JUL
10
2018

Uber invests in Lime city scooter hire company

Ride-hailing business Uber has announced a deal with scooter hire company Lime.

JUL
10
2018

Appeals court upholds $10 billion Volkswagen diesel settlement

The action resulted in multiple class action lawsuits with nearly 500,000 people owning the affected vehicles.

JUL
10
2018

Nissan admits falsifying emissions tests in Japan

Nissan pledged there would be a "full and comprehensive investigation".

JUL
10
2018

Japan´s Takeda gains U.S. approval for $62 billion Shire buy

The drugmaker expects the deal to close in the first half of 2019.

JUL
10
2018

SoftBank tightens grip on Yahoo Japan via $2 billion deal with Altaba

As a result of the transaction, SoftBank’s stake in Yahoo Japan will rise to 48.17 percent from 42.95 percent.

JUL
10
2018

UK counter-terror bill risks criminalising curiosity

Committee says bill breaches human rights and could catch out ‘inquisitive minds’

JUL
10
2018

India policemen told to slim down or lose job

The officers will be provided help to change their lifestyle and diet.

JUL
10
2018

Dissident Liu Xiaobo´s widow Liu Xia allowed to leave China

She has never been charged with any crime but said in May she was ready to die in protest at her continued detention.

JUL
10
2018

Ethiopia, Eritrea agree to end state of war in historic summit

They agreed to settle border disputes, resume flights, begin joint efforts to develop Eritrean ports and open embassies in their respective capitals.

JUL
10
2018

South Africa ex-President Jacob Zuma´s son charged with corruption

The allegation is that had he agreed, Mr Jonas would have used his position as finance minister to advance the Guptas´ extensive business interest.

JUL
10
2018

UK Brexit cabinet members resign over trade disagreements

The UK is due to leave the European Union on March 29, 2019, but those involved have had difficulty agreeing on trade policy between the UK and the EU.

JUL
10
2018

Trump picks conservative judge Kavanaugh for Supreme Court

Kavanaugh became Trump’s second lifetime appointment to the nation’s highest judicial body in his 18 months in office.

JUL
6
2018

UK - Legal challenge over ´discriminatory´ skirts-only policy at school

Daughter’s distress leads mother to take action against Department for Education.

JUL
6
2018

Conoco to depose Citgo in hunt for PDVSA´s Caribbean assets

The decision is another blow to the Venezuelan oil company, which has struggled to pay creditors as its oil production has fallen to the lowest level.

JUL
6
2018

UK - Lawyer blames visitor visa refusals on ‘deep underlying racism’

Lawyer blames visitor visa refusals on ‘deep underlying racism’ Home Office accused of regularly refusing visitor visas for trivial reasons, and deploying scare tactics when complaints are raised.

JUL
6
2018

EUA - Judge rejects bid to halt electrical towers near Jamestown

In a decision on Tuesday in Washington D.C. federal court, U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth rejected attempts by the National Parks Conservation Association.

JUL
6
2018

Germany and Austria vow to close immigration route

The men also stated their desire to close the so-called southern route as a means of limiting influx to northern Europe from the Mediterranean.

JUL
5
2018

Tourists must pay fee to enter the European Union

In addition, recent security concerns with terrorism and the migrant crisis have called for a better management of who is entering EU borders.

JUL
5
2018

UK - Courts get punishment guidelines for revenge porn offences

Courts have, until now, been unclear on the requisite punishment for perpetrators of these types of “intimidatory” offences.

JUL
5
2018

Trump says he will announce Supreme Court pick on July 9

Mr. Trump has said he would pick from a list of 25 people, most of them federal judges.

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