AUG
14
2018

Why Turkey´s economic collapse is so scary?

Lots of things are going wrong in Turkey, all at once.

AUG
14
2018

Erdogan says Turkey will boycott U.S. electronics, lira steadies

Erdogan says Turkey is the target of an economic war, and has made repeated calls for Turks to sell their dollars and euros to shore up the national currency.

AUG
14
2018

South Korea is banning thousands of BMWs after engine fires

BMW owners who receive the notices ordering them to take their cars in for inspection will only be allowed to drive the vehicles for the purpose of the safety check.

AUG
14
2018

Australia plans law for tech firms to hand over encrypted private data

The measure will pull Australia’s security laws in line with new technology, said Angus Taylor, the minister for law enforcement and cybersecurity.

AUG
14
2018

Nintendo cracks down on retro games downloads

The sites made old games available in the Rom format, which is typically a copy of all the data on the read-only memory of a video game cartridge.

AUG
13
2018

Facebook pages with large U.S. following to require more authorization

Facebook removed 32 pages and accounts from Facebook and Instagram as part of efforts to combat foreign meddling in U.S. elections.

AUG
13
2018

Ex-Nike employees sue company, allege unequal compensation

The plaintiffs seek unspecified monetary damages, and a court order requiring Nike to pay its employees fairly without regard to gender.

AUG
13
2018

Essure sterilisation device: Australian women to launch lawsuit

Australian women launch class action over device after reports of perforations and chronic pain.

AUG
13
2018

Australia urged to restrict Monsanto´s Roundup after US court rules it caused cancer

Greenpeace says government should be ‘exercising the precautionary principle’ until more studies conducted.

AUG
13
2018

Monsanto ordered to pay $289m as jury rules weedkiller caused man´s cancer

Court finds in favor of Dewayne Johnson, first person to take Roundup maker to trial.

AUG
13
2018

Federal appeals court overturns EPA order allowing pesticide

The EPA argued that the court did not have jurisdiction until the EPA responds to the objections that the petitioners filed through the EPA process, but the court rejected this argument.

AUG
13
2018

Japanese automakers Suzuki, Mazda, Yamaha falsified data, government says

The three companies said they certified products that tested unsuccessfully.

AUG
10
2018

English courts trial mental health referrals for vulnerable offenders

Psychologists helping judges opt for community sentences as alternative to prison.

AUG
10
2018

U.S. appeals court orders EPA to ban pesticide said to harm children

Wyn Hornbuckle, a U.S. Department of Justice spokesman, said that office is reviewing the decision.

AUG
10
2018

West Virginia House approves articles of impeachment for entire Supreme Court bench

The articles now go before the full House of Delegates for approval before the justices may face trial in the state Senate.

AUG
10
2018

Philippines sets rules for ´virtual monopolist´ Grab after Uber deal

Grab has a 93 percent share of the Philippines’ ride-hailing market, up from 45 percent when Uber was active.

AUG
10
2018

Qualcomm settles anti-trust case with Taiwan regulator for $93 million

, Qualcomm will have to provide reports every six months to Taiwanese officials for five years to show it is negotiating in good faith with handset makers in patent-licensing deals.

AUG
10
2018

Federal judge rules Puerto Rico will not have full control over its finances

US District Judge Laura Taylor Swain dismissed some of the complaints asserted, while permitting ones such as the proviso to criminalize noncompliant budgetary practices by the territory.

AUG
9
2018

US mid-term elections: Women break records for nominations

At least 182 female major party nominees will run for the House, beating the record of 167 from 2016. Another three women are leading in close primary contests.

AUG
9
2018

New York City votes to cap Uber, Lyft vehicle licenses

The first such cap by any major U.S. city was part of a package of measures that also includes setting a minimum wage for drivers.

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