The fine was handed out by the European Commission, the executive arm of the EU, on the basis that Intel had unfairly tried to squeeze out its rivals. Specifically, the commission claimed that Intel abused its dominant position on the
It comes shortly after the latest disclosure that an event was held during lockdown to celebrate Johnson’s birthday on June 19, 2020. The London police chief said that while the force did not typically investigate lockdown breaches long after the
The leaders resolved to continue coordinating closely on any such response © AP Photo/Olivier Matthys LONDON, January 25. /TASS/. Leaders of the United Kingdom and other leading NATO member states agreed that “an unprecedented package of sanctions” should be imposed
The United States commitment to Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity is unwavering, the official told a news briefing © AP Photo/Luis M. Alvarez WASHINGTON, January 24. /TASS/. The US Embassy in Kiev will continue with its work despite recent instructions
Microsoft, Alphabet and Amazon all announced more acquisitions in 2021 than any other year in the past decade, according to Dealogic. The torrid pace suggests companies are either trying to do deals before an antitrust crackdown or challenging regulators to
Billionaire former premier Silvio Berlusconi announced Saturday he will not run for Italy’s presidency, ending his improbable candidacy two days before voting begins in parliament. The 85-year-old has been campaigning behind the scenes for weeks to replace outgoing President Sergio Mattarella, although
Germany’s navy chief stepped down on Saturday after drawing criticism for saying Russian President Vladimir Putin deserved respect and that Kyiv would never winback annexed Crimea from Moscow. “I have asked Defence Minister Christine Lambrecht to relieve me from my
The twin spacecraft will help keep tabs on the traffic in geosynchronous orbit. A powerful United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket launched two “neighborhood watch” satellites for the United States Space Force on Friday (Jan. 21). The Atlas V lifted off
As France’s bid to vaccinate 5- to 11-year-olds against Covid-19 hits the one-month mark, progress remains ploddingly slow, light years behind many EU neighbours. As the Omicron wave rages through France with average confirmed cases exceeding 300,000 a day, Prime
The US Justice department charged four Belarus officials with air piracy Thursday for last year’s forced diversion of a Ryanair flight in order to arrest a dissident on board. Two top officials of the state air navigation authority and two security officials
The extravehicular activity is expected to last about 6 hours and 40 minutes International Space Station © NASA MOSCOW, January 19. /TASS/. Roscosmos cosmonauts Anton Shkaplerov and Pyotr Dubrov opened an exit hatch of the Poisk module aboard the International
The president of France said that Europe set the goal of achieving net-zero by 2050 French President Emmanuel Macron © Stephane de Sakutin, Pool Photo via AP PARIS, January 19. /TASS/. While the European Union depends on Russia in the