EU to Investigate Google’s Proposed Fitbit Deal
European Union antitrust regulators announced Tuesday they’ll launch an investigation into Google’s plan to buy Fitbit.Google, a U.S. tech giant...
Children in Worst Forms of Labor Get Legal Protection
The International Convention on the Worst Forms of Child Labor has been universally ratified. The International Labor Organization said this is...
Russian Mercenaries in Libya Leave Mines as Deadly Calling Cards, Observers Say
International observers are sounding the alarm about an alliance between Russian mercenaries and a Libyan militia, which they say imperils...
Poland Reports Record Increase in COVID Cases
Poland reported on Tuesday a record daily increase in coronavirus cases for the fourth time in a week, with more...
Microsoft in Talks to Buy TikTok in US
Microsoft confirmed that it has held talks with Chinese technology company ByteDance to acquire its popular social app TikTok in the United States. Microsoft said...
Chinese Executive: Forced Sale of TikTok May Be Inevitable Amid US Scrutiny
The Chinese company that owns popular video-sharing app TikTok is exploring all possibilities to ensure that its subsidiary can continue...
Spain’s Former King Leaving Country Amid Financial Scandal
Spain’s former monarch, Juan Carlos I, is leaving Spain to live in another, unspecified, country amid a financial scandal, according...
Europe Scrambles to Stop Second Wave Of COVID-19
Lockdown measures are being re-imposed in parts of Europe as fears grow of a second wave of coronavirus infections. European...
New Bridge Set to Open in Genoa, Italy, 2 Years After Collapse That Killed 43
With a rainbow as a backdrop, Italy’s president inaugurated a replacement bridge Monday in Genoa, but families of those killed...
Coronavirus Surges Taxing Europe, Prompting Fears of Social Unrest
European governments are scrambling to shape radical plans to cope with a second wave of coronavirus contagion, expected to unfold...
Norway Bans Large Cruise Ships After Recent Coronavirus Outbreak
Norway says it will stop all cruise ships with more than 100 people on board from disembarking at Norwegian ports...
Trump Gives Microsoft 45 Days to Seal TikTok Deal
The Chinese-owned social media app TikTok “is going to be out of business in the United States” on September 15,...
Europe Battles Coronavirus Along With Hot, Dry Weather
Much of Europe is again sweltering under soaring temperatures — and struggling with extreme dryness and forest fires. Summer heatwaves...
Northern Ireland Politician, Peace Nobelist John Hume Dies at 83
Irish politician and Nobel Peace Prize winner John Hume has died at 83, his family said Monday.Hume is best known...
Notre Dame Cathedral’s Organ Getting 4-Year-Long Cleaning
Pipe by precious pipe, the organ that once thundered through Notre Dame Cathedral is being taken apart after last year’s...
Outbreak Hits Norway Cruise Ship, Could Spread Along Coast
A Norwegian cruise ship line halted all trips and apologized Monday for procedural errors after an outbreak of coronavirus on...
Fires Continue to Burn in Eastern Italian Region of Abruzzo
Italian Firefighters, civil protection volunteers, and Alpine troops are working around the clock in trying to put out the fires that have engulfed the...
Microsoft, TikTok to Continue Talks; Trump Gives App’s Chinese Owner 45 Days to Reach Deal to Sell
Microsoft Corp said Sunday it would continue talks to acquire popular short-video app TikTok from Chinese internet giant ByteDance. Meanwhile,...
Genoa’s New Bridge Puts Spotlight on How Italy Can Manage Recovery
Just two years after part of Genoa’s Morandi bridge collapsed killing 43 people, a new structure opens in its place...
Protests Spread Across Russia in Support of Jailed Khabarovsk Former Governor
Protesters took to the street in cities across Russia on Saturday in support of jailed Khabarovsk former governor Sergei Furgal.Russian...
Spain, Britain at COVID-19 Loggerheads
A former Spanish prime minister once described the rock of Gibraltar, which Spain ceded to Britain in 1713, as a...
Anti-Kremlin Protest in Russia’s Far East Attracts Thousands for a Fourth Weekend
Thousands of people marched in the Russian far eastern city of Khabarovsk on Saturday for a fourth consecutive weekend in...
