JUN
21
2018

U.S. court revives Dr Pepper challenge to Coca-Cola ´zero´ drinks

By a 3-0 vote, the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals in Washington, D.C. threw out a May 2016 dismissal of much of Dr Pepper’s decade-old case.

JUN
21
2018

World Cup 2018: Female reporter groped and kissed on air

A female reporter groped live on air at the World Cup has spoken out about harassment by sports fans.

JUN
21
2018

General Electric loses place in elite Dow Jones Industrial Average

It now ranks as the sixth smallest member of the Dow by market value and carries the index’s lowest stock price, making it the least influential component of the price-weighted average.

JUN
21
2018

Virginia sued over abortion laws

The lawsuit, brought on behalf of multiple health care organizations, took issue with five Virginia laws regarding abortion.

JUN
21
2018

Hungary passes anti-immigrant ´Stop Soros´ laws

Legislation approved by parliament restricts ability of NGOs to help in asylum claims

JUN
21
2018

Migrant children: US battle moves to Congress

The House of Representatives will vote on broader immigration bills that would fund President Trump´s proposed border wall and reduce legal migration.

JUN
21
2018

U.S. Supreme Court to review scope of investor protection laws

At issue is whether a person who did not personally make fraudulent statements but merely passed them along can be found liable for engaging in a fraudulent scheme.

JUN
21
2018

Fujifilm sues Xerox for well over $1 billion after aborted merger

Fujifilm accused Xerox of breach of contract and engaging in “intentional and egregious conduct” in abandoning the $6.1 billion merger announced in January.

JUN
21
2018

UK Home secretary announces review into medicinal cannabis use

Sajid Javid says it is not the first step towards legalisation of recreational consumption

JUN
21
2018

Tesla accuses former employee of hacking and transferring data

Martin Tripp had admitted to writing software that hacked the carmaker’s manufacturing operating system, transferring several gigabytes of its data.

JUN
20
2018

Hyundai teams up with Volkswagen´s Audi to boost hydrogen cars

Hyundai hopes that the move will create greater demand for vehicles such as its ix35 model and bring down costs to make the technology profitable.

JUN
20
2018

U.S. quits U.N. human rights body

The Trump administration is under intense criticism from business groups, human rights organizations and lawmakers from both parties over the recently imposed policy.

JUN
20
2018

New York to sue Trump administration over family border separations

The separations and detention of children at the southern U.S. border with Mexico have caused an uproar in the United States and condemnation abroad.

JUN
20
2018

´Harsh´ criminal record checks hinder rehabilitation, court told

Supreme court hears claim that DBS system prevents ex-offenders from moving on.

JUN
20
2018

EU court rules Marine Le Pen must repay European Parliament €300,000

The amount corresponds to the payments made by the Parliament for a staff member of Le Pen´s.

JUN
20
2018

Canada Senate approves recreational use of marijuana

The Senate voted 52-29 in favor of the revised bill from the elected House of Commons, paving the way for a fully legal cannabis market within eight to 12 weeks.

JUN
19
2018

Supreme Court refuses to rule on partisan gerrymandering in a setback for reformers

The court’s failure to rule on the broader issue is victory of sorts for Republicans and a defeat for Democrats because the GOP has had a big advantage in the closely divided states.

JUN
19
2018

Senate Votes to Reinstate Penalties on ZTE, Setting Up Clash With White House

The measure, pushed by senators from both parties, was tucked into a voluminous annual defense policy bill that passed the Senate Monday evening by a vote of 85 to 10.

JUN
19
2018

Australian court fines Apple $6.7 million over iPhone ´bricking´ case

An Apple spokeswoman said in an email the company had “very productive conversations with the ACCC about this” without commenting further on the court finding.

JUN
19
2018

U.S. top court mulls Apple´s App Store commissions in antitrust case

The case could expand the threat of antitrust damages against companies in the rapidly growing field of electronic commerce, which generates hundreds of billions of dollars annually in U.S. retail sales.

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