TikTok and Facebook owner Meta are filing legal challenges against new European Union rules designed to counter the dominance of digital giants and make online competition fairer by giving consumers more choice. TikTok said in a blog post Thursday that it’s appealing being classified as an online “gatekeeper” by the […]
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Israel on Thursday harshly criticised UN attempts to balance criticism about violations committed by both sides in the war raging in Gaza, insisting international law is “not a suicide pact”. If a state cannot defend itself, “or is criticised for doing so in line with international law, inevitably terrorist organisations […]
The U.S. Senate took the risk of an impending partial government shutdown off the table on Wednesday as it passed a stopgap spending bill and sent it to President Joe Biden to sign into law before a weekend deadline. The 87-11 vote marked the end of this year’s third fiscal […]
New York state sued PepsiCo on Wednesday, accusing the beverage and snack food giant of polluting the environment and endangering public health through its single-use plastic bottles, caps and wrappers. The lawsuit filed in state court in upstate Erie County is among the first by a U.S. state to target […]
Germany’s constitutional court ruled on Wednesday that the coalition government’s decision to re-allocate 60 billion euros ($65.21 billion) of unused debt from the pandemic era to its climate and transformation fund was unconstitutional. This is a key ruling as it sets a precedent for Germany’s fiscal responses in future crises, […]
South Africa’s competition watchdog said on Wednesday it has reached a settlement agreement with British bank Standard Chartered over accusations it colluded with other lenders to manipulate the rand. The Competition Commission said Standard Chartered (SCB) admitted liability in the case and agreed to pay a fine of almost 43 […]
The European Commission on Wednesday said it had given Amazon until Dec. 6 to provide more information on measures the online retailer takes to protect customers against illegal products. Under new online content rules known as the Digital Services Act (DSA) which came into force recently, major online platforms are […]
Climate activist Greta Thunberg pleaded not guilty to a public order offence charge in a British court on Wednesday, following her arrest last month at an environmental protest in London. The 20-year-old was detained by police on Oct. 17 after she and dozens of demonstrators locked arms to obstruct the […]
France’s supreme court on Wednesday annulled penalties of 1.8 billion euros ($1.96 billion) imposed on Swiss bank UBS in 2021 in a major tax fraud case. The case will now go back to a lower court for a new decision on the penalties, the court said in its ruling. The […]
Microsoft and Google will not challenge an EU law requiring them to make it easier for users to move between competing services such as social media platforms and internet browsers. As part of its latest crackdown on Big Tech, the European Union in September picked 22 “gatekeeper” services, run by […]