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TikTok has been fined 345 million euros because the video app has done too little to protect children's privacy. The Irish privacy watchdog imposed this fine, among other things, because videos of children on the platform were automatically…
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The Chinese central bank has announced a new measure to boost the country's ailing economic recovery. This time, the amount of cash banks must hold as reserves is again reduced. The central bank hopes financial institutions will…
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A statement by Tesla and X CEO Elon Musk about Taiwan has caused bad blood among the authorities of the island state. In a podcast, the multi-billionaire had compared Taiwan to the US state of Hawaii, saying the former is "an…
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Reduced oil deliveries from countries such as Saudi Arabia and Russia will create a “significant supply shortage” from October through December. The International Energy Agency (IEA) warns about this in its monthly oil report. …
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Fifty passengers and crew members of a British Airways flight who were taken hostage in Kuwait in 1990 want to take the British government and the airline to court. According to the victims' lawyers, they knew the risk, but the flight was…
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British King Charles commemorated his mother one year after her death with an audio message. "We remember with great affection her long life, her dedicated service, and all she meant to so many of us," it said. Queen Elizabeth II…
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Alphabet (Google), Apple, Amazon, Facebook owner Meta, Microsoft and TikTok parent ByteDance are subject to strict European Union rules. Six big tech companies are so big and powerful that they serve as gatekeepers for services…
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In a Russian attack on a Ukrainian port, drones with explosives also came down and exploded on Romanian territory. At least that is what the Ukrainian Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesman says. Romania, however, "categorically" denies that…
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