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Apple told to pay €13bn in tax by EU

11-09-2024 LUXEMBOURG: Apple has been told to pay €13bn (£11bn; $14bn) in unpaid taxes to Ireland by the European Court of Justice (ECJ). The European Commission accused Ireland of giving Apple illegal tax advantages eight years ago but the Irish government has consistently argued against the need for the tax …

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Row over aircons in classrooms as China swelters

11-09-2024 BEIJING:  row has erupted on Chinese social media over the use of air conditioners in classrooms as the country endures an unseasonal heatwave. Parents in some of China’s hottest cities have called on schools to install air conditioners as temperatures surpass 35C. The conversation heated up in the southern …

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EU court rules Google must pay €2.4bn fine

11-09-2024 BRUSSELS: Europe’s top court has ruled Google must pay a €2.4bn (£2bn) fine handed down for abusing the market dominance of its shopping comparison service. The tech giant had appealed against the fine, which was originally levied by the European Commission in 2017. It was at the time the …

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Pope’s mass in Timor-Leste draws 600,000 worshippers

11-09-2024 DILI, TIMOR-LESTE: Some 600,000 people have gathered in a field outside Timor-Leste’s capital Dili for one of the biggest masses of Pope Francis’s papacy. The open-air congregation represents nearly half the population of the small Southeast Asian country one of the most Roman Catholic places on Earth and the …

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