JAN
16
2019

Judge rejects citizenship question for 2020 U.S. census

A federal judge on Tuesday invalidated the Trump administration’s addition of a U.S. citizenship question to the 2020 census, the first ruling in a handful of lawsuits that claim the query will hurt immigrants.

JAN
16
2019

ICC acquits ex-Ivorian President of crimes against humanity

The Hague, Jan 15 (IANS) The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Tuesday absolved former Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo and an ex-minister of crimes against humanity charges and ordered their immediate release.

JAN
16
2019

McDonald´s loses Big Mac trademark after legal battle with Irish chain

Supermac strips US food giant of trademark across Europe after landmark EU ruling

JAN
16
2019

Justice Department Says All Online Gambling Is Illegal

The U.S. Justice Department now says that all internet gambling is ilegal.

JAN
16
2019

Ford and Volkswagen will build commercial vans and pickup trucks together in new partnership

Ford and Volkswagen plan to build commercial vans and medium-sized pickup trucks together as early as 2022 as part of a new partnership announced Tuesday.

JAN
15
2019

May faces defeat in parliament over Brexit plan

Prime Minister Theresa May faced the prospect of a historic defeat in a vote on her Brexit deal in parliament on Tuesday potentially leaving Britain in limbo about the biggest political and economic change for the country in decades.

JAN
15
2019

Nissan CEO appeals to Renault board to review Ghosn findings

Nissan believes alliance partner Renault´s board will back its decision to oust Chairman Carlos Ghosn when it sees details of the Japanese carmaker´s investigation into his alleged misconduct, Chief Executive Hiroto Saikawa said in a newspaper interview.

JAN
15
2019

Malaysia to regulate initial coin offerings, cryptocurrency trade

Malaysia will regulate initial coin offerings (ICOs) and the trade of cryptocurrencies, the finance minister said in a statement on Monday.

JAN
15
2019

German antitrust body opposes Siemens-Alstom merger

Germany’s antitrust authority has expressed concerns to the European Union’s competition watchdog about the planned merger of the rail operations of Siemens (SIEGn.DE) and France’s Alstom (ALSO.PA), a newspaper reported on Sunday.

JAN
15
2019

PG&E says it is preparing a Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection filing

PG&E , the biggest U.S. power utility, said on Monday it is preparing to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection for all of its businesses as it faces potentially crushing liabilities linked to catastrophic wildfires in 2017 and 2018.

JAN
15
2019

German antitrust watchdog to act against Facebook

Germany’s antitrust watchdog plans to order Facebook to stop gathering some user data, a newspaper reported on Sunday.

JAN
15
2019

U.S. judge partially blocks Trump administration birth control rules

A judge in California on Sunday partially blocked a set of Trump administration rules that allow employers to opt out of providing health insurance that covers women’s birth control from taking effect.

JAN
15
2019

President Trump can´t stop U.S. coal plants from retiring

More U.S. coal-fired power plants were shut in President Donald Trump’s first two years than were retired in the whole of Barack Obama’s first term, despite the Republican’s efforts to prop up the industry to keep a campaign promise to coal-mining states.

JAN
15
2019

Canada Supreme Court allows non-resident citizens to vote

The Supreme Court of Canada on Friday struck down a restrictive law that prevented Canadian citizens living outside the country from casting ballots in national elections.

JAN
14
2019

Trump rejects senator´s proposal for temporary government reopening

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday he rejected a proposal from a Republican ally in the Senate that he temporarily reopen closed parts of the government to allow resumption of negotiations on a funding standoff.

JAN
14
2019

U.S. top court´s Kavanaugh issues first opinion in arbitration case

The U.S. Supreme Court’s newest member, Brett Kavanaugh, issued his first written opinion on Tuesday as the justices in a unanimous ruling bolstered companies’ ability to use arbitration to resolve disputes with customers or other businesses.

JAN
14
2019

Senate and House democrats introduce bills aimed at reducing drug prices

Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) with Representatives Elijah Cummings (D-MD) and Ro Khanna (D-CA) introduced three pieces of legislation to the Senate on Thursday focused on regulating prescription drug prices.

JAN
14
2019

China retailers slash iPhone prices after Apple sales warning

Several Chinese electronics retailers including Alibaba-backed Suning (002024.SZ) and JD.com (JD.O) have slashed iPhone prices this week, after Apple (AAPL.O) recently blamed poor sales of the smartphone in the country for a rare revenue warning.

JAN
14
2019

Poland arrests Huawei employee, Polish man on spying allegations

Poland has arrested a Chinese employee of Huawei and a former Polish security official on spying allegations, officials and sources told Reuters on Friday, a move that could fuel Western security concerns about the telecoms equipment maker.

JAN
14
2019

Trump promises changes to H1-B visas, including potential citizenship

President Donald Trump said on Friday he is planning changes including a possible pathway to U.S. citizenship to foreigners holding H-1B visas, issued temporarily to highly educated immigrants who work in specialty occupations such as technology or medicine.

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