JAN
19
2018

Canada court declares indefinite solitary confinement unconstitutional

The court also awarded costs of the litigation to the plaintiffs

JAN
19
2018

HSBC to pay $101.5m to settle currency rigging probe

The bank has admitted its traders twice misused confidential information provided to them by clients for its own profit

JAN
18
2018

Apple pledges to invest $30bn and pay $38bn tax bill

iPhone maker to expand US operations and create 20,000 new Jobs

JAN
18
2018

Brexit bill passes final stage in House of Commons

Britain is set to leave the EU on March 29, 2019, at 2300 GMT, according to the bill

JAN
17
2018

Uber to introduce compulsory rest breaks for UK drivers

Drivers will have to take a continuous six-hour break after completing 10 hours of accumulated trips

JAN
17
2018

Nestle sells Crunch, Nerds and other US brands to Ferrero for $2.8bn

The Swiss food giant said it was offloading brands such as Crunch, Nerds, Runts and Butterfinger to focus on other products

JAN
16
2018

Lego clicks with China´s Tencent to develop online games

Lego is moving to focus more on digital, including with its Lego Boost range, which combines computer coding with brick play.

JAN
16
2018

Accountancy firm Price Waterhouse banned from India

The ban will come into effect on 31 March

JAN
15
2018

Ford to invest $11bn and have 40 hybrid and fully electric vehicles by 2022

The planned investment is significantly higher than the previously announced target of $4.5bn by 2020

JAN
15
2018

Donald Trump denies being a racist after reported crude remark

He has now told reporters: "I am not a racist. I´m the least racist person you have ever interviewed."

JAN
15
2018

Softbank plans $18bn share sale of its mobile business

The listing on the Tokyo Stock Exchange and possibly in London aims to raise 2 trillion yen

JAN
12
2018

US republicans unveil immigration bill, trump demands funds for wall

Congress is grappling with how to break an impasse over the "Dreamers".

JAN
12
2018

Facebook plans major changes to news feed

The changes will take effect over the coming weeks

JAN
11
2018

Inter-American Court of Human Rights endorses same-sex marriage

The court considered the issue based Costa Rica´s 2016 request that it interpret the obligations of Organization of American States members to same-sex couples

JAN
11
2018

Trump lawyer sues Buzzfeed for publication of Steele dossier

Buzzfeed has publicly affirmed its decision to publish the material

JAN
11
2018

South Korea plans to ban Bitcoin

The justice minister said virtual currencies were causing the government "great concern"

JAN
10
2018

Toy firm VTech fined $650,000 over data breach

The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) levelled the charges at VTech following a data breach in 2015

JAN
10
2018

Uber reaches $3 million settlement with New York drivers over fees

A preliminary settlement was filed on Monday with the federal court in Brooklyn, New York, and requires approval by U.S. District Judge Nicholas Garaufis.

JAN
9
2018

Airbus sign agreements in China as Macron visits Beijing

Areva also signed a global strategic cooperation agreement with China National Nuclear Corp

JAN
9
2018

India Supreme Court to reconsider law criminalizing homosexuality

The three Justices hearing the petition, Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud, referred the matter to a larger bench

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