EU considers record fine as panel checks Google Android case EU antitrust regulators are weighing another record fine against Google over its Android mobile operating system and have set up a panel of experts to give a second opinion on the case, two people familiar with the matter said. Assuming […]
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Electronics ban on flights from Turkey to U.S. lifted A three-month-old ban on taking electronic devices such as laptops onto aircraft cabins on flights from Turkey to the United States was lifted on Wednesday, the private Dogan news agency reported. On March 25, the United States banned electronic devices larger […]
In Afghanistan, U.S. senators call for coherent policy from Trump A bipartisan delegation of U.S. senators visiting Afghanistan on Tuesday called for a new strategy from the Trump administration to turn the tide against an increasingly strong Taliban insurgency and end the longest war in U.S. history. The delegation led […]
New EU court blow to Uber over French taxi case Uber suffered a new setback in Europe on Tuesday when a European Union court adviser said France was entitled to charge local managers of the U.S. ride-hailing app firm with running an illegal taxi service. Uber played down the non-binding […]
U.S. government seeks to intervene in Apple’s EU tax appeal The U.S. government has sought to intervene in Apple’s (AAPL.O) appeal against an EU order to pay back up to 13 billion euros ($14.8 billion) in Irish taxes, a source familiar with the matter said on Tuesday. iPhone maker Apple […]
Illinois Senate nixes vetoes of budget plan with tax hike Illinois Senate nixes vetoes of budget plan with tax hike:- The Illinois Senate voted Tuesday to override Gov. Bruce Rauner’s vetoes of a $36 billion budget package fueled by a $5 billion tax increase designed to start digging out of […]
Islamic State cornered in Mosul as Iraq prepares victory celebrations Islamic State fighters were battling to hold on to the last few streets under their control in the Old City of Mosul on Monday, making a doomed last stand in their former Iraqi stronghold. In fierce fighting, Iraqi army units […]
Trump hamstrung at home as he seeks closer ties with Moscow During his presidential campaign, Republican Donald Trump praised Russian President Vladimir Putin as a “strong leader” with whom he’d like to reset tense U.S.-Russian relations. But as Trump heads to his first face-to-face meeting as president with Putin on […]
Facebook fights U.S. gag order that it says chills free speech Facebook Inc (FB.O) is challenging a gag order from a U.S. court that is preventing the company from talking about three government search warrants that it said pose a threat to freedom of speech, according to court documents. Facebook […]
Asian shares stumble as North Korea fires missile into Japanese waters Asian shares turned lower on Tuesday as earlier gains were quashed by tensions on the Korean peninsula after North Korea fired a missile that landed in Japanese waters, deepening concerns over the isolated nation’s nuclear capabilities. European shares were […]
