By Jonathan Stempel
(Reuters) -A federal appeals court on Tuesday rejected a proposed class action by eight Malian citizens who sought to hold Hershey, Nestle and five other companies liable for child labor on Ivory Coast cocoa farms.
In a 3-0 decision, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit found no causal connection between the plaintiffs' forced labor and the defendants' alleged venture to obtain "cheap cocoa... (continue reading...)
PARIS (Reuters) -French judges on Tuesday ordered that French Culture Minister Rachida Dati and former automobile executive Carlos Ghosn must stand trial for alleged corruption and abuse of power in a case focusing on consulting fees, a judicial source said.
The French prosecutor's office for financial crimes (PNF) had requested in November 2024 that Dati, widely expected to run for the post of Paris mayor in March 2026, and former Renault-Nissan boss... (continue reading...)
By Laurie Chen
BEIJING (Reuters) -Expectations are rock-bottom for an EU-China summit on Thursday that will test European resolve and unity as the bloc faces intense trade pressure from both Beijing and the United States, analysts say.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Council President Antonio Costa plan to press Chinese leaders on rare earths and the war in Ukraine, both areas of tension, during the summit in... (continue reading...)
By Kristina Cooke and Ted Hesson
GREENVILLE, Ohio (Reuters) -For 125 days in her immigration detention cell, Ingrid Mejia replayed in her head the day she was separated from her 3-year-old son.
Mejia, a 25-year-old farmworker from Guatemala, had gone to court on February 25 on a charge of driving without a license. She didn’t have a lawyer - or child care. So she left Eliazar, a chubby-cheeked child with dark hair and eyes, waiting outside... (continue reading...)
By Kylie Madry
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -Mexican airline Volaris believes a resolution to a dispute between the U.S. and Mexico on aviation could arrive in the coming days, the carrier's CEO said on Tuesday.
On Saturday, the U.S. Department of Transportation rolled out orders requiring Mexican airlines submit their flight schedules and threatening to reject requests if the Mexican government did not address U.S. concerns over flight changes in... (continue reading...)
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