News
Licences issued to ride-hailing and taxi operators ahead of new rules in 2025
THE licensed operators of point-to-point (P2P) transport services were announced by the Land Transport Authority (LTA) on Monday (Dec 23),…
Tag
Rules
Business
12 Rules About Keeping Accidental Transfers
Accidental transfers of money can happen to anyone. You might get money sent to you by mistake, and then you might wonder what to do next.…
Lifestyle
Traveling to Spain? These new rules just kicked in
If Spain is on your travel itinerary, there are some new rules you’ll need to know about. Starting today (December 2), travelers to this…
Politics
Brussels vets countries' compliance with EU fiscal rules
This week, the European Commission assessed the multiannual spending plans of the 21 member states who submitted them – giving passing…
Politics
'Easy, convenient, cheap': how single-use plastic rules the world
Each year the world produces around 400 million tonnes of plastic waste, much of it discarded after just a few minutes of use. Negotiators…
Politics
Russia's defense industry has a massive labor shortage. Rules on what jobs women can do are part of the issue.
Russia's defense industry is short some tens of thousands of skilled laborers. Traditional gender roles limit women's participation in…
Business
China megacities ease homebuying rules to boost property market
Three Chinese megacities on Monday eased restrictions on buying homes and Beijing's central bank said it would ask financial institutions…
Politics
Australia plans AI rules on human oversight, transparency
By Renju Jose SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's centre-left government said on Thursday it planned to introduce targeted artificial…
Politics
Brussels demands information on Hungary's new visa rules for Russians
The European Commission and Hungary are still at odds over new Hungarian visa rules for foreign workers from Russia and Belarus, with…
Politics
Court rules Germany's AfD must allow journalists at election party
The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party must allow several journalists, whom they intended to exclude, access to their election…
News
Anti-Covid rules protesters march in Berlin
Several thousand demonstrators with the Lateral Thinking movement in Germany, which staged rallies during the coronavirus pandemic against…
Politics
EU commissioner raises concerns over Hungary's new visa rules
EU Home Affairs Commissioner Ylva Johansson on Thursday has raised concerns about a new Hungarian visa rule for foreign workers from…
News
German court rules that members of far-right AfD cannot own firearms
Members of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party cannot legally possess firearms under the country's weapons law because the…
News
Autonomous car rules advancing faster than the vehicles themselves: UN
Fully autonomous cars are still years away from hitting the streets, but internationally-agreed rules on their use could be ready by…
Business
New EU Debt Rules Can Only Work With Political Support, IMF Says
(Bloomberg) -- New European Union fiscal rules will only work if countries with high levels of debt and wide budget deficits make a real…
Politics
EU ministers extend protection rules for Ukrainian war refugees
War refugees from Ukraine will be able to remain in the European Union until at least March 2026, as per emergency rules extended by EU…