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16 Sep 2022

Meta, Facebook’s parent company is now on Russia‘s extremists list

Meta, Facebook’s parent company is now on Russia‘s extremists list Russia’s Federal Service for Financial Monitoring added Meta Platforms Inc., the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, to its list of “terrorist and extremist” organizations. According to reports, Rosfinmonitoring's designation could result in up to ten years in prison for "sponsoring…

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11 Sep 2022

Russian President Vladimir Putin signs laws to formally annex Ukraine regions after ‘sham’ votes

Russian President Vladimir Putin signs laws to formally annex Ukraine regions after ‘sham’ votes Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed legislation ratifying the accession of the Zaporozhye region, the Kherson region, the Luhansk People's Republic and the Donetsk People's Republic to the Russian Federation after "sham" votes, according to the…

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06 Sep 2022

President Joe Biden implements US, EU data privacy framework

President Joe Biden implements US, EU data privacy framework US President Joe Biden has signed an executive order to implement a data privacy framework between the United States and the European Union. .The order titled "Enhancing Safeguards for United States Signals Intelligence Activities" outlines the steps that the United States…

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02 Sep 2022

UAE proclaimed Changes to regulation on employment contracts

UAE proclaimed Changes to regulation on employment contracts The Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation (MoHRE) has proclaimed changes to the decree-law governing Employment Relationship Regulation. Employment contracts should have a defined term under the new changes, and they can be renewed only if both parties to the contract agree.…

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25 Aug 2022

Germany court rejects environmental lawsuit in favor of Mercedes-Benz

Germany court rejects environmental lawsuit in favor of Mercedes-Benz A German court dismissed a lawsuit filed by environmental group Deutsche Umwelthilfe intended to ban Mercedes-Benz from selling cars with combustion engines that produce greenhouse gases after 2030. Deutsche Umwelthilfe asserted that Mercedes-Benz must conform to the Paris Climate Protection Agreement and the German…

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22 Aug 2022

EU appeals court maintains Google €4.1B fine for anti-competition infringement

EU appeals court maintains Google €4.1B fine for anti-competition infringement A European Union court maintained a decision that Google violated European Union (EU) competition rules. While the General Court to a great extent maintained a European Commission (EC) decision that Google participated in anti-competitive practices, the court lowered the recently imposed €4.3 billion…

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