OCT
7
2016

Japanese lawyers urge country to abolish death penalty

The prospect of any change is unclear as the majority of Japanese still support the death penalty

OCT
7
2016

Airbnb sues San Francisco over rental regulations

The popular website Airbnb is fighting to block a new law in San Francisco that would potentially subject home-sharing companies to hefty fines

OCT
6
2016

Italian judge orders client of child prostitute to buy her 30 books

The list of 30 books includes “Memoirs of Hadrian," by the French Marguerite Yourcenar, which romanticizes the love between the Roman emperor and his teenager sex slave

OCT
6
2016

Deutsche may not face German penalty over Russian trades

The Russian case is just one of many regulatory investigations that have combined to push Deutsche Bank into the most damaging crisis in the 146-year old bank´s recent history

OCT
6
2016

Uber offers free rides in drive to solve US town’s parking crisis

Car-hailing app hopes to weave itself deeper into public transit networks across the country

OCT
6
2016

Proportion of female judges in UK ´among lowest in Europe´

Council of Europe report says England & Wales figure is 30% and Scotland is 24% when continent-wide average is 51%

OCT
5
2016

Berlin threatens Facebook with criminal liability for racist posts

Alarm grows at spread of online hate on social media

OCT
5
2016

Supreme Court denies rehearing on Obama immigration policy

US immigration law continues to be a controversial and heavily politicized area of law at both the state and federal levels

OCT
5
2016

Yahoo ´secretly scanned emails for US authorities´

The allegation comes less than a fortnight after Yahoo said hackers had stolen data about many of its users

OCT
5
2016

UK PM suspends European human rights laws for British soldiers

The move is meant to give confidence to British soldiers, "to do what is necessary to keep us safe and to defend this country."

OCT
4
2016

Uber faces pressure in Dubai as regulator signs deal with rival

Careem users in Dubai, a city of about 2.5 million people, can only choose from a few thousand limousines which it offers through its app

OCT
4
2016

Court grants full parental rights to unmarried gay woman

Julie Gallagher gave birth to the children, and her former partner, Karen Partanen, has helped raise them

OCT
4
2016

Ericsson to cut 3,900 jobs in Sweden

The job cuts deal a blow to Sweden, where Ericsson is one of the country´s biggest employers and where politicians and unions have scrambled in recent weeks to save jobs

OCT
4
2016

Facebook launches Marketplace to rival eBay, Gumtree and Craigslist

The new feature puts Facebook in direct competition with increasingly popular local online selling platforms

OCT
4
2016

Apple launches Apple Pay payment service in Russia

The service was first launched in 2014 and will initially operate in Russia with partners Sberbank and Mastercard

OCT
3
2016

Colombia Peace Deal Is Defeated, Leaving a Nation in Shock

Voters in Colombia have rejected a landmark peace deal with Farc rebels in a shock referendum result, with 50.2% voting against it

OCT
3
2016

Supreme Court denies Obama request to rehear major immigration case

In a July 18 filing, Obama´s Justice Department had asked the court to take a second look at the case once it had a full complement of nine justices

OCT
3
2016

Google has until October 31 to reply to EU´s Android antitrust charges

The EU watchdog had initially set a July 27 deadline for Google to respond to the charges. This had been extended three times at the company´s request, with the previous deadline Sept. 20

OCT
3
2016

An Uber Rival’s Play for Drivers

Juno, currently operating only in New York City, is luring drivers with a lower commission

OCT
3
2016

Theresa May to trigger Article 50 by end of March

The UK will begin the formal Brexit negotiation process by the end of March 2017

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