A Los Angeles jury found Alphabet’s GOOGL.O Google and Meta META.O liable for €2.6 million ($3 million) in damages on Wednesday in a landmark social media addiction lawsuit. The outcome could influence thousands of similar cases against the tech companies brought by parents, attorneys general and school districts. At least half of American teens use […]
Continue ReadingRussian air defences have downed 389 incoming Ukrainian drones, officials said, in what was the largest reported overnight attack on Russian regions and Crimea since Moscow’s forces invaded Ukraine more than four years ago. The drones were stopped over 13 Russian regions as well as the Crimean Peninsula, which Russia illegally annexed from Ukraine in […]
Continue ReadingVolkswagen is in talks with Israel’s Rafael Advanced Defence Systems over a deal that would shift production at the carmaker’s Osnabrueck plant from cars to missile defence, the Financial Times reported, citing people familiar with the plan. The companies aim to convert the German factory to make components for the Israeli state-owned group’s Iron Dome air […]
Continue ReadingThe Iran war is a “disastrous mistake” that breaches international law, Germany’s president said on Tuesday in an unusually blunt rebuke of US president Donald Trump‘s foreign policy, which he said marked a rupture for German ties with its biggest post-war ally. In a scathing verbal attack, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, whose largely ceremonial role allows him […]
Continue ReadingA large explosion at an oil refinery near the Texas coast has shot plumes of smoke into the air and forced nearby residents to shelter in place. No one was injured in Monday’s explosion at the Valero refinery in Port Arthur, about 90 miles east of Houston, Mayor Charlotte Moses said. She urged residents in […]
Continue ReadingThe EU and Australia finalised a long-awaited free trade deal on Tuesday as Europe seeks to diversify its export markets and expand ties beyond its traditional partners. Here are the highlights of the agreement: Agriculture Tariffs will go down to zero from day one for key EU export products such as wine and sparkling wine, […]
Continue ReadingPresident Donald Trump says Iran wants “to make a deal”, and claims US envoys have been holding talks with a “respected” Iranian leader. Mr Trump told reporters on Monday that his Middle East special envoy Steve Witkoff and his son-in-law Jared Kushner conducted talks on Sunday into the evening. He said talks would continue today. […]
Continue ReadingPresident Donald Trump has extended his deadline for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, saying the US will hold off on power plant strikes for five days. Mr Trump made the announcement on his Truth Social site, just hours ahead of a deadline later in the day. Writing in all capital letters, he said […]
Continue ReadingThe number of cases linked to the meningitis outbreak in Kent has risen to 34, up from 29 previously, as hundreds of students queued for a third day to get vaccinated. Some 23 cases have been confirmed alongside a further 11 cases that “remain under investigation”, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) said in an […]
Continue ReadingA jury has found Elon Musk liable for misleading investors by deliberately driving down Twitter’s stock price in the tumultuous months leading up to his 2022 acquisition of the social media company for 44 billion dollars (£33 billion). But it absolved him of some fraud allegations, finding that he did not “scheme” to mislead investors. […]
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