes to Europe, Firm Says

About three-fourths of the companies that hold patents in Europe and responded to a poll by London-based Allen & Overy LLP said they expected the new unitary patent system and the Unified Patent Court would benefit them.

JUN
2
2014

Edward Snowden: Former intelligence contractor applies for asylum in Brazil

"I would love to live in Brazil," Snowden told Globo TV on Sunday (local time).

JUN
2
2014

N.S.A. collecting millions of faces from web images

The spy agency’s reliance on facial recognition technology has grown significantly over the last four years as the agency has turned to new software to exploit the flood of images included in emails, text messages, social media, videoconferences and other communications, the N.S.A. documents reveal.

MAY
30
2014

US economy contracted in first quarter of 2014

The US Commerce Department´s first reading of gross domestic product (GDP) showed the economy grew at an annualised rate of just 0.1%.

MAY
30
2014

Putin signs economic union deal with ex-Soviet states

Moscow says the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) of ex-Soviet states will create a shared market and help integrate economic policy, starting next year.

MAY
30
2014
MAY
30
2014

Brazilian corruption judge Joaquim Barbosa to retire

In 2003, he had become the first black judge to be appointed to the Supreme Court, taking the top job in 2012.

MAY
30
2014

Google sets up ´right to be forgotten´ form after EU ruling

Google said it would assess each request and balance "privacy rights of the individual with the public´s right to know and distribute information".

MAY
29
2014

Europe rights court upholds conviction of Croatia war criminal

Margus challenged his 2007 conviction for war crimes against civilians during the 1990s Yugoslav wars.

MAY
29
2014

Supreme Court urged to stay Oregon same-sex marriage ruling

The group, which opposes same-sex marriage, submitted the filing to Justice Anthony Kennedy, who handles such requests from the region that includes Oregon.

MAY
29
2014

Supreme Court rules Secret Service agents entitled to immunity while protecting president

In 2004, while then-president George W. Bush was campaigning for re-election, groups of protesters and supporters rallied around the patio-area of the restaurant where the president was dining.

MAY
29
2014

Iran judge orders Facebook CEO to appear in court

Iran has faced criticism in recent years for its increasingly restrictive national internet policies that opponents claim are being implemented to silence popular dissent.

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