Volkswagen pleads guilty in U.S. court in diesel emissions scandal
DETROIT/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Volkswagen AG pleaded guilty on Friday to fraud, obstruction of justice and falsifying statements as part of a $4.3 billion settlement reached with the U.S. Justice Department in January over the automaker’s diesel emissions scandal. ... read more »
U.S. extends leniency programme for companies that disclose bribery
MIAMI (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department will extend a programme that offers companies leniency if they voluntarily tell authorities when employees may have paid bribes, a senior official said on Friday. ... read more »
Lloyds, two others dismissed from yen Libor litigation in U.S
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A U.S. judge on Friday dismissed Lloyds Banking Group Plc , ICAP Europe Ltd and Tullett Prebon Plc as defendants from litigation alleging a conspiracy among many financial services companies to manipulate the yen Libor and Euroyen Tibor benchmark interest rates. ... read more »
Crunch week as Fed meets on rates, Trump team joins G20
LONDON (Reuters) – After a year that tipped conventional wisdom on its head, the coming week might suggest a return to some sort of normality for the global economy — or instead take investors into a whole new round of uncertainty. ... read more »
Inactivity saps muscle strength
As per a new research, it only takes two weeks of not using their legs for younger and older people to lose a third of their muscular strength. University of Copenhagen’s Andreas... read more »
Working mums raise successful daughters, caring sons
A new study has revealed that leaving kids to go to work may have significant benefits on them later in life. It was found that daughters are more likely to have better careers, higher pay... read more »
Outdated fashion rules that men need to break
Stylish men are always in fashion but there are certain taboos that they need to break and throw the outdated fashion rules out of the window says fashion gurus. Choosing an outfit that... read more »
World take to mat, bend, twist to mark inaugural Yoga Day
Thousands of yoga enthusiasts across the world on Sunday took to mats and stretched, bent and twisted their bodies in multiple complex postures as they marked the inaugural International... read more »
No link between caesarean sections, autism
A new study has claimed that babies born via caesarean section are not at any greater risk of developing autism spectrum disorders (ASD). The new research renounced the previous study that linked... read more »
