AUG
6
2018

U.S. court orders Trump administration to fully reinstate DACA program

The program was created in 2012 under former President Barack Obama, a Democrat.

AUG
6
2018

Deutsche Bank report reveals shortcomings in its screening process, raises anti-money laundering concerns

Banks have been fined billions of dollars for lax oversight, including the failure to identify customers.

AUG
6
2018

Japan marks 73 years since Hiroshima atomic bomb

The anniversary comes as optimism has grown that North Korea may voluntarily denuclearize.

AUG
6
2018

Home secretary vows to take action over forced marriages

Charities warn that Home Office has failed to protect victims by issuing visas to abusive husbands.

AUG
6
2018

Defendants ´gaming system´ to get domestic violence cases dropped

Complainants who do not appear at court may have been intimidated, report says.

AUG
6
2018

South Sudan government and rebels sign peace deal

Tens of thousands of people have been killed and millions displaced in the conflict which broke out about two years after South Sudan´s independence.

AUG
6
2018

Michigan governor and state dismissed from Flint water lawsuit

The water from the Flint River was more corrosive than Detroit’s, and rife with lead and bacteria.

AUG
6
2018

Poland Supreme Court rules judges can stay until EU court decision

The European Commission launched an infringement procedure against Poland’s judiciary laws at the beginning of July.

AUG
3
2018

France passes new law on child rape, sexual harassment

Under current legislation, sex with a child under 15 years of age is considered an offense, but prosecutors need to prove it was forced in order to classify it as rape.

AUG
3
2018

Heineken toasts $3.1 billion China Resources Beer premium tie-up

The world’s No. 2 brewer will take a 40 percent holding in CRH Beer, giving it a strong distribution network in China and greater access to a market it has so far found tough to crack.

AUG
3
2018

Russian Threat ‘Is Real,’ Trump Officials Say, Vowing to Protect U.S. Elections

Election experts say voting security has vastly improved since 2016, even if much remains to be done.

AUG
3
2018

Allergan sues Pfizer over costs of opioid litigation

“We will review Allergan’s suit and respond accordingly,” Pfizer said.

AUG
2
2018

Trump administration wants to freeze gas-mileage standards, reversing Obama

Advocates for the environment immediately blasted the widely expected proposal as harmful, contending that more fuel-efficient vehicles are needed to combat the effects of climate change.

AUG
2
2018

WhatsApp to start charging business users

The messages will be charged at a fixed rate for confirmed delivery, ranging from 0.5 cents to 9 cents per message depending on the country, WhatsApp said.

AUG
2
2018

Google in China: Internet giant ´plans censored search engine´

Spokesman Taj Meadows told AFP: "We don´t comment on speculation about future plans."

AUG
2
2018

Officer wins suit over claim he was mocked for black ancestry

He claims they mocked him after he revealed that he was 18-33% "sub-Saharan African".

AUG
2
2018

Illinois lawmaker Nick Sauer quits after ´catfishing´ claim

The complaint accused Mr. Sauer of using an Instagram account filled with nude images of his ex-girlfriend, Kate Kelly, to “catfish” other men.

AUG
2
2018

Tokyo Medical University ´changed female exam scores´

The private university says it will investigate the discrimination reports.

AUG
2
2018

U.S. lawmakers demand firms do more to fight fake social media

Facebook said on Tuesday it had removed 32 pages and fake accounts from its platforms in a bid to combat foreign meddling ahead of November’s U.S. congressional elections.

AUG
2
2018

South Africa´s ANC to try to change constitution to allow seizing land

The controversial reform would allow the government to take land from white farmers without paying for it.

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