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11:42am, 19th March, 2019

U.S. Supreme Court hands Trump a victory on immigration detention

The Supreme Court on Tuesday endorsed the U.S. government's authority to detain immigrants awaiting deportation anytime - potentially even years - after they have completed prison terms for criminal convictions, handing President Donald Trump a...

U.S. top court hands defeat to Hawaii B&B that spurned lesbian couple

2:15pm, 18th March, 2019

US

U.S. top court hands defeat to Hawaii B&B that spurned lesbian couple

The U.S. Supreme Court handed a defeat on Monday to a bed and breakfast owner in Hawaii who turned away a lesbian couple due to her Christian beliefs, but it could soon take up another major case on the conflict between gay and religious rights.

Britain hands jailed British-Iranian aid worker diplomatic protection

7:10pm, 7th March, 2019

UK

Britain hands jailed British-Iranian aid worker diplomatic protection

Britain will hand diplomatic protection to British-Iranian aid worker Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe to underline the government's belief that Iran has behaved unjustly in its treatment of her, foreign minister Jeremy Hunt said on Thursday.

Ex-Trump attorney Cohen hands over new documents to Congress

8:16pm, 6th March, 2019

US

Ex-Trump attorney Cohen hands over new documents to Congress

President Donald Trump's former personal lawyer Michael Cohen provided the U.S. House of Representatives Intelligence Committee with new documents and may hand over more, the panel's chairman said after a day-long hearing behind closed door...

Venezuela hands China more oil presence, but no mention of new funds

12:50pm, 14th September, 2018

World

Venezuela hands China more oil presence, but no mention of new funds

Venezuela gave China another stake in the OPEC nation's oil industry and signed several other deals in the energy sector, but Beijing made no mention of new funds for Caracas during President Nicolas Maduro's visit to his key financier on F...

Kavanaugh's Supreme Court bid in hands of a few senators

3:31pm, 11th September, 2018

Politics

Kavanaugh's Supreme Court bid in hands of a few senators

President Donald Trump's nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court is now in the hands of the U.S. Senate, where the likelihood of a party-line vote to confirm him was not much reduced last week by his multi-day confirmation hearing.

Amazon hands goodwill to eBay with move to shut Australians out of overseas sites

1:09am, 19th July, 2018

Business

Amazon hands goodwill to eBay with move to shut Australians out of overseas sites

Australian home entertainment installer Paul Boon has relied for years on Amazon.com Inc's U.S. website for cheap wall racks and other parts to keep his costs down.

Don't tie our hands in Brexit negotiations, British government tells parliament

10:13am, 12th June, 2018

UK

Don't tie our hands in Brexit negotiations, British government tells parliament

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Brexit secretary told parliament on Tuesday to back down in a showdown over Prime Minister Theresa May's plans to leave the European Union, warning MPs they could undermine negotiations.

Some states taking electoral maps out of politicians' hands

10:00am, 7th June, 2018

US

Some states taking electoral maps out of politicians' hands

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court is due to rule by the end of June on the contentious practice called partisan gerrymandering in which state legislators draw electoral maps designed to entrench their own party in power, but states in gro...