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Rising stars shine on day one of Tel Aviv grand slam

Grand Slam judo is back in Tel Aviv - and on the day it was the sport’s rising stars who made the biggest impact.

19/02/2021

USA

Google sued by 10 US states for 'anti-competitive' online ad sales

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced the suit, arguing that "this Goliath of a company is using its power to manipulate the market, destroy competition, and harm you, the consumer."

17/12/2020

USA

Facebook sued in United States in landmark antitrust lawsuit

The tech giant should be divested of Instagram and WhatsApp, the lawsuit says, accusing Facebook of abusing its market power

09/12/2020

Italy

Apple fined €10 million in Italy over iPhone water resistance claims

The firm is accused of claiming that several iPhone models were water-resistant without clarifying the exceptional circumstances.

30/11/2020

Europe News

EU fines pharmaceutical firms €60m over alleged pay-for-delay deal

"Teva’s and Cephalon’s pay-for-delay agreement harmed patients and national health systems, depriving them of more affordable medicines," said EU competition commissioner, Margrethe Vestager.

26/11/2020

Belgium

Slack files EU competition complaint against Microsoft

The workplace messaging service has accused Microsoft of the "illegal and anti-competitive practice of abusing its market dominance".

22/07/2020

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Racing waiters balance speed and service in Argentina

A group of Argentine waiters came to Buenos Aires on Saturday (September 28) to test one to its extreme - speed

29/09/2019

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UK hosts car-jumping championships

Flying cars might still be the stuff of science fiction, but competitors did their best to defy gravity

28/08/2019

Partner content

Laying the groundwork for the skills of the future

Partner content presented by World Skills Kazan 2019

Traditional methods of education are barely keeping up with the dynamism of globalised industries, but one thing is certain – human capital remains central to the world’s economies even with the increased use of robots and artificial intelligence.

20/08/2019

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World's best dancers glide into Buenos Aires for tango extravaganza

They are in the Argentinian capital for the Tango World Championships

17/08/2019

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16/08/2019

Europe News

The Brief: Google's jobs search draws antitrust complaints from rivals

Google appears to be in the firing line again for anti-competitive behaviour in Europe. The European Union is being urged to investigate the US tech giant's jobs search tool.

13/08/2019

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Divers compete in jumping off 27-metre cliff platform in Crimea

Courageous divers from around the world competed in jumping off a 27-metre cliff-side platform, as a small village in Crimea hosted an international competition on Saturday, August 10.

12/08/2019

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'Chap Olympiad' celebrates British eccentricities with umbrella joust

The event marked the celebration of British eccentricities. The extravagant "Chap Olympiad" saw competition participants try to outdo each other in unconventional "sporting" competitions.

12/08/2019

Russia

Syria, Iran, and Venezuela take part in Russian tank 'biathlon'

Russia hosted 22 countries as part of the Army Games 2019.

08/08/2019

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Best flights and fails of Russian Red Bull Flugtag

Participants of Red Bull "flight day" competition took their chances on Sunday, July 28th to entertain themselves and the spectators gathered at a Moscow canal with colourful costumes and quirky attempts to make their machines fly.

29/07/2019

Business

EU Probes Amazon

The EU has launched a formal investigation into how Amazon uses data from other merchants selling goods on its websites.

17/07/2019

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'Biggest Hobby Horse event in the world' takes place in Finland

400 riders competed against each other on toy horses, inspired by actual equestrian sports.

18/06/2019

Israel

All this year's Eurovision entries and their chances of winning

To warm-up for the annual music extravaganza, we've charted all the countries taking part and their chances of coming home with the title.

10/05/2019

Finland

Entrepreneurs pitch start-up project in Finland's glacial waters

Aspiring entrepreneurs pitch start-up project in Finland's glacial waters

14/03/2019