DEC
1
2017

Google faces mass legal action in UK over data snooping

The group taking action - Google You Owe Us - is led by ex-Which director Richard Lloyd

DEC
1
2017

Euthanasia law passes in Australia for first time

An assisted dying bill was ratified by the state of Victoria on Wednesday, making it Australia’s first to legalize euthanasia.

NOV
30
2017

Australia Senate approves same-sex marriage bill

The bill now moves forward to the House of Representatives.

NOV
30
2017

Bosnian Croat war criminal dies after taking poison in UN courtroom

Former commander Slobodan Praljak drank from bottle moments after judges upheld 20-year sentence in The Hague

NOV
27
2017
NOV
27
2017

Poland´s government approves ban on Sunday shopping

Measure may hurt retail sales, growth, economist says

NOV
27
2017

President Putin signs ´foreign agent´ media law

The bill, in retaliation for Kremlin-backed broadcaster RT being told to register as a foreign agent in the US, was earlier approved by parliament.

NOV
27
2017

Uber takes driver battle to Supreme Court

Unions argue that staff should be classified as "workers" rather than being self-employed

NOV
24
2017

Facebook, Google and start-ups oppose net neutrality U-turn

Regulators will vote in December on whether to overturn the rules

NOV
24
2017

German parliament Twitter ban derided by MPs

Frank Sitta of the Free Democrats party tweeted that it made no sense

NOV
23
2017

U.S. judge strikes down Texas measure to limit second-trimester abortions

Republican Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said his office had appealed the decision

NOV
23
2017

London seeks protection for legal services after Brexit

Lobby group urges government to incorporate a host of international agreements into UK law

NOV
23
2017

Federal judge blocks Trump´s transgender military ban

This injunction is more expansive in scope and additionally bars that latter portion left undisturbed by the federal court in DC

NOV
22
2017

U.S. threatens to sue Harvard over admissions policies

The Justice Department cited a 2015 lawsuit that charges Harvard’s affirmative action policies discriminate against Asian-American applicants

NOV
22
2017

Germany´s Merkel: New elections preferable to minority government

Merkel´s remarks came after President Frank-Walter Steinmeier urged the parties to "pause and reconsider their position."

NOV
22
2017

Uber concealed huge data breach

The 2016 breach was hidden by the ride-sharing firm which paid hackers $100,000 to delete the data.

NOV
21
2017

Paris wins battle to host European banking regulator

Amsterdam chosen as post-Brexit home for medicines agency

NOV
21
2017

Sweden Supreme Court rules against growing marijuana to self-medicate

The issue for the court was whether the cultivation of cannabis intended for pain relief may be permitted under a provision of Sweden´s penal code

NOV
21
2017

US moves to block AT&T´s takeover of Time Warner

The department said the merger would reduce competition and lead to higher consumer prices

NOV
20
2017
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