September 2026 – Page 285

Ireland, on behalf of the European Union, said Monday it had fined Google €403 million for improperly using users’ location data between May 2018 and February 2020. However, the eight-year delay drew some criticism, as the European Consumer Organisation said that “can be as harmful as no enforcement at all”.

Today weather in Riga

September 22, 2026admin

16° Patchy rain possible Feels like 12° · Low 10°

Removing Usmanov from sanctions list risks making EU look weak – Lithuanian finance minister

September 22, 2026admin

Lithuania is "very sceptical" of removing Uzbek-Russian billionaire Alisher Usmanov from the latest sanctions list, the country's finance minister, Taurimas Valys, said. France requested to delist Usmanov from the blacklist last week as part of a package that could see two French nationals released from prison in Azerbaijan. The country cited national security concerns as […]

Russian attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure could make coming winter harder for civilians

September 22, 2026admin

Continued Russian attacks on Ukraine's critical energy infrastructure are increasing civilian vulnerability and could make the coming winter even harder to endure, a UN-mandated commission warned Monday. The Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine said Russian forces continued "systematic waves of attacks" on energy infrastructure during the severe winter of 2025-26, when temperatures fell […]