Former US president Jimmy Carter to lead observer team to Guyana polls
From Guyana Chronicle Six more medium-term observers expected this week Carter Centre’s preliminary three-man team of election observers, currently in Guyana, will be joined by a team led by none other than former United States president Jimmy Carter in May,…
Under-fire EU to consider military action at migrant summit
By Alex Pigman With Angus Mackinnon In Rome, AFP From Business Insider Brussels (AFP) – EU leaders gathering in Brussels on Thursday will consider launching a military operation against human traffickers in Libya, in a bold effort to halt the…
Qunar Cayman Islands given Consensus Recommendation of “Buy” by Brokerages (NASDAQ:QUNR)
By Doug Madison From Dakota Financial News Qunar Cayman Islands logoQunar Cayman Islands (NASDAQ:QUNR) has earned an average rating of “Buy” from the eight ratings firms that are presently covering the company, AnalystRatings.NET reports. Two equities research analysts have rated…
Another trade union wants concerns about Banking Act addressed
From Antigua Observer Observer Another trade union has joined forces with the Antigua & Barbuda Workers Union (ABWU) in its quest to have critical concerns regarding the controversial Banking Act of 2015 addressed. In announcing the stance taken by his…
Chile volcano erupts for first time in decades
AFP From Business Insider Santiago (AFP) – Southern Chile’s Calbuco volcano erupted for the first time in nearly half a century, spewing a giant funnel of ash 10 kilometers (six miles) into the sky and prompting authorities to declare a…
Greenberg Traurig faces trial over alleged client forgery
By Scott Flaherty, from The Litigation Daily Greenberg Traurig failed this week to shake off claims that the firm and a former partner concealed a forgery by an ex-client, paving the way for a possible trial in New York state…
Scientists want to blast space debris with ******* lasers
By Andrew Tarantola From engadget To combat the increasingly dense layer of dead satellites and miscellaneous space debris that are enshrouding our planet, no idea — nets, lassos, even ballistic gas clouds — seems too far-fetched to avoid. Now, an…
Facebook photo comparing vaccinations to rape prompts severe backlash
By Jenni Ryall From Mashable An anti-vaccination group in Australia has been linked to an image posted on social media that compares vaccinations to rape. The image, posted on Wednesday on a Facebook page related to the Australian Vaccination-skeptics Network…
Access to Facebook profile denied in class action lawsuit
By Saranac Hale Spencer, From The Legal Intelligencer The woman bringing a potential class action against the maker of treats that allegedly killed her dog doesn’t have to open her Facebook account to the defense, a federal judge has ruled….
These Girl Scouts are going to law school
By Karen Sloan, From The National Law Journal Forget arts and crafts. Girls Scouts in suburban New York will soon get a close look at legal careers and the many ways the law shapes their lives because of a collaboration…