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9:29am, 15th April, 2019

UK markets watchdog bolsters protection of pension scheme members

Committees that check if employees get a good deal from their work pension should also consider how retirement schemes examine the impact of climate change on investments, Britain's markets watchdog proposed on Monday.

Philip Morris says Canadian unit RBH granted creditor protection

8:18pm, 22nd March, 2019

Business

Philip Morris says Canadian unit RBH granted creditor protection

Philip Morris International Inc on Friday said its Canadian unit, Rothmans, Benson & Hedges Inc (RBH), was granted creditor protection, following a tobacco class action ruling in Quebec earlier this month.

UK to give jailed British-Iranian aid worker diplomatic protection

5:50am, 8th March, 2019

UK

UK to give jailed British-Iranian aid worker diplomatic protection

Britain is to give jailed British-Iranian aid worker Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe diplomatic protection in an attempt to put pressure on Iran to release her.

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.

Exclusive: For migrant youths claiming abuse, U.S. protection can be elusive

8:23am, 7th March, 2019

US

Exclusive: For migrant youths claiming abuse, U.S. protection can be elusive

Growing up in eastern Honduras, Jose said his father would get drunk and beat him with a horse whip and the flat side of a machete. He said he watched his father, a coffee farmer whose crops succumbed to plague, hit his mother on the head with a pist...

U.S. seeks to lift endangered species protection for gray wolf

3:15pm, 6th March, 2019

US

U.S. seeks to lift endangered species protection for gray wolf

The Trump administration is seeking to lift Endangered Species Act protections for the gray wolf, arguing the predators found mainly in the western United States have been brought back successfully from the brink of extinction.

Pompeo assures Philippines of U.S. protection in event of sea conflict

1:26am, 1st March, 2019

World

Pompeo assures Philippines of U.S. protection in event of sea conflict

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Friday assured the Philippines it would be defended by the United States if it came under attack in the South China Sea, reaffirming a defense code that Manila's security chiefs have sought to revise.

Russia, stung by intelligence leaks, plans to tighten data protection

12:34pm, 23rd November, 2018

World

Russia, stung by intelligence leaks, plans to tighten data protection

Russia has drawn up draft legislation aimed at stopping leaks of personal information from state agencies, a step that follows publication of details of Russians allegedly involved in clandestine intelligence operations abroad.

Senate panel narrowly approves Trump's consumer financial protection chief pick

10:04am, 23rd August, 2018

Politics

Senate panel narrowly approves Trump's consumer financial protection chief pick

The U.S. Senate Banking Committee voted on Thursday to advance President Donald Trump's pick to lead the nation's top consumer watchdog, despite criticism from Democratic senators.

U.S. State Dept. warned against ending temporary protection for immigrants

4:37pm, 25th July, 2018

US

U.S. State Dept. warned against ending temporary protection for immigrants

The U.S. State Department warned last October that a Trump administration decision to end temporary protection for immigrants from El Salvador, Honduras and Nicaragua could worsen efforts to combat illicit drug trade and gang violence, according to d...

British regulator to fine Facebook over data protection breaches

6:36pm, 10th July, 2018

Business

British regulator to fine Facebook over data protection breaches

Britain's information regulator said on Wednesday she intends to fine Facebook for breaches of data protection law as her office investigates how millions of users' data was improperly accessed by consultancy Cambridge Analytica.