A Malaysian government taskforce on Thursday proposed amendments to sharia law that would allow action to be taken against social media users for insulting Islam and "promoting the LGBT lifestyle".
Fund operator accused of failing to redeem more than $100 million in investments
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(Reuters) - Federal authorities arrested a mutual fund operator on fraud charges on Thursday, accusing him of falsely telling investors that their money would be put in safe Treasury securities.
Ofer Abarbanel, 46, of Woodland Hills, California, faces one count of securities fraud and one count of wire fraud.
Alston & Bird and Latham & Watkins are the latest major law firms to recruit lawyers with cybersecurity and privacy expertise, with both firms announcing new partner additions in Washington, D.C. on Thursday.
First-impression ruling could have wide-ranging effects
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(Reuters) - Liberty Mutual must pay the entire amount of an asbestos settlement it negotiated on behalf of a defunct New Jersey valve manufacturer it once insured, a New York judge has ruled, rejecting its bid to reduce its liability on the grounds that it did not provide coverage for the whole time period at issue.
Australia's largest supermarket chain Woolworths Group (WOW.AX) is being sued by the country's industrial relations watchdog for underpaying staff, more than a year after the retailer admitted not paying thousands of workers in full.