The Australian Federal Court dismissed a class action lawsuit that claimed German pharmaceutical and chemicals company Bayer’s glyphosate-based herbicide Roundup could cause a type of blood cancer, which gave the firm a respite after facing similar cases in the United States.
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American Airlines Offers $4.2 Billion in Pay Increase for Flight Attendants to Avoid Strike
American Airlines agreed to allot $4.2 billion worth in pay and benefits to its flight attendants after agreeing on a tentative deal.
Journalists of Australian Newspapers Begin Strike vs. Nine Network Hours Before Paris Olympics
Hundreds of newspaper journalists of Australian commercial media outlet Nine began its nationwide five-day strike to oppose a pay offer from company management while the media firm is set to broadcast the Paris Olympics.
SpaceX Reveals Cause of Recent Falcon 9 Flight Failure, Looks to Return to Flight by July 27
SpaceX said that it identified and fixed the problem that caused a failure in its Falcon 9 rocket in a launch earlier this month after announcing it has filed a mishap report to the FAA.
Uber, Lyft Drivers Remain as Contractors After California Supreme Court Upheld Proposition 22
Under Prop 22, drivers for Uber and Lyft are not entitled to benefits such as overtime pay and paid sick leave.
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Biotech executive Jacob VanLandingham pleaded guilty to a fraud charge after allegedly improperly using welfare funds intended to develop a concussion drug in the largest public corruption case in the history of the state of Mississippi.
The Australian Parliament’s Standing Committee on Communications and the Arts heard evidence from a number of live music industry stakeholders, including Arts Queensland and QMusic.
HMD, the Finnish phonemaker more known for the redevelopment of the Nokia mobile phone series, announced the launch of its Better Phone project, with an aim to make mobile devices safer and friendlier for children and teenagers.
A Pennsylvania-based federal judge ruled to decline calls to block bans on noncompete agreements issued by the Federal Trade Commission, which was a divergence from an earlier decision at a Texas counterpart earlier this month.
Switzerland became one of the world’s first countries to mandate making its government website softwares to become open source with the implementation of the Federal Law on the Use of Electronic Measures for the Fulfillment of Government Tasks.
The Federal Trade Commission has ordered eight companies to provide information the agency said was offering products and services that use personal data to set prices based on a shopper’s individual characteristics.
Whole Foods settled a lawsuit with former employee Savannah Kinzer, who was fired for refusing to remove her Black Lives Matter facemask, following allegations of unlawful termination and racism.
Tech billionaire Elon Musk said in a Daily Wire interview that his perspectives regarding gender ideology and population are deeply personal after he had to deal with one of his sons deciding to cut ties with him by changing both name and gender.
Brian Kim, Kakao's founder, is facing allegations that he manipulated SM Entertainment's stock price to block a rival's acquisition attempt.
