DEC
27
2018

Israeli lawmakers approve medical cannabis exports law

Israel´s parliament has given its final approval to a long-awaited and controversial law to allow exports of medical cannabis, a move that is likely to boost state coffers.

DEC
27
2018

Former Pakistan PM sentenced to 7 years in prison for corruption

Former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has been sentenced to seven years in prison after he was found guilty on Monday of owning assets “disproportionate to his known sources of income.”

DEC
27
2018

Supreme Court denies Trump request to enforce new asylum rule

The US Supreme Court on Friday denied a request by the Trump administration to enforce new asylum rules

DEC
27
2018

President Trump signs criminal justice reform First Step Act into law

President Donald Trump signed on Friday the First Step Act, a bipartisan criminal justice reform bill aimed at reducing recidivism and refining sentencing laws and harsh penalties.

DEC
26
2018

Volkswagen says it will pay 2,000 million euros in 2019 for the dieselgate case

The scandal over diesel emissions will cost Volkswagen US $ 6,250 million this year and about 2,000 million euros in 2019, the company´s CFO Frank Witter told the German weekly Boersen-Zeitung.

DEC
21
2018

Trump vows ´very long´ government shutdown over border wall

US President Donald Trump has threatened a "very long" government shutdown if Democrats do not fund his long-promised border wall.

DEC
21
2018

China denies ´slanderous´ economic espionage charges from U.S., allies

China’s Foreign Ministry said on Friday it resolutely opposed “slanderous” accusations from the United States and other allies criticizing China for economic espionage, urging Washington to withdraw its accusations.

DEC
21
2018

U.S. appeals court grants Trump request for halt to emoluments case

A U.S. appeals court on Thursday halted a lawsuit accusing President Donald Trump of violating anti-corruption provisions in the U.S. Constitution, saying it would review crucial preliminary rulings that allowed the case to proceed.

DEC
21
2018

Malaysia seeks $7.5 billion in reparations from Goldman Sachs

Malaysia is seeking $7.5 billion in reparations from Goldman Sachs Group Inc (GS.N) over its dealings with scandal-linked state fund 1MDB, the Financial Times reported on Friday, citing the country’s finance minister.

DEC
21
2018

Senate unanimously votes to make lynching a federal crime

The US Senate unanimously passed a bill on Wednesday to make lynching a federal hate crime.

DEC
21
2018

UN endorses Global Migration Pact

The UN General Assembly voted on Wednesday to endorse the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration.

DEC
21
2018

Judge blocks New York from enforcing opioid surcharge on companies

A Manhattan federal judge on Wednesday blocked New York state from enforcing a recently enacted law that aimed to collect $600 million from drug manufacturers and distributors to defray the costs of combating the opioid addiction epidemic.

DEC
21
2018

Trump balks at government funding bill, raising shutdown fears

The U.S. Congress on Thursday scrambled to prevent a partial shutdown of the federal government through passage of a temporary government funding bill as President Donald Trump gave mixed signals about whether he would sign off on the plan.

DEC
21
2018

Apple to pull some iPhones from German stores after court ruling

Apple Inc said it would pull some iPhone models from its German stores after a court there ruled on Thursday that Apple infringed a hardware patent of Qualcomm Inc and banned sales of iPhones in Germany with chips from Apple supplier Qorvo Inc.

DEC
20
2018

Washington DC sues Facebook over Cambridge Analytica scandal

After its roughest year to date, Facebook has been sued by Washington DC for the scandal which saw 50 million users´ data used without their consente

DEC
20
2018

Germany passes immigration law to lure non-EU skilled workers

Business leaders have warned of damage to economy caused by labour shortages

DEC
20
2018

Australian drug regulator takes action over claims products can treat disease

Therapeutic Goods Administration takes on Peptides Clinics Australia for alleged advertising breaches

DEC
20
2018

No deal threatens 1m Britons´ EU residence rights, commission says

EU no-deal planning paper urges EU27 to take ‘generous’ approach to UK citizens’ rights

DEC
20
2018

Judge Tells Trump Officials Not to Apply Tougher Asylum Rules

A federal judge blocked the Trump administration from applying rules that make it harder for people to seek asylum in the U.S., in a lawsuit brought by 12 adults and children with accounts of sexual abuse, kidnappings and beatings in their homelands.

DEC
20
2018

PBOC Ratchets Up Monetary Support With `Low-Profile´ Rate Cut

The People’s Bank of China said it would supply lower-cost liquidity for as long as three years to banks willing to lend more to smaller companies, as policy makers roll out targeted measures aimed at shoring up the flagging economy.

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