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Controversial proposals to reform EU copyright laws are to be further debated and opened up for amendment after MEPs rejected a move to put the plans forward for negotiation with other EU law makers.

Trustees for the British Airways (BA) pension scheme acted for an improper purpose when they amended the scheme rules to award augmented benefits to retired members, the Court of Appeal has ruled.

On the first morning of Jang Yeo-im’s vacation to San Francisco in 2016, her eight-month-old son, Park Jeong-whan, fell off the bed in the family’s hotel room and hit his head.
There was no blood, but the baby was inconsolable. Jang and her husband worried he might have an injury they couldn’t see, so they called 911, and an ambulance took the family – tourists from South Korea – to Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital (SFGH).
The doctors at the hospital…

Representatives for billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk are in talks with Thai authorities about aiding in the rescue of a soccer team stuck in a cave, a Musk spokesman said.
Musk’s companies could help by trying to determine the boys’ precise location using Space Exploration Technologies Corp or Boring Company technology, pumping water or providing heavy-duty battery packs known as Tesla Powerwalls, the spokesman said. It is unclear whether Thai officials will accept the offer.
How…

The time constraints businesses are under to disclose major personal data breaches under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) has been highlighted by the way an Irish retailer responded to being told some of its customers were impacted by such a breach, a data protection law expert has said.

The looming US-China trade war has boosted foreign investment in Vietnam, accelerating an already strong trend of foreign firms veering away from China and its rising costs and eyeing ventures in Southeast Asia.
Despite economists’ warnings that the escalating trade tensions between the world’s two largest economies could indirectly hurt growth in Southeast Asia, the region is still seen as a destination for foreign companies shifting production away from China, where rising wages…

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has taken great pride in firing nearly two dozen officials in an anti-corruption drive since he came to power two years ago. The catch: about a quarter have already been rehired.
Duterte has fired 21 officials and accepted the resignation of seven, delivering on a promise to dismiss anyone on “just a whiff” of corruption.
“If you go to the national government just to look for an opportunity for money, go look for another job. I will really…

The UK government should accept the jurisdiction of the EU’s highest court to rule on matters of data protection post-Brexit, a committee of MPs has urged.

Former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak arrived at a Kuala Lumpur courthouse Wednesday to face charges stemming from a corruption investigation, two months after the scandal led to his shock election defeat.
Najib, wearing a suit and a red tie, appeared calm and smiled as he was escorted into the court complex packed with reporters.
He was arrested Tuesday by anti-graft officials over a suspicious transfer of 42 million ringgit (US$10.4 million) into his bank accounts from SRC International…

Thai authorities are now racing against the clock to rescue 12 boys and their football coach trapped in a cave, saying they may be forced to attempt to evacuate the group before a fresh round of monsoon rains expected this week.
The group had been missing since finishing football practice on 23 June and were found alive late on Monday after a nine-day search.
There is now a team of seven Thai Navy Seals with the group on the small mud shelf where they found refuge from rising waters, including…