DEC
18
2018

Kosovo adopts laws allowing formation of army

The Parliament of Kosovo approved a package of bills on Friday that will allow Kosovo to form a military and defense ministry.

DEC
18
2018

US appeals court reduces scope of injunction against Trump birth control policy

The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled on Thursday to reduce the scope of the Trump birth control policy is based in religious nad moral.

DEC
18
2018

Hungary establishes new administrative court system

The Parliament of Hungary passed a package of bills on Wednesday that establishes a new system of courts that will be supreme in administrative matters.

DEC
17
2018

Trump calls decision by federal judge to strike down Obamacare a ´great ruling

In his first on-camera comments since a federal court in Texas ruled that the Affordable Care Act is unconstitutional, President Trump called it a “great ruling for the country” and praised the judge who handed down the decision.

DEC
17
2018

Police officers respond to shoplifting at Walmart, help thief buy the boots he needs for a job

A young man was caught trying to steal a pair of work boots at a Walmart in Kansas, but when police officers learned what his motives were, they decided to help him out instead of punishing him.

DEC
17
2018

Congress passes bill to make members pay sexual misconduct claims

U.S. lawmakers on Thursday passed legislation to crack down on sexual harassment by members of Congress, requiring lawmakers to pay for settlements and some court awards themselves, instead of depending on public funds.

DEC
17
2018

China to halt additional tariffs on U.S.-made cars as trade dispute de-escalates

China will suspend additional tariffs on U.S.-made vehicles and auto parts for three months starting Jan. 1, 2019, the country’s finance ministry said on Friday, following a truce in a trade war between the world’s two largest economies.

DEC
17
2018

Advocacy group drafts US privacy bill as effort grows to make law next year

A consumer advocacy group backed by large American technology companies on Thursday unveiled a U.S. privacy bill that strictly limits collection of biometric and location information and calls for punishment by fines, as Congress weighs nationwide regulation to supersede new California rules.

DEC
17
2018

Senators propose bipartisan legislation to protect Venezuelans from deportation

Senator Bob Menendez, a Democrat from New Jersey, and Senator Marco Rubio, a Republican from Florida, presented a bipartisan bill on Thursday that would extend Temporary Protected Status (TPS) to Venezuelans currently in the US.

DEC
14
2018

Qualcomm to file suits in Chinese courts to ban iPhone XS, XR sales

Chipmaker Qualcomm Inc (QCOM.O) is asking courts in China to ban sales of Apple Inc’s (AAPL.O) latest iPhone models XS and XR after winning a preliminary injunction against older models, the company confirmed on Thursday.

DEC
14
2018

YouTube, under pressure for problem content, takes down 58 million videos in quarter

YouTube took down more than 58 million videos and 224 million comments during the third quarter based on violations of its policies, the unit of Alphabet Inc´s Google said on Thursday in an effort to demonstrate progress in suppressing problem content.

DEC
14
2018

Maritime disputes best settled through negotiations: Singapore on filing UNCLOS declaration

Maritime boundary delimitation disputes are best settled through negotiations, said Singapore´s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) on Thursday (Dec 13) amid an ongoing maritime dispute with Malaysia.

DEC
14
2018

President Trump signs the Syria Genocide Relief and Accountability Act of 2018 into law

President Trump signed the Iraq and Syria Genocide Relief and Accountability Act of 2018 into law on Tuesday.

DEC
14
2018

Congress moves to ban cockfighting in US territories

Congress on Wednesday gave final passage to legislation that would shut down legal cockfights in U.S. territories including Puerto Rico and the U.S.

DEC
13
2018

Renault keeps Ghosn as president despite having been accused of hiding part of his income

The board of directors of Renault has decided to keep Carlos Ghosn as executive chairman of the car group despite the fact that the prosecutors of Japan formally accused him this Monday

DEC
13
2018

Sri Lanka top court rules parliament dissolution as illegal in setback for president

Sri Lanka´s Supreme Court on Thursday ruled President Maithripala Sirisena´s decision to dissolve parliament ahead of its term as illegal, in a setback for the embattled leader in his face off with an elected premier.

DEC
13
2018

Trump ex-lawyer Cohen sentenced to three years prison on campaign charge

Michael Cohen, U.S. President Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer, was sentenced to a total of three years in prison on Wednesday for his role in making illegal hush-money payments to women to help Trump’s 2016 election campaign and lying to Congress about a proposed Trump Tower project in Russia.

DEC
13
2018

China to ´cut US car tariff to 15%´

China has reportedly proposed cutting tariffs on US-made cars to 15%, the same tax levied on car imports from other countries.

DEC
13
2018

Conservation groups sue Trump administration over Atlantic oil testing

Environmental groups opposed to offshore drilling sued the federal government on Tuesday to prevent future seismic tests for oil and gas deposits in Atlantic waters off the U.S. East Coast.

DEC
12
2018

Defunct startup Sidecar sues Uber: ´hell-bent on stifling competition´: US

The lawsuit comes after Uber made a confidential filing for an initial public offering last Thursday and is the latest in a long line of legal disputes targeting Uber

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