French prosecutors asked a court to slap two top executives with fines and a ban on running companies but declined to ask for prison time during the second day of a symbolic trial against the car-hailing company.
A French appeals court in Paris ruled Friday France has the jurisdiction to hear a case involving Facebook's removal of a French man’s account after she posted a painting which depicts a human vagina after the social networking company argued only a U.S. court could have jurisdiction, the Local reported.
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Joint Warrior is a twice-yearly UK-led multinational exercise, involving warships, aircraft, marines and troops.
Last year, Foto Poork‘s photographer Filip Modrzejewski had the opportunity to take part in an aerial refueling mission in support of some of the aircraft involved in the exercise.
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He flew aboard a German Air Force Airbus A310 MRTT (Multi Role Tanker Transport), a tanker-variant of the civilian A310... Читать дальше...
The Leicester City manager is adamant his players are not burdened by their lofty position in the table and are simply continuing to dream
Credit One Bank is the new 'official credit card of NASCAR' and will also sponsor Jamie McMurray's No. 1 Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet SS in 2016.
Elaine Houghton doesn’t know where her husband Ron is taking her for Valentine’s Day until they get on the plane.
Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger and Leicester City manager Claudio Ranieri discuss whether or not Sunday's fixture at the Emirates Stadium is a Premier League title decider.
A Western diplomatic source told Sputnik that the ministers of Ukraine, Russia, France and Germany are planning to hold their next Normandy format talks in March following the Saturday meeting in Munich.
The influential Wall Street firm on Friday cut its full-year S&P 500 forecast from 2,200 to 2,000.
TAMPA, Florida - New York Yankees pitcher Masahiro Tanaka, coming back after arthroscopic surgery to remove a bone spur from his right elbow last October, says he feels perfectly healthy but isn't sure when he'll make his first regular-season start.
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A bill before lawmakers in New Hampshire would allow school boards to send students in towns without a public school for their grade to an approved non-religious private school. State officials say the practice violates state law and has tried to stop Croydon from paying the school with public money.
History shows the Fed was crucial in buoying confidence after three major corrections
The Obama administration has given a lot of lip service to the idea of treating drugs as a public health problem, not a criminal justice issue. Most recently, White House drug czar Michael Botticelli said, "We can't arrest and incarcerate addiction out of people."
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He was busted before officials could award him a commemorative plaque for his service.
At least five United Nations peacekeepers were killed and some 30 others injured in an attack on a UN base in northern Mali, UN chief Ban Ki-moon said today.
I own a small business and I am considering retirement. I am currently in negotiations with a potential buyer for my business, but we have very different opinions on the value. What should I be considering in these negotiations? --…
Two safety organizations will move into space at Nebraska Innovation Campus, the research park said Friday.
LEWISTON, Maine - Maine Gov. Paul LePage is being accused of racial insensitivity over a joke about a Chinese investor's name.
LEWISTON, Maine (AP) — Maine Gov. Paul LePage is being accused of racial insensitivity over a joke about a Chinese investor's name.
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HOLLYWOOD, Feb. 12 (UPI) -- The next three "Transformers" films are expected to release annually starting in 2017, Paramount said.
This shamed and broken bank is now treating the Supreme Court with contempt
MUNICH - Iran's foreign minister says the nuclear deal with world powers offers a chance to demolish a "wall of mistrust" between Iran and the United States, but it's not a task for Tehran alone.
MUNICH (AP) — Iran's foreign minister says the nuclear deal with world powers offers a chance to demolish a "wall of mistrust" between Iran and the United States, but it's not a task for Tehran alone.
The best, most effective way to discourage young people from voting is to tell them that there is no difference between the two sides, that Republicans and Democrats are all the same, that all politicians are corrupt and cannot be trusted. Works every time.
I fear that the new voters who see Bernie Sanders as their savior are coming to view the rest of the Democratic party and those of us who have long worked to achieve it's goals as the enemy. When Bernie Sanders ran for governor as an Independent in Vermont against Madeleine May Kunin... Читать дальше...