FEB
4
2019

Japan investigates alleged uranium online auction

Japanese police are investigating how a substance thought to be uranium was offered in an online auction.

FEB
1
2019

EU accuses 8 banks of forming eurozone bond cartel

The EU´s powerful anti-trust sheriff on Thursday accused eight banks of having conspired for several years to distort competition in the eurozone bond Market.

FEB
1
2019

Japan-U.S. law enforcement fingerprint data-sharing pact kicks off, raising privacy concerns

Earlier this month, Japan and the United States began sharing fingerprint data among their law enforcement agencies under a bilateral agreement.

FEB
1
2019

Congress introduces bill to reduce president’s power to levy import tariffs

Bipartisan US lawmakers introduced the Bicameral Congressional Trade Authority Act Wednesday to limit the president’s power to levy import tariffs under the guise of national security.

FEB
1
2019

Canada Supreme Court orders cleanup of bankrupt gas company’s abandoned wells

The Supreme Court of Canada ruled on Thursday that bankrupt oil and gas companies in Alberta must use funds to reclaim oil and gas well sites before paying debtors.

FEB
1
2019

Uber services suspended in Barcelona

Ride-hailing company Uber says it has suspended its services in the Spanish city of Barcelona because of new regulations.

FEB
1
2019

Amazon forced to pull products in India as new rules bite

Amazon has been forced to remove an array of products from its website in India to comply with new regulations.

FEB
1
2019

Europe rights court fines Russia $11.5 million over Georgian deportation

The European Court of Human Rights ruled on Thursday that the Russian government must pay the Georgian government €10 million (USD $11.5 million) over the deportation of 1,500 Georgian nationals.

FEB
1
2019

French competition regulator imposes measures on Google over sharp practices

France´s competition regulator has on Thursday ordered Google to take urgent measures in respect of some of its advertising methods because these have negatively affected a telephone information company that runs a directory service in the country.

FEB
1
2019

New Mexico governor orders regulations to combat climate change

New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham on Tuesday issued an executive order requiring state officials to reduce methane gas emissions over the next decade to combat climate change.

FEB
1
2019

EU´s top court upholds ban on flavored cigarettes

German company Planta Tabak had applied for an exemption from the 2014 EU directive on flavored tobacco products. But the EU´s top court has ruled against the Berlin-based company and others making similar products.

FEB
1
2019

Nigeria appeals court rejects chief justice’s request to stop trial

An Abuja Court of Appeal on Wednesday dismissed a request brought by Suspended Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen, to stop proceedings of his corruption trial at the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT).

JAN
31
2019

Bangladesh to sue Manila bank over $81 million cyber heist: cenbank governor

Bangladesh will file a lawsuit in a U.S. court on Wednesday against Philippine bank Rizal Commercial Banking Corp (RCBC) over its role in one of the world’s biggest cyber-heists, the Bangladesh central bank governor said.

JAN
31
2019

China fast tracks new foreign investment law as U.S. talks loom

China’s parliament will vote in March on a new foreign investment law that will ban forced technology transfer and illegal government “interference” in foreign business practices, the official Xinhua News agency reported in Wednesday.

JAN
31
2019

Malaysia fines Deloitte for breaches linked to 1MDB

Malaysia’s securities regulator on Wednesday said they had fined Deloitte for committing four breaches related to a 2.4 billion ringgit ($584.7 million) sukuk program issued by a firm linked to scandal-tainted state fund 1MDB.

JAN
31
2019

Apple lowers some iPhone prices outside U.S. to offset strong dollar

Apple Inc plans to cut the price of some of its flagship iPhones for only the second time in the device’s 12-year history, pegging its retail value to past prices in local currencies outside the United States instead of the rising U.S. dólar.

JAN
31
2019

India Supreme Court upholds validity of bankruptcy law

India’s Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code was held to be constitutionally valid in its “entirety” on Friday.

JAN
31
2019

Council of Europe calls for Poland to promote greater transparency

The Council of Europe’s Group of States against Corruption (GRECO) on Monday published an evaluation report urging Poland to promote greater transparency among persons exercising top executive functions.

JAN
31
2019

DOJ files criminal charges against Chinese telecom manufacturer Huawei

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced on Monday that it filed several criminal charges against Chinese telecommunications manufacturer Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd., and its affiliates, Huawei Device Co., Ltd. and Huawei Device Co. USA.

JAN
31
2019

EU-Canada trade deal gets green light from legal adviser

A key adviser to the European Union´s highest court said Tuesday that a controversial element on dispute settlement in the free trade agreement with Canada complies with EU law.

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