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McDonald’s suffers global tech outage, rules out cybersecurity incident
McDonald’s MCD.Nsaid on Friday a technology outage had disrupted operations at many of its outlets worldwide, including Japan and Australia, but ruled out the...
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MEPs endorse new residence and work permit rules for third-country nationals
The European Parliament plenary session in Strasbourg voted on new EU rules for combined work and residence permits for third-country nationals. The new rules...
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UK PM Rishi Sunak rules out holding an election in early May
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said on Thursday that he would not hold a general election in early May, in the strongest indication yet that the national vote would...
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EU agrees new firearm trade rules to curb trafficking
The European Union reached provisional agreement on Thursday on new rules to make legitimate trade in firearms more transparent in a bid to combat illegal trafficking...
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EU simplifies work permit rules for third country nationals
The European Parliament recently voted on new rules for non-EU citizens who want to work and live in the EU. These rules aim to simplify the process of obtaining a work...
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What Ryanair, Jet2, easyJet and Tui say about passport rules for 2024
Going on holiday is exciting, but it can be stressful thinking about all the things you to do and the checks you have to pass through before you reach your destination....
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Google rolls out changes for users, apps developers as EU tech rules loom
Alphabet’s (GOOGL.O) Google on Tuesday outlined changes to search results and new tools for apps developers to promote their products on third-party apps and rival...
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Shein to face tough EU online content rules as users in region soar
Chinese-founded fast-fashion company Shein is set to face stricter EU online content rules after reporting a huge number of users, joining a group of companies that...
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As Big Tech scrambles to meet EU rules, investigations seen as likely
Google, Apple, Amazon, Microsoft, Meta and TikTok owner ByteDance have scrambled over the last six months to comply with landmark EU tech rules that come into force on...
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Pakistan’s PM Bhutto, hanged 44 years ago, didn’t get a fair trial, rules top court
Pakistan’s Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday that former Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, who was hanged 44 year ago after being convicted of murder, didn’t get a...
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Court rules against doctor in assault case
A doctor accused of indecently assaulting a woman during a medical examination in August 2020 has been sentenced to four months in prison. The verdict was announced on...
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Putin ally says Ukraine is ‘definitely Russia’, rules out talks with Zelenskiy
Dmitry Medvedev, deputy chairman of Russia’s Security Council and an ally of President Vladimir Putin, said on Monday that Ukraine was part of Russia and ruled out...
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Immigration rules made to measure
One can only imagine what goes on in the minds of civil servants working at the immigration department. Perhaps, not much, judging from the way ‘golden passports’...
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New rules for presidential advisers set amid political turmoil
The House of Representatives, in a vote of 46 in favor and one against, has approved a bill outlining the criteria for hiring advisers-associates to the president,...
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Trump is disqualified from Illinois ballot, judge rules
An Illinois state judge on Wednesday barred Donald Trump from appearing on the Illinois’ Republican presidential primary ballot because of his role in the insurrection...
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UK’s Northern Ireland amnesty law in breach of human rights, court rules
The offering by Britain of conditional amnesties to ex-soldiers and militants involved in Northern Ireland’s decades of violence is in breach of the European Convention...
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Call to reform semi-government organisations’ budget rules
House interior committee chairman Aristos Damianou on Thursday called for a restructuring of the rules regarding semi-government organisations’ budgets . Specifically,...
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Ecuador judge rules suspect is person of interest over storming of TV station
A judge in Ecuador on Wednesday authorized the inclusion of an alleged gang leader as a person of interest in the investigation into the violent storming of a...
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Tourism Deputy Minister rules out loss of 0.5 million tourist arrivals in 2024
Tourism planning for 2024 is in no way short of 500,000 places compared to last year's planning, Deputy Minister of Tourism Costas Koumis has said in a written...
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Government Spokesperson rules out local government bill amendments
The Government Spokesperson, Konstantinos Letymbiotis, ruled out the possibility of submitting an amending bill on Local Government, explaining that at present, there...
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EU unveils stricter fiscal rules for member states
The European Commission has introduced new fiscal rules aimed at promoting growth and financial discipline among member states. The framework, collaboratively agreed...
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EU lawmakers ratify political deal on artificial intelligence rules
Two key groups of lawmakers at the European Parliament this week ratified a provisional agreement on landmark artificial intelligence rules ahead of a vote by the...
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Experts and officials note improvement in EU fiscal rules
The common position that the new EU fiscal rules are in the right direction and allow “national ownership” of the fiscal trajectory of each member state, was...
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EU commission grants farmers partial exemption from fallowing rules
On Monday, the European Commission officially approved a partial exemption from fallowing rules for farmers under specific conditions, as part of efforts to address...
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EU agrees on looser fiscal rules to cut debt, boost investments
EU member states and MEPs struck a preliminary deal on Saturday to ease the bloc’s stringent fiscal rules, giving governments more time to reduce debt as well as...