APR
25
2017

General Motors loses Supreme Court appeal over car faults

General Motors has lost a legal bid aimed at protecting it from lawsuits over faulty ignition switches

APR
25
2017

Peugeot Citroen investigated over diesel emissions

The French car firm PSA Peugeot-Citroen is under investigation by French prosecutors for cheating diesel emission tests

APR
25
2017

Wikipedia founder creates news service

Wikipedia´s co-founder Jimmy Wales is planning a news service that combines the work of professional journalists and volunteers

APR
24
2017

Russia top court bans Jehovah’s Witnesses

Russia´s human rights and religious freedom record has been the subject of widespread international criticism

APR
24
2017

Jimmy Choo puts itself up for sale

Luxury shoe maker Jimmy Choo has said it is seeking potential offers for a sale of the business

APR
24
2017

Uber broke Apple’s iOS privacy rules

Uber added fingerprinting code in effort to catch Chinese fraudsters, leading to CEO Travis Kalanick’s reported dressing down in Apple’s Cupertino headquarters

APR
24
2017

Chevron to sell Bangladesh gas fields to Chinese co

U.S. oil and gas company Chevron Corp said on Monday it has agreed to sell its three gas producing fields in Bangladesh to Chinese firm Himalaya Energy

APR
20
2017

Japan’s Sawai buys U.S. firm Upsher-Smith´s generic drugs unit for $1.1 billion

Sawai will use cash and bank loans for the acquisition

APR
20
2017

Uber granted right to appeal against ruling on UK drivers´ rights

Tribunal ruled last year that Uber drivers should be treated as employed workers with rights to minimum wage and sick pay

APR
20
2017

Green Investment Bank sold to Australian firm

The Green Investment Bank was set up to fund renewable and low carbon projects

APR
19
2017

Trump order to target foreign worker visa programme

President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to review a temporary visa programme used to place foreign workers in high-skilled US jobs

APR
19
2017

Insurance companies seek $4.2B from Saudi Arabia banks, other organizations in 9/11 lawsuit

Last month more than 850 family members of victims of the 9/11 attacks filed a lawsuit against the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

APR
18
2017

Australia to introduce stricter rules on working visas

The 457 visa programme is used mainly to hire foreign workers in the restaurant, IT and medical industries - the majority came from India, the UK and China

APR
18
2017

Theresa May to seek snap election for 8 June

She said Britain needed certainty, stability and strong leadership following the EU referendum

APR
18
2017

U.S. judge approves $2.6 billion fine for Odebrecht in corruption case

Some of those bribes flowed through U.S. banks, the prosecutors said

APR
17
2017

Canada announces plan to legalize marijuana

The use of legalization of marijuana has been an important issue for many countries around the world

APR
17
2017

China´s first quarter growth beats expectations at 6.9%

China´s economy grew by 6.9% in the first quarter of 2017, according to official figures

APR
17
2017

Erdogan claims narrow victory in Turkish referendum

Radical changes to presidency face opposition challenge

APR
17
2017

U.S. government sued over plan to kill cougars and bears in Colorado

The lawsuit accuses the agency of violating federal law by failing to fully assess potential impacts of the predator-control plan on other native wildlife

APR
17
2017

United Airlines removes couple traveling to wedding from plane

According to the couple, who said they were en route to get married, a federal marshal had escorted them from the plane before take-off from Houston, Texas, but United denied this on Sunday

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