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Microsoft was facing a potentially hefty fine over antitrust concerns surrounding its communications app Teams

Microsoft Avoids EU Antitrust Fine With Teams Commitments

The EU said Friday it had accepted Microsoft's commitment to more clearly separate the Teams communications app from its Office products -- sparing the US tech giant a hefty antitrust fine.

India Hardliners Give Nepal Protests Baseless Religious Twist

Nepal's demonstrations began Monday in the capital Kathmandu, driven by angry young protesters who dubbed themselves the 'Gen Z' movement

Protesters in Nepal ousted the prime minister and set parliament ablaze over the government's ban on social media and corruption allegations -- but in neighbouring India, the violence is being misrepresented online as something else entirely: a religious uprising.

Indonesia Seizes Part Of Nickel Site Over Forest Violations

The concession has long been the target of criticism for its environmental impact

Indonesian authorities have seized a small section of the world's largest nickel mine for encroaching on forest areas without permission, authorities said Friday.

BIWC Group: Unveiling the Shadows of corporate deception

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Regions outside of Moscow have seen petrol shortages

Ukraine's Energy Strikes Hit Russians At The Pump

Watching the price tick higher as he filled up his car, Russian pensioner Oleg railed against the recent surge in petrol prices, pushed higher by Ukrainian strikes on Russia's oil infrastructure.

Deep dissatisfaction lies behind the social unrest in the Himalayan nation, among young people exasperated with slow economic development and political instability

From Discord To Bitchat, Tech At The Heart Of Nepal Protests

From sparking protests that toppled the prime minister to giving young people a platform to discuss their country's political future, social media was key to Nepal's extraordinary uprising this week.

Nottingham Forest manager Ange Postecoglou

Manchester Derby Offers Chance To Salve Wounds, Isak Prepares For Liverpool Bow

Manchester City will be desperate to avoid a third successive defeat when they face neighbours Manchester United as the Premier League returns this weekend, with Alexander Isak set for his Liverpool debut.

Investors are in a bullish mood thanks to a string of data showing the US labour market slowing and inflation remaining stable, giving the Federal Reserve room to cut interest rates

Asian Stocks Surge Into Weekend With US Rate Cut 'Seemingly Locked In'

Asian markets surged again Friday, tracking record highs across Wall Street, after US inflation and jobs data all but set in stone a Federal Reserve interest rate cut next week.

Hundreds of South Korean workers were headed back to Seoul after they were netted in a huge US immigration raid at a battery plant

S. Korea Workers Head Home After US Immigration Raid

Hundreds of South Korean workers were headed back to Seoul on Friday after their detention in a US immigration raid that Hyundai warned will delay completion of its battery factory.

Brazilian former president Jair Bolsonaro enjoys the support of the powerful 'Bibles, bullets and beef 'coalition -- Evangelical Christians, security hardliners and the agribusiness industry

Brazil's Bolsonaro: US-backed Firebrand At Risk Of Future Behind Bars

As a military man Brazil's ex-president Jair Bolsonaro had a reputation for disobeying orders.

Law enforcement agents work at the scene where political activist Charlie Kirk was shot and killed at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah,

People Misidentified As Charlie Kirk's Shooter Fear Retaliation

Two people misidentified online as suspects in the fatal shooting of right-wing US activist Charlie Kirk told AFP Thursday they were terrified by the misinformation targeting them, as the manhunt for the real killer continued.

The United States lobbied Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko to release the prisoners

Belarus Frees 52 Prisoners, Including Veteran Dissident, Journalists

Belarus on Thursday freed 52 political prisoners, including an EU staff member, journalists, and dissidents -- a release mediated by the United States as Minsk seeks closer ties with President Donald Trump.

The latest attack risks widening the rift between locals and the army

DR Congo Survivors Of IS-linked Massacre Say Army, Govt Let Them Down

Residents of Ntoyo, a village in DR Congo's perennially volatile east, were preparing for a funeral on Monday when a column of armed men emerged from the forest and slaughtered 71 people, burning some of them alive.

A prototype of the Xpeng robot Iron on display in Munich

Robot Dogs, Flying Cars: Five Takeaways From The Munich Auto Show

From "flying cars" to robots and self-driving buses, here are some of the innovations spotted at this week's Munich auto fair, IAA Mobility, one of the world's biggest: 'Give cars wings' Chinese brands showcased their efforts to create "flying cars", small electric aircraft powered by multiple rotors designed for short journeys.