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Meta, the parent company of Facebook and WhatsApp, is planning to create its own download platform for apps. This is a consequence of the Digital Markets Act. In a pilot project, the company is looking for developers who want to…
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Prices in the euro countries rose less sharply in June than in the previous month. This is mainly because gas and electricity were cheaper than a year earlier. Food, alcohol and tobacco prices continued to rise sharply. Inflation…
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ON THURSDAY, the U.S. Supreme Court, which is dominated by conservatives, struck down affirmative action programs at colleges. The six conservative judges, against the advice of three liberals, ruled that on-campus admissions…
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Major American banks were among the winners on the New York stock exchanges on Thursday. The 23 largest lenders in the United States have passed the annual stress test of the central banking umbrella organization Federal Reserve. …
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Following Wednesday's Islamic Feast of the Sacrifice, the Sudanese army has announced a one-day ceasefire. On Tuesday, the rival Rapid Support Forces (RSF) announced a unilateral ceasefire. Negotiations between the parties are…
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Climate activists disrupted the German car brand Porsche's annual general meeting in Stuttgart on Wednesday. During CEO Oliver Blume's speech, a woman stood up and shouted, among other things, "dirty dividends". She also held up a…
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Rupert Stadler, the former CEO of the German car manufacturer Audi, was sentenced to 21 months in prison on Tuesday in the fraud trial surrounding 'dieselgate', which is about installing cheating software in diesel cars. The former…
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The European Central Bank (ECB) will raise interest rates in the euro area in July to fight against high inflation. So said ECB President Christine Lagarde at the annual meeting of central bankers in Sintra, Portugal. According to…
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