The European Commission had demanded real-time access to trade flow data from Great Britain to Northern Ireland. Sources said it was now satisfied with the quality of access after disagreements over whether the information was real-time or provided by companies or the government. Technical talks between officials about the database had continued since UK-EU relations … Read more
Special police forces in protective suits conduct searches of property linked to an Iranian national, a day after the man, 32, and his brother were detained on suspicion of planning a poison attack, January 9, 2023, in Castrop-Rauxel , North Rhine-Rhine state of Westphalia, Germany. Bernd Thissen/photo alliance/Getty Berlin – The anti-terrorism police in Germany … Read more
Oslo, Norway Electric vehicles accounted for nearly four in five new car registrations in Norway last year, setting a new record, according to figures released Monday. Led by US automaker Tesla, which topped the list with a market share of 12.2%, 138,265 new electric cars were sold in the Scandinavian country last year, accounting for … Read more
Microsoft is headed for a battle with the US government over whether regulators will block the tech giant’s planned acquisition of video game company Activision Blizzard. Microsoft on Thursday filed a formal response to the Federal Trade Commission’s claims that the $68.7 billion deal is an illegal acquisition that should be stopped. After years of … Read more
Microsoft is headed for a battle with the US government over whether regulators will block the tech giant’s planned acquisition of video game company Activision Blizzard. Microsoft on Thursday filed a formal response to the Federal Trade Commission’s claims that the $68.7 billion deal is an illegal acquisition that should be stopped. After years of … Read more
Mark Spencer, the fisheries minister, said the “big deal” showed Britain had regained control of its waters after Brexit. “We are 30,000 tonnes better off now that we are outside the EU than if we had remained members,” he told the Commons. “As an independent coastal state, we have the freedom to negotiate on our … Read more
Amazon will make major changes to its business practices to end competition probes in Europe by giving customers more visible choices when buying products and, for Prime members, more delivery options, European Union regulators said Tuesday. The EU’s executive committee said it would accept Amazon’s legally binding commitments to resolve two antitrust investigations. The deal … Read more
PRISTINA, Kosovo — Kosovar police and local media reported explosions, shootings and roadblocks on Sunday in the north of the country, where the population is largely ethnically Serb, despite the postponement of the December 18 municipal elections that Serbs opposed. No one was hurt. The European Union’s rule of law mission, known as EULEX, also … Read more
The Saudi Arabian-led OPEC oil cartel and related producers, including Russia, have not changed their targets for shipping oil to the global economy due to uncertainty over the impact of new Western sanctions against Russia that could take significant amounts of oil off the market. The decision at a meeting of oil ministers on Sunday … Read more
Frankfurt, Germany — The Saudi Arabian-led OPEC oil cartel and related producer countries, including Russia, are expected to decide how much oil to supply to the global economy amid declining demand in China and uncertainty about the impact of new Western sanctions on Russia, which could cost significant amounts of oil. oil from the market. … Read more