JAN
14
2019

Fiat Chrysler to pay settlement for cheating emission tests

Fiat Chrysler agreed Wednesday to pay a settlement of over $500 million dollars regarding allegations over cheating federal and state emission tests.

JAN
14
2019

Guatemala top court blocks UN team’s removal

The Constitutional Court of Guatemala on Wednesday blocked the removal of the UN’s International Commission Against Impunity in Guatemala (CICIG).

JAN
13
2019

Southwest Air Hit With $3.9 Million Fine for Weight Breaches: US

Proposed penalty can be challenged by carrier within 30 days

JAN
11
2019

Nissan expands Ghosn probe to more countries, executive Munoz under scrutiny

Nissan ex-Chairman Carlos Ghosn has requested his release on bail after being indicted in Tokyo on Friday on two new charges

JAN
11
2019

HSBC to pay $30 million to settle bond rigging lawsuit in U.S.

HSBC Holdings Plc has agreed to pay $30 million to settle litigation by investors who accused 11 big banks of rigging the roughly $9 trillion government agency bond market from 2009 to 2015.

JAN
11
2019

Vietnam enforces new security law against Facebook

Only a few days into 2019, Vietnam is threatening to penalize Facebook for violating a new cybersecurity law.

JAN
11
2019

India Supreme Court reinstates ousted investigation agency chief

India’s Supreme Court on Tuesday quashed a federal government order that effectively removed Alok Verma, director of the Central Bureau of Investigation, from office after he and his deputy had accused each other of corruption in October.

JAN
11
2019

China’s Ambassador to Canada Blames ‘White Supremacy’ in Feud Over Arrests

China’s ambassador to Canada has said that “Western egotism and white supremacy” were behind calls for Beijing to release two detained Canadians

JAN
11
2019

Nike´s Dutch tax status investigated by EU regulators

The European Commission has opened an investigation into the tax treatment of Nike Inc (NKE.N) in the Netherlands, saying this may have given the U.S. sportswear maker an illegal advantage.

JAN
10
2019

Pakistan bans ´bed scenes´ and ´intimate moments´ from TV

Pakistani television channels may no longer show "intimate moments between couples" or "bed scenes", the conservative country´s media regulator has announced, complaining of too much feminist content and warning that such "bold themes" offend viewers.

JAN
10
2019

Google can limit ´right to be forgotten´ to EU says top court adviser: French

Google can limit the “right to be forgotten” to internet searches made in the European Union, an adviser to the bloc’s top court said on Thursday, backing an appeal by the U.S. search giant against a French fine.

JAN
10
2019

Canada cracks down on drones with new rules

Canada´s federal government is clamping down on drones with new rules it announced on Wednesday that will ban their use near airports and aircraft and will require all drones to be registered.

JAN
10
2019

Shell fined S$400,000 for Pulau Bukom fire that injured 6 workers

Oil giant Shell has been fined S$400,000 for a fire which broke out at a petroleum refinery on Pulau Bukom in 2015, said the Ministry of Manpower on Tuesday.

JAN
10
2019

Cambodian man jailed for insulting king in Facebook posts: Cambodian

Three-year sentence issued in second known conviction under new lèse-majesté law

JAN
10
2019

Government refuses to pay £65 fee for EU citizens in civil service

Ministers say civil service staff from EU countries must pay to register their right to remain in UK

JAN
10
2019

Cambridge Analytica owner fined £15,000 for ignoring data request

SCL Elections failed to respond to a US citizen’s request for copies of data it held on him

JAN
10
2019

Theresa May suffers Commons defeat over Brexit plan B

Theresa May suffers Commons defeat over Brexit plan B PM will have to table alternative to her deal within three days of losing vote

JAN
10
2019

Monsanto patent victory seen as a boost for biotech investment in India

India’s Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that Monsanto can claim patents on its genetically modified (GM) cotton seeds, a victory for the U.S. company that is expected to encourage biotechnology firms to step up investment in the country.

JAN
9
2019

Japan court rejects Carlos Ghosn release bid

A Japanese court on Wednesday rejected a bid by former Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn to end his detention over alleged financial misconduct, a day after he denied all accusations in a dramatic court appearance.

JAN
9
2019

Sears to ask bankruptcy judge for approval to liquidate

Sears Holdings Corp will ask a bankruptcy judge on Tuesday if it can proceed with liquidation after it could not reach an agreement on Chairman Edward Lampert’s $4.4 billion takeover bid

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