JAN
23
2015

DreamWorks Will Shut Down PDI/DreamWorks Studio; 500 Jobs Will Be Eliminated

The beleaguered DreamWorks Animation just announced in a written statement that it will eliminate approximately 500 jobs at its company, far exceeding the previously anticipated number of layoffs.

JAN
23
2015

Speaker Sheldon Silver Should Resign From New York Assembly

As astonishing as it was to see Sheldon Silver, the speaker of the New York Assembly, surrender to the F.B.I. on corruption charges Thursday morning.

JAN
23
2015

Egypt court orders release of Mubarak´s sons pending retrial

A lawyer for the sons of Egypt´s ousted President Hosni Mubarak said a court ordered their release on Thursday pending retrial in a corruption case but judicial sources said they would not be freed until prosecutors review other legal cases against them.

JAN
23
2015

Joint decisions: Jamaica govt approves possessing a bit of pot

Jamaica’s cabinet has approved a bill, which would legalize the possession of small amounts of cannabis. It would also allow the development of a medical marijuana industry.

JAN
23
2015

Brittany Maynard California Right-To-Die Law Would Allow Doctors To Prescribe Life-Ending Medications

Three months after her death, the family of Brittany Maynard was working to allow others the right to die in California.

JAN
23
2015

Google Reportedly Planning To Sell Wireless Service To Consumers

Google may soon join the ranks of Boost Mobile, FreedomPop, Virgin Mobile and others by offering its own wireless service, according to multiple reports Wednesday.

JAN
22
2015

Hyundai Motor Fourth Quarter Profit Tumbles 19 Percent

South Korea´s Hyundai Motor Co. on Thursday reported a fourth straight quarterly profit decline

JAN
22
2015

Suzlon Energy To Sell German Unit For $1.16 Billion

Wind turbine maker Suzlon Energy Ltd said it had agreed to sell its German unit Senvion SE to Centerbridge Partners LP for 1 billion euros ($1.16 billion) in an all-cash deal that will help the group reduce its debt.

JAN
22
2015

Google, Voss, Macy’s Brands, Dish: Intellectual Property

Google Inc. (GOOG), maker of the world’s most-used search engine, received a patent on an invention that may advance instant-print photography in the digital realm.

JAN
22
2015

Uber Violated South Korea Communications Law, Regulator Says

South Korea’s media regulator said it will report Uber Technologies Inc.’s local unit to prosecutors for violation of communications rules on using location data.

JAN
22
2015

Justice Department moving to close investigation into Michael Brown shooting

The Justice Department is moving to close an investigation into the fatal shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo.

JAN
22
2015

Lavrov on Obama speech: Efforts to isolate Russia will fail

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has said that the United states wants to "dominate" the world and warned the West that attempts to isolate Russia would fail.

JAN
22
2015

Former Thailand PM Yingluck defends herself in Parliament as impeachment hearing closes

The impeachment vote, which needs approval from three-fifths of the 220-member military-appointed assembly to go through, is due to take place on Friday.

JAN
22
2015

American Express says to cut more than 4,000 jobs

More than 4,000 employees of American Express Co will lose their jobs over the next year as part of a restructuring program at the credit card company, a spokeswoman said.

JAN
22
2015

Supreme Court Changes Rules for Patent Claim Construction

At last resolving an issue that´s raged in patent circles for 16 years, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that district court claim construction decisions in patent cases are owed more deference than they´ve been receiving from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.

JAN
21
2015

Justice Department reaches $134,000 settlement for impersonating woman on Facebook

The Department of Justice has agreed to a settlement with a woman it impersonated with a fake Facebook profile in 2010.

JAN
21
2015

China: Draft Counterterrorism Law a Recipe for Abuses

The Chinese government should radically revise its proposed legislation on counterterrorism to make it consistent with international law and the protection of human rights.

JAN
21
2015

U.S. and Cuba sit down for historic talks on restoring ties

The highest-level U.S. delegation to Cuba in 35 years begins talks on Wednesday aimed at restoring diplomatic ties and eventually normalizing relations between two adversaries who have been locked in Cold War-era hostilities.

JAN
21
2015

Davos: unions call for businesses to share fruits of growth with employees

Trade union leaders have called for a new Magna Carta to tackle inequality and unemployment as they marked the start of the World Economic Forum with an urgent call for businesses to prevent social unrest by sharing the fruits of growth with employees.

JAN
21
2015

Obama Takes on Google in Law to Protect Privacy of U.S. Kids

President Barack Obama is clashing with companies that make money tracking the intimate details of schoolchildren’s lives, including their grades, health and disciplinary records.

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