Local labor laws apply to Ryanair employees: Belgian court
FILE PHOTO: Ryanair logo is pictured on the the jacket of a cabin crew member ahead of a news conference by Ryanair union representatives in Brussels, Belgium September 13, 2018.…
Hong Kong police fire rubber bullets as extradition bill protests turn to chaos
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong police fired rubber bullets and tear gas at demonstrators who threw plastic bottles on Wednesday as protests against an extradition bill that would allow…
Trump confident Hong Kong and China will ‘work things out’ after protests
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he was sure China and Hong Kong would be able to “work things out” after mass protests in the city…
White House says it will meet two-year deadline for Huawei ban for contractors
FILE PHOTO: A Huawei company logo is seen at CES (Consumer Electronics Show) Asia 2019 in Shanghai, China June 11, 2019. REUTERS/Aly Song WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House Office…
Missouri’s only abortion clinic to stay open after injunction issued
(Reuters) – The only abortion clinic in Missouri can stay open after a St. Louis judge issued a preliminary injunction on Monday saying the state must make an “official” decision…
Under pressure, Biden drifts leftward on abortion, climate change
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Joe Biden Express to the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination went a bit off track this week. FILE PHOTO: Democratic 2020 U.S. presidential candidate and former Vice…
Explainer: How the U.S. Congress could challenge Trump tariffs on Mexico
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – If President Donald Trump follows through on his threat to impose across-the-board tariffs on Mexican goods entering the United States, the U.S. Congress will likely try to…
Insys to pay $225 million, unit to plead guilty to settle U.S. opioid charges
(Reuters) – Insys Therapeutics Inc agreed to pay $225 million and an operating unit agreed to plead guilty to five mail fraud counts to settle criminal and civil probes into…
Top lawmaker signals support to classify all illicit fentanyl copycats like heroin
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A top U.S. Senator signaled some support on Tuesday for legislation permanently placing illicit chemical knock-offs of the extremely potent opioid fentanyl into the same legal class…
From prison, ‘Pharma Bro’ Martin Shkreli sues ex-colleagues for $30 million
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Martin Shkreli, the pharmaceutical entrepreneur serving a seven-year prison term for fraud, on Friday sued three former colleagues at Retrophin Inc for more than $30 million,…