Uber Technologies Inc must defend against a lawsuit accusing the popular ride-sharing service of discriminating against blind people by refusing to transport guide dogs, a federal judge ruled.
The European Union proposed doubling the size of its Mediterranean search and rescue operations on Monday, as the first bodies were brought ashore of some 900 people feared killed in the deadliest shipwreck while trying to reach Europe.
EU regulators has cleared telecom group Altice's (ATCE.AS) planned 7.4 billion euro ($7.9 billion) purchase of the Portuguese assets of Brazil's Grupo Oi (OIBR3.SA) subject to the condition that Altice sells its current Portuguese businesses.
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Monday he was ready to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping at an Asian-African summit in Jakarta this week if the chance arises, the latest sign of hope for a further thaw in Tokyo's troubled ties with Beijing.
