DEC
20
2018

Germany Tightens Foreign Investment Rules With Eye on China

Germany tightened its grip on investment by companies from outside the European Union, lowering the threshold for government probes of stakes in German businesses considered “critical infrastructure.”

DEC
20
2018

Senate Passes Criminal Justice Overhaul After White House Push : USA

The Senate passed a bill to overhaul criminal sentencing guidelines in a rare victory for President Donald Trump, who lobbied to revive a bipartisan measure that had appeared doomed as lawmakers near the end of the congressional session.

DEC
20
2018

New Zealand to vote on legalizing marijuana in 2020

New Zealand may become the first Asia-Pacific country -- and only the third worldwide -- to legalize marijuana.

DEC
20
2018

U.S., China spar at WTO, blame each other for trade crisis

The United States and China clashed anew at the World Trade Organization on Wednesday, accusing each other of undermining the multilateral trading system, according to texts of speeches at closed-door talks seen by Reuters.

DEC
19
2018

Obamacare Battle Now Before a Baltimore Judge Picked by Obama

Five days after a Texas judge declared the Affordable Care Act unconstitutional, Obamacare supporters are back in court in a bid to save it.

DEC
19
2018

Yelp, Consumer Watchdog lose Google intervention bid:Brussels

The Luxembourg-based General Court also rejected applications from other Google rivals, according to a ruling on its website

DEC
19
2018

Belgian PM Charles Michel resigns after no-confidence motion

Biggest party in his coalition government quit last week in row over UN migration pact

DEC
19
2018

Judge delays sentencing for former Trump adviser Flynn

A federal judge delayed sentencing on Tuesday for President Donald Trump’s former national security adviser Michael Flynn in a case that stemmed from an investigation of possible collusion between Trump’s campaign and Russia in the run up to the 2016 presidential election.

DEC
19
2018

Qualcomm says Apple violating Chinese court order, despite new software

Qualcomm Inc said it believes Apple Inc remains in violation of a Chinese court’s orders to stop selling iPhones despite a software update that Apple pushed on Monday.

DEC
18
2018

U.S. Appeals Court Narrows Order on Trump Birth Control Rules

A federal appeals court on Thursday narrowed an order that had blocked President Donald Trump´s administration from enforcing new rules that undermine an Obamacare requirement for employers to provide insurance that covers women´s birth control.

DEC
18
2018

BNY Mellon to pay more than US$54 million for improper handling of ADRs: SEC

The top U.S. securities regulator on Monday said that Bank of New York Mellon will pay more than US$54 million to settle charges of improper handling of "pre-released" American Depositary Receipts, U.S. securities representing foreign shares of a foreign company.

DEC
18
2018

Federal judge finds individual mandate unconstitutional, strikes down entire Affordable Care Act

A judge of the US District Court for the Northern District of Texas ruled on Friday that when the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 reduced the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) shared-responsibility payment for not obtaining health insurance to $0, the provision ceased being a tax, making it an invalid exercise of Congress’s power to tax.

DEC
18
2018

Hungary Parliament relaxes labor code in favor of employers

The Hungarian government passed a suite of amendments to the nation’s labor laws that will significantly benefit employers on Wednesday despite vocal protests on the Parliament floor.

DEC
18
2018

Fashion group Guess fined $45 million for blocking EU cross-border sales

European Union antitrust regulators fined U.S clothing company Guess (GES.N) 40 million euros ($45.3 million) on Monday for illegally blocking cross-border sales in Europe, part of a crackdown against illegal practices blocking e-commerce in the EU.

DEC
18
2018

Gay father permitted to adopt biological son born via surrogacy, in first for Singapore

Despite public policy in favour of parenthood within marriage - and against the formation of same-sex units - the court decided it would be imperative to place the welfare of the child as first and paramount.

DEC
18
2018

ABB and Hitachi close in on power grids deal

ABB is in talks with Japan´s Hitachi about the Swiss engineering group´s power grid business, which it may sell to focus on more profitable divisions.

DEC
18
2018

1MDB scandal: Malaysia files charges against Goldman Sachs

Charges filed against US firm as part of corruption and money-laundering inquiry

DEC
18
2018

India finds a new way to tax Google, Facebook

India may be pushing Internet firms such as Facebook and Google to store data locally not just to safeguard critical data of its citizens but also to ensure due taxes are paid by these digital firms for services including advertisements sold to local clients, a senior official told ET.

DEC
18
2018

Government plans nationwide network of translation systems to help non-Japanese speakers

The government plans to introduce translation systems at about 100 consultation offices to be set up across Japan to provide assistance to foreigners, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga revealed Sunday.

DEC
18
2018

2 more sue state over forced sterilization under eugenics law: Japan

Two men sued the state on Monday for damages over their forced sterilization under a now-defunct eugenics protection law that mandated the government to stop people with intellectual disabilities from reproducing.

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