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July 23, 2018Google fined record amount The European Union (EU) has imposed its largest ever fine (4.34 billion euro), on Google. According to the EU competition commissioner Margrethe Vestager, “Google engaged in illegal practices to cement its dominant market position in internet search.” Vestager explained that negotiations between the tech giant and major phone manufacturing companies resulted in a “significant majority” of phones sold in the EU to be pre-installed with Google’s search engine and Chrome browser. In exchange, these companies received licensing for Google apps. In 2017 the EU fined Google 2.4 billion euro for issues with…
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July 13, 2018Filipino soldiers battle with Islamic State supporters for control of town Mechanized units of the Philippines Army drove pro-Islamic State Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) supporters out of the southern Philippines town of Maguindanao into the countryside. The militant group…
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July 7, 2018Erdogan re-elected in Turkey Incumbent Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his Justice and Development (AK) party won a majority in both the presidential and parliamentary elections held in Turkey on June 24, though the election was considered by many…
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June 24, 2018German football team defeated in opening match of the World Cup Previous World Cup champion Germany lost 1–0 to Mexico in their opening match of the World Cup after Mexican player Hirving Lozano scored a goal within 35 minutes of…
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June 15, 2018Ethiopia accepts peace deal to end twenty year dispute with Eritrea Ethiopia’s recently elected government has announced that it will accept a 2002 ruling over disputed territories on its border with Eritrea, a decision which puts the territories under the…
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June 1, 2018Venezuelan president wins dubious second term Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro has won a second term in office, in an election that involved an opposition boycott and widespread claims of electoral fraud. The election’s result was immediately rejected by the opposition,…
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May 27, 2018The other royal wedding During an interview with Romanian news platform Digi 24 TV, Nicholas Medforth-Mills, the grandson of Romania’s King Michael, affirmed that he will be marrying PR consultant Alina-Maria Binder. The ceremony will be held in an Orthodox…
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May 19, 2018Malaysia’s former prime minister banned from travelling After losing an election, the former prime minister of Malaysia, Najib Razak, has been banned from travelling. The new prime minister of Malaysia, Mahatir Mohamad, who is also the oldest elected leader of…
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March 25, 2018Stephen Hawking dies at age 76 Stephen Hawking, world famous physicist, died peacefully at 76 years of age in the city of Cambridge where his former college honored him with its flag at half mast. Hawking had been diagnosed…
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February 9, 2018Canadian senate passes bill for gender neutral anthem lyrics The Senate passed a bill making Canada’s national anthem gender neutral. The House of Commons had passed a bill in 2016 changing “in all thy sons command” to “in all of…
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