MAR
3
2017

Snapchat owner closes up 44% for $28.3bn valuation

Messaging app revives era of hot tech IPOs as investors shrug off governance concerns

MAR
3
2017

Uber loses court case to block English-language written test in London

Ride-hailing app firm argued that standard required of Transport for London test to obtain licence was too high

MAR
3
2017

Companies back transgender rights in Supreme Court fight

Among the companies participating are Apple, Microsoft and IBM

MAR
3
2017

Trump promises ´aggressive´ action on trade to protect US

President Donald Trump´s administration has signalled a new and "aggressive" approach to international trade

MAR
3
2017

UN urges member states to end use of death penalty

Several high-profile death penalty cases have recently received international attention

MAR
2
2017

Trump Attorney General Jeff Sessions under fire over Russia meetings

The justice department confirmed he met Sergei Kislyak in July and September last year as part of his role on the Senate Armed Services Committee

MAR
2
2017

U.S. appeals court tosses patent verdict against Apple

The trial judge vacated the large damages award a few months after a Texas federal jury imposed it in February 2015

MAR
2
2017

U.S. charges 19 in international fraud, money laundering scheme

U.S. authorities on Wednesday charged 19 people with taking part in a complex international fraud and money laundering ring that tricked companies and consumers out of millions of dollars

MAR
1
2017

Trump speech to Congress promises ´renewal of American spirit´

President Donald Trump has said the US is witnessing a "renewal of the American spirit", as he delivered his first speech to Congress

MAR
1
2017

Budapest withdraws bid to host 2024 Olympic Games

Bidding alongside Los Angeles and Paris, Budapest had been considered a long-shot candidate, pinning its hopes on the International Olympic Committee´s (IOC) Agenda 2020 initiative

MAR
1
2017

Bangladesh passes law allowing some child marriages

In recent years the practice of child marriage has been criticized internationally

MAR
1
2017

Bayer sells 11 percent of Covestro for 1.46 billion euros

Bayer reiterated that while it will keep a majority stake for now it still intends to sell all of its Covestro shares over the next few years

MAR
1
2017

Traders ban Pepsi, Coca-Cola to support local products

Traders in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu have banned the sale of Coca-Cola and Pepsi in favour of local products

FEB
24
2017

France approves law to hold parent corporations liable for subsidiary human rights violations

The law was previously rejected by the Senate but was given final approval by the National Assembly

FEB
24
2017

Google´s self-driving firm sues Uber

Uber is being sued for stealing trade secrets and technology from Google

FEB
24
2017

Federal judge blocks California age discrimination law

Age discrimination claims are notoriously difficult to bring to court

FEB
23
2017

Judge bars investors from collecting on $300 mln clerical error

The delayed rights offering in turn would affect the formula for natural gas prices used to establish Ultra´s value in its Chapter 11 plan, reducing it to $5.5 billion from $6 billion

FEB
23
2017

David Davies jailed for live-streaming Cardiff court case

A man who filmed and live-streamed a court case in Cardiff has been jailed for 28 days

FEB
23
2017

Melania Trump re-files Daily Mail lawsuit without controversial wording

Lawyers for US First Lady Melania Trump have re-filed a defamation case against UK newspaper Daily Mail

FEB
23
2017

Oil prices rise after report shows drop in U.S. stocks

Oil prices rose on Thursday after U.S. data showed a surprise decline in inventories, suggesting that a global glut may be ending after moves by OPEC to cut production

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