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EU will force big tech to change 'behaviour': competition chief

EU will force big tech to change 'behaviour': competition chief

The EU is prepared to deploy its full arsenal to force big tech companies to change their behaviour online, the bloc's competition chief said Wednesday, the day before a sweeping new law comes into force.

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UK govt woos votes with more pre-election tax cuts

UK govt woos votes with more pre-election tax cuts

Britain's beleaguered government on Wednesday announced a fresh tax cut for millions of workers as it tries to win round voters before a general election expected this year.

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Kerr has Chelsea's 'full support', says coach Hayes

Kerr has Chelsea's 'full support', says coach Hayes

Chelsea women's boss Emma Hayes says the club have given their "full support" to Sam Kerr after the Australia striker pleaded not guilty to racially aggravated harassment of a police officer.

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US lawmakers push for TikTok to cut ByteDance ties or face ban

US lawmakers push for TikTok to cut ByteDance ties or face ban

US lawmakers moved Wednesday to pressure TikTok to sever ties with its Chinese parent company ByteDance or face a ban, in a broader push to keep social media apps out of foreign adversaries' control.

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Starbucks Middle East franchise cuts jobs amid Gaza war

Starbucks Middle East franchise cuts jobs amid Gaza war

The Kuwait-based Alshaya Group said on Wednesday it would cut jobs from its Starbucks Middle East franchise due to "challenging trading conditions" amid a boycott of Western brands over the Gaza war.

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Russell says he would welcome challenge of Verstappen as team-mate

Russell says he would welcome challenge of Verstappen as team-mate

George Russell on Wednesday made clear he would welcome the challenge of having Max Verstappen as his Mercedes team-mate next year if the world champion left Red Bull to succeed Lewis Hamilton.

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US Fed's progress against inflation 'not assured': Powell

US Fed's progress against inflation 'not assured': Powell

The US Federal Reserve's progress in bringing down inflation is "not assured," the chair of the country's central bank told lawmakers in Washington Wednesday, on the first of two days of hearings in Congress.

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Not just humans: Bees and chimps can also pass on their skills

Not just humans: Bees and chimps can also pass on their skills

Bumblebees and chimpanzees can learn skills from their peers so complicated that they could never have mastered them on their own, an ability previously thought to be unique to humans, two studies said on Wednesday.

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French teenager Tel extends Bayern contract to 2029

French teenager Tel extends Bayern contract to 2029

Bayern Munich were "delighted" that prodigious French teenager Mathys Tel had extended his contract by two years to 2029, the Bundesliga champions said in a statement on Wednesday.

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Buitrago edges mountain battle to win stage four of Paris-Nice

Buitrago edges mountain battle to win stage four of Paris-Nice

Colombian Santiago Buitrago took the first mountain stage of Paris-Nice on Wednesday after an exhilarating finish in the Beaujolais wine-growing region that went down to the last kilometre.

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