OCT
31
2018

Ohio expanded ‘distracted driving’ law takes effect : USA

An Ohio law that expands the definition of distracted driving took effect Monday.

OCT
30
2018

India: over 2,000 arrested in protests over court order to admit women to temple

More than 2,000 protesters have been arrested outside the Sabarimala Temple in the southern state of Kerala since Wednesday, when the temple opened for the first time since a Supreme Court ruling ended the temple’s practice of turning away women of child-bearing age.

OCT
30
2018

Trump to abolish citizenship rights for US-born babies : USA

US PRESIDENT DONALD Trump plans to abolish the right to citizenship for anyone born in the United States

OCT
30
2018

WTO metal tariff dispute delayed as countries block action

Requests for the World Trade Organization to hear disputes related to U.S. steel and aluminum tariffs were delayed on procedural grounds Monday, putting off any action until November.

OCT
30
2018

U.S. Supreme Court Rejects Pennsylvania Republicans on Voting Map : USA

The U.S. Supreme Court rejected Pennsylvania Republicans’ challenge to a court-drawn voting map that may help Democrats pick up several U.S. House seats in the Nov. 6 congressional election.

OCT
30
2018

Trump and His Children Accused of Investment Scams in Lawsuit

President Donald Trump and his three eldest children cheated thousands of working-class Americans by promoting scam business opportunities in exchange for "lavish" secret payments, according to a new lawsuit.

OCT
30
2018

China Regulator to Propose 50% Cut to Car Purchase Tax

China is considering a tax cut to revive its flagging automotive market, according to people familiar with the matter, lending support to a key industry that’s been damaged by an ongoing trade war with the U.S.

OCT
30
2018

Budget 2018: Tech giants face digital services tax

Technology giants will be forced to pay tax on the sales they generate in the UK, under new plans announced in the Budget.

OCT
30
2018

Japan, India agree new defence and economic projects

Japan and India agreed Monday (Oct 29) to upgrade diplomatic and military ties, with Tokyo also offering low-interest loans as the two countries seek closer ties to balance China´s weight in the region.

OCT
30
2018

California will not enforce state net neutrality law pending appeal : USA

The state of California on Friday agreed not to enforce its own state net neutrality law until a final court decision on the Trump administration’s decision to overturn the 2015 Obama-era open internet rules.

OCT
30
2018

China court: Bitcoin legal to own and transfer

The Shenzhen Court of International Arbitration ruled Thursday that Chinese laws and regulations do not prohibit Bitcoin and its derivatives from being privately held and transferred.

OCT
30
2018

UK court rules pension plans should be gender equalized

Britain’s High Court decided Friday that pension plans under the guaranteed minimum pension (GMP) scheme have been unequal due to sex discrimination, and these schemes should be amended to equalize benefits for those who have been affected.

OCT
29
2018

Facebook finds more fake accounts from Iran

Facebook has uncovered and removed dozens of pages, accounts and groups linked to Iran that coordinated "inauthentic behaviour", targeting people in the US and UK.

OCT
29
2018

Japan rejects UN call to stop returns to Fukushima

Japan´s government on Friday (Oct 26) rejected calls from a UN rights expert to halt the return of women and children to areas affected by the Fukushima nuclear disaster over radiation fears.

OCT
29
2018

NATO urges Trump officials not to quit nuclear treaty: diplomats

European members of NATO urged the United States on Thursday to try to bring Russia back into compliance with a nuclear arms control treaty rather than quit it, diplomats said, seeking to avoid a split in the alliance that Moscow could exploit.

OCT
29
2018

Indian law school offers course on Harry Potter universe

Course in Kolkata will examine the ‘interface between fantasy fiction literature and law’

OCT
29
2018

Judge rebuffs Trump administration on census question trial

A federal judge on Friday rejected a bid by President Donald Trump’s administration to halt a trial set to start on Nov. 5 testing the legality of its contentious decision to ask people taking part in the 2020 U.S. census whether they are citizens

OCT
29
2018

Trump signs major opioid crisis measure into law

US President Donald Trump signed the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act into law Wednesday, a measure to combat the opioid crisis by reducing drug demand through education, awareness and prevention efforts, enhancing treatment and recovery, and cutting off the supply from traffickers.

OCT
29
2018

EU must prepare to delay Brexit, Sadiq Khan tells Barnier

London mayor says he ‘quite forcefully’ made point in meeting with EU negotiator

OCT
26
2018

What is the blasphemy law in Ireland and what am I voting on in the referendum?

The blasphemy law in the constitution is considered by many to be outdated in modern Ireland.

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