JUN
8
2016

Facebook and Google battle latest FBI attempt to expand surveillance

Silicon Valley wants to stop a rewrite of a US surveillance law that would mean FBI can access web browsing history in the same way they can get telephone records

JUN
8
2016

Bob Diamond´s African business partner accused of hiding assets

Ashish Thakkar denies concealing wealth offshore to avoid multimillion-pound divorce settlement

JUN
8
2016

China Threatens Jail Time for College Entrance Exam Cheaters

China Threatens Jail Time for College Entrance Exam Cheaters

JUN
7
2016

Switzerland voters reject universal basic income plan

Other regions like Finland and the Dutch city of Utretch are also considering similar measures

JUN
7
2016

Imprisoning woman trying to illegally enter UK was wrong, EU rules

European court of justice says France acted wrongly after Ghanian woman was found with false passport at Channel tunnel

JUN
7
2016

Victims of forced marriage to receive lifelong anonymity

New legislation in England and Wales will prohibit publication of identifying details from time an allegation is made

JUN
6
2016

After Car Crash, U.S. Prohibits Its Sailors in Japan From Drinking

The U. S. Navy imposed a drinking ban on its roughly 19,000 personnel in Japan

JUN
6
2016

Supreme Court rejects Google appeal in class action dispute

The Supreme Court rejected Google Inc´s bid to throw out a class action lawsuit involving claims that the company deceived California about the placement of Internet ads

JUN
6
2016

Supreme Court to rule in death penalty cases

The US Supreme Court granted certiorari in two death penalty cases: Moore v. Texas and Atkins v. Virginia

JUN
6
2016

Egypt appeals court acquits 33 convicted protesters

The protesters were among 300 others who were arrested in April for holding a large scale public demonstration against the surrendering of the Red Sea Island to Saudi Arabia.

JUN
6
2016

´No shorts´ rule for Beijing marriage licence applicants

Couples who want to apply for a marriage licence in Beijing will have to dress smartly in future, or risk being turned away

JUN
3
2016

Walmart partners with Uber and Lyft to deliver groceries

Retailer has been playing catch-up with Amazon on ecommerce

JUN
3
2016

U.S. Sanctions Expected to Hit Small Banks’ Business With North Korea

The United States Treasury Department has designated North Korea as a “primary money-laundering concern.”

JUN
3
2016

FIFA says Blatter, top execs got $80M over 5 years

FIFA revealed that Sepp Blatter, Jerome Valcke and Markus Kattner awarded themselves raises and World Cup bonuses totaling $80 million

JUN
3
2016

Madonna prevails in copyright lawsuit over ´Vogue´ song

California ruled that a general audience would not recognize the 0.23-second snippet in "Vogue" as originating from the song "Love Break."

JUN
2
2016

White lawyers three times more likely to be appointed as recorders

Annual statistics from Judicial Appointments Commission show relative lack of success for BAME candidates

JUN
2
2016

BHS to close with loss of 11,000 jobs and 164 shops after rescue bids fail to find a buyer

BHS staff have launched a campaign to boost sales at the troubled retailer

JUN
2
2016

German MPs recognise Armenian ´genocide´ amid Turkish fury

The German parliament has approved a resolution declaring that the mass killing of Armenians by Ottoman Turks during World War One was a "genocide"

JUN
2
2016

New Rules Will Radically Reshape Payday Loan Market

The payday loan industry could soon be gutted by a set of rules that federal regulators plan to unveil on Thursday

JUN
2
2016

Uber Raises $3.5 Billion From Saudi Fund

Funds are part of a $5 billion investment effort, largest ever for a venture-backed company

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