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Four people were injured when struck by lightning near the Sydney Opera House in the Australian city of Sydney on Monday. During a heavy thunderstorm, the four took shelter under a tree in the Botanical Garden, a stone's throw from…
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Two explosions damaged the gas distribution network in Iran during the night from Tuesday to Wednesday. There have been no casualties, but gas supplies have been disrupted in at least three provinces. The national gas company calls…
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Meta is opposed to a percentage fee that it must pay to Europe to have itself checked whether it is following the rules of the game. Not every major player has to pay the same. The European Union is asking Meta (and other major…
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Tech company Uber has earned more from its apps for taxi rides and ordering meals. The number of taxi rides carried out in particular rose sharply in the fourth quarter of last year. The number of rides via Uber increased by almost…
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A South Korean court has acquitted Samsung CEO Jay Y. Lee in a drawn-out case involving allegations of price manipulation and accounting fraud. Public prosecutors demanded a five-year prison sentence and a fine of hundreds of…
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On Thursday, the British court dismissed a complaint by former American President Donald Trump against former British spy Christopher Steele. The ex-spy's controversial dossier on Trump's alleged ties to Russia caused a political…
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The major music group Universal Music Group (UMG) threatens to remove its music from well-known pop stars such as Taylor Swift, The Weeknd, Ariana Grande and Lady Gaga from the popular video app TikTok. The company has not yet…
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Netflix co-founder and chairman Reed Hastings has donated $1.1 billion in shares of that company to the Silicon Valley Community Foundation charity. This foundation provides money for, for example, affordable housing, help for poor…
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