JUN
26
2017

Germany Parliament passes bill to compensate those persecuted under anti-homosexuality laws

LGBTQ+ rights and anti-homosexuality laws have been a matter of international controversy for decades, and have been receiving increasing attention and scrutiny in the past few years

JUN
26
2017

Japanese airbag maker Takata files for bankruptcy

Move clears way for $1.6bn takeover of company’s core assets by Chinese-owned KSS

JUN
23
2017

EU court: Vaccines can be blamed for illnesses without proof

The highest court of the European Union ruled Wednesday that courts can consider whether a vaccination led to someone developing an illness even when there is no scientific proof

JUN
23
2017

Israeli judge says airlines can´t reseat women at request of men

Jerusalem´s Magistrate Court ruled Thursday in her favor, saying that asking her to change seats based on her gender was discrimination

JUN
23
2017

United States suspends all Brazilian meat imports

The United States has suspended Brazilian meat imports over "recurring concerns about the safety of products intended for the American market"

JUN
22
2017

George Clooney´s tequila firm Casamigos sells for $1bn

It´s celebration time for George Clooney, after the tequila company he co-founded was sold to drinks giant Diageo in a deal worth $1bn

JUN
22
2017

London mayor calls on UK to retain single market membership after Brexit

May has said she wants a clean break from the EU bloc, leaving the single market

JUN
22
2017

Senate Republicans set to release health-care bill

The bill is an attempt to strike a compromise between existing law and a bill passed by the House in May as Republicans struggle to advance their vision for the country’s health-care system

JUN
21
2017

Georgia top court bars doctors from suing state over abortion law

Access to abortion has been a recent issue since President Donald Trump vowed to appoint a Supreme Court justice who will overturn Roe v. Wade

JUN
21
2017

Apple uses Supreme Court decision to attack Qualcomm

Lexmark ink case shows chipmaker should not be ‘double-dipping’, iPhone maker argues

JUN
21
2017

Petrobras settles U.S. lawsuit with The Vanguard Group

Several investors petitioned U.S. courts for compensation for damages suffered in recent years, when the company was engulfed in a massive corruption scandal

JUN
20
2017

Barclays charged with fraud in Qatar case

Barclays and four former executives have been charged with fraud over their actions in the 2008 financial crisis

JUN
20
2017

Divorce talks finally begin between Britain and the European Union

The talks will address a number of issues, including how much money Britain will owe the political and economic union, the rights of British citizens in the EU

JUN
20
2017

Nestle buys stake in U.S. ready meals group Freshly

Nestle USA´s Food Division President Jeff Hamilton would join Freshly´s board of directors

JUN
20
2017

European human rights court rules against Russian ´gay propaganda´ law

Three Russian gay rights activists brought the case against the 2013 federal statute, widely known as the "gay propaganda" law

JUN
19
2017

Japan parliament approves controversial counterterrorism law

The international threat of terrorism is of global concern

JUN
19
2017
JUN
19
2017

President Maduro condemns Twitter for closing accounts

Maduro made his comments after some pro-government accounts were suspended

JUN
19
2017

State attorneys general announce joint investigation into opioid manufacturer practices

"This is a public safety and public health issue. Opioid painkiller abuse and related overdoses are devastating families here in Texas and throughout the country."

JUN
14
2017

EU targets Poland, Hungary and Czechs for not taking refugees

Only 20,869 of the 160,000 refugees have so far been relocated in the EU

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