SEP
1
2016

Germany goes to EU with accusation of Fiat emissions cheating

Germany´s Transport Ministry has asked the European Commission to investigate exhaust emissions of Fiat Chrysler vehicles for potential illegal manipulation devices, German government documents showed on Thursday.

SEP
1
2016

Amazon and McDonald´s face EU tax audit similar to Apple´s

EC is currently looking into the tax dealings of two other prominent U.S. companies: McDonald’s and Amazon

AUG
30
2016

Bangladesh court upholds death sentence in war-crimes case

Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha turned down the appeal by Mir Quashem Ali of the Jamaat-e-Islami party in the nation´s capital, Dhaka

AUG
30
2016

UN under pressure to set up inquiry into Syria aid programme

Human rights groups say UN needs to restore trust after revealed contracts had been awarded to agencies linked to Bashar al-Assad

AUG
30
2016

China charges U.S. woman with espionage

Sandy Phan-Gillis, from Houston, Texas, who is of Chinese ancestry and is a naturalized U.S. citizen, was arrested in March 2015 and had been held without charges since then

AUG
30
2016

EU orders Apple to pay up to 13 billion euros tax to Ireland

Apple, which with Ireland, has already said it will appeal the decision, paid a tax rate on European profits of between 0.005 and 1 percent, the Commission said

AUG
29
2016

Egypt court releases lawyer who defied president

An Egyptian rights lawyer who had been held in solitary confinement for over 100 days after defying President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi was released from jail Sunday on a court order

AUG
29
2016

Uber suspends services in Abu Dhabi

Taxi-hailing company Uber has suspended its service in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates

AUG
29
2016

Appeals Court Rules Against NYC Cabbie Challenging GPS Tracking of Drivers

Veteran taxi driver Hassan El-Nahal accused New York City of violating the Fourth Amendment rights of cabbies by requiring that taxi vehicles be equipped with GPS monitoring

AUG
29
2016

Judge in Stanford sexual assault trial removes himself from all criminal cases

Judge Aaron Persky, who has been accused of repeatedly failing to hold men accountable for sexual violence against women, has asked to be reassigned

AUG
25
2016

France and Germany press for access to encrypted messages after attacks

Many of the groups now use encrypted messaging services rather than mainstream social media, with Islamic State a big user of such apps

AUG
24
2016

Nigeria banks banned from foreign currency deals

Nine Nigerian banks have been suspended from foreign currency trading for not paying money owed to the government

AUG
24
2016

Canadian Mounties Allow Officers to Wear Hijab

Canada´s national police force recently permitted its women officers to wear the hijab

AUG
24
2016

Big banks plan to coin new digital currency

Group of major lenders seeks industry standard for settlements

AUG
24
2016

UK plans tougher penalties for offshore tax evaders

The move is part of a broader toughening of sanctions for all those involved in offshore tax evasion

AUG
24
2016

VW Facing Uphill Battle Outside the U.S. in Emissions Claims

German auto maker losing ground in Germany, Korea in bids to forestall emissions claims

AUG
23
2016
AUG
23
2016

Bill Gates is now worth $90 billion

Next stop $100 billion?

AUG
23
2016
AUG
23
2016

California High Court Refuses to Hear Appeal of Teacher Tenure Law

Move is victory for unions; nine students had alleged ‘educational harm’

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