law

Mexico’s Senate approves reform of mining laws, 17 bills signed into law
Mexico’s Senate has approved a wide-ranging reform of laws governing the mining industry, including a requirement that companies pay 5% ...

Thai court hands craft beer enthusiast fine, 6-month prison sentence for violating law on advertising alcohol
A court in Thailand handed a craft beer enthusiast a $4,360 fine and a suspended six-month prison sentence for violating ...

Japanese LGBTQ activists urge government to enact anti-discrimination law
Japanese LGBTQ activist groups delivered a statement to the government on Friday urging that Japan enact an anti-discrimination law and ...

‘French Spiderman’ free climbs Paris skyscraper to protest pension law
A free climber known as the “French Spiderman” scaled a 38-storey skyscraper in Paris on Wednesday to demonstrate his support ...

Spain PM apologizes to sexual assault victims after law inadvertently reduces hundreds of convicts’ sentences
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez on Sunday apologized to the victims of a government-sponsored sexual freedom law passed last October ...

Macron signs France pension reform into law despite protests-
By AFP PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron signed his controversial pension reform into law Saturday, defying three months of protests ...

DeSantis signs Florida GOP’s 6-week abortion ban into law-
By Associated Press TALLAHASSEE: Republican Governor Ron DeSantis signed into law a bill approved by the Republican-dominated Florida Legislature to ban ...

New Scottish leader will challenge UK over gender law veto
New Scottish First Minister Humza Yousaf said Wednesday he will follow through with his predecessor’s plan to challenge the British ...