JUL
20
2018

Brexit advocacy group fined £61,000 for breaking election laws

A report of the Commission’s finding was also released to the public, detailing the charges and evidence gathered against the advocacy groups.

JUL
20
2018

India top court calls for new law to control mob violence

There has been growing unrest in India between the different religious groups.

JUL
20
2018

Court rules South Korea must pay for Sewol victims

The Sewol sank in 2014 killing 304 people, most of them school children.

JUL
20
2018

New York City agrees to pay $20.8 million in nurses case

The settlement applies to 1,665 registered nurses and midwives hired from Sept. 15, 1965, to March 31, 2012.

JUL
19
2018

Facebook to Remove Misinformation That Leads to Violence

The new rules apply to one of Facebook’s other big social media properties, Instagram, but not to WhatsApp.

JUL
19
2018

Former New York Senate majority leader found guilty of corruption in retrial

The pair were first arrested and found guilty in 2015, when Dean had allegedly been trading political favors for work and checks for Adam.

JUL
19
2018

Iran sues US over sanctions

Iran is alleging that in taking such action, the US is violating multiple articles of the Amity Treaty of 1955.

JUL
19
2018

House Republican backs effort to restore net neutrality rules

The net neutrality rules expired on June 11, handing sweeping new powers to internet providers to block, throttle or offer paid “fast lanes” for web traffic.

JUL
19
2018

Japan approves watered-down anti-smoking law

The ban,will be implemented in April 2020.

JUL
19
2018

As state of emergency ends, Turkey mulls new terror laws

Turkey declared a three-month state of emergency days after a violent failed coup attempt in 2016, and has extended it seven times since then.

JUL
19
2018

MGM Resorts denies liability for Las Vegas shooting, asks courts for protection from lawsuits

Since the attack, more than 2,500 people have brought lawsuits or threatened to file lawsuits against MGM Resorts International and its subsidiaries, according to MGM.

JUL
19
2018

McDonald´s faces first lawsuit over salads linked to parasite illness

Cyclospora is a parasite that can cause intestinal illness.

JUL
18
2018

Google hit with record $5 billion EU antitrust fine

The penalty is nearly double the previous record of 2.4 billion euros which the U.S. tech company was ordered to pay last year.

JUL
18
2018

EU signs its biggest free trade deal with Japan

The European Union and Japan have signed one of the world´s biggest free trade deals, covering nearly a third of the world´s GDP and 600 million people.

JUL
18
2018

U.S. lawmakers urge Google, Facebook to resist Vietnam cybersecurity law

The law, which was approved by Vietnamese legislators last month and takes effect on Jan. 1, 2019, requires Facebook, Google and other global technology firms to store locally personal data on users in Vietnam and open offices there.

JUL
18
2018

IBM seeks $167 million from Groupon in dispute over early internet patentes

IBM sued Chicago-based Groupon in 2016, alleging infringement of four patents.

JUL
18
2018

Texas fetal tissue burial law on trial at U.S. court

Legal battles are developing over state laws restricting abortion, including the one in Texas and another in Arkansas that effectively bans medication-induced abortions.

JUL
18
2018

Amazon workers strike in Germany, joining action in Spain and Poland

The one-day strike at six facilities in Germany coincides with Seattle-based Amazon’s Prime Day promotion.

JUL
18
2018

Ford agrees to $299.1 million U.S. Takata air bag settlement

At least 23 deaths worldwide are linked to the rupturing of faulty Takata air bag inflators.

JUL
18
2018

EU says Volkswagen yet to guarantee emission fix does not impair cars

“On the reason for the repair, Volkswagen is not clear enough,” they said.

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