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Washington Post
a day ago
- Business
- Washington Post
Apple revamps EU App Store terms to avert more fines
LONDON — Apple has revamped its app store policies in the European Union with hopes of fending off escalating fines under the 27-nation bloc's digital competition regulations. It's a last-minute bid by the iPhone maker to avoid further charges following a 500 million euro ($585 million) penalty in April. The bloc's executive Commission punished Apple for preventing app makers from pointing users to cheaper options outside its App Store, and gave it a 60-day deadline, which expired Thursday, to avoid additional, periodic fines.
Asharq Al-Awsat
a day ago
- Business
- Asharq Al-Awsat
Meta Will Only Make Limited Changes to Pay-or-consent Model
Meta Platforms will only make limited changes to its pay-or-consent model rolled out in November 2024 and EU antitrust regulators cannot verify for now if the changes are sufficient to comply with an EU antitrust order, the European Commission said on Friday. "With this in mind, we will consider the next steps, including recalling that continuous non-compliance could entail the application of periodic penalty payments running as of 27 June 2025, as indicated in the non-compliance decision," a Commission spokesperson said in an email.
Yahoo
4 days ago
- Sport
- Yahoo
'Never seen anything like it' – Atletico Madrid star fumes at referee following Club World Cup exit
It's safe to say that Atletico Madrid have not been happy with the standard of refereeing during their matches at the Club World Cup. And those frustrations continued after their final group stage fixture, which saw a 1-0 victory over Botafogo. That result was not enough for Atleti to book their place in the knockout stages, as they needed to win by a three-goal margin to overhaul their Brazilian opponents in the Group B standings. But it was not possible, although it could have been had they been awarded at least one penalty in the first half. Advertisement On two separate occasions, Julian Alvarez appeared to be fouled inside the penalty area, but nothing was given. For the second one, it would have been a spot-kick had Alexander Sorloth not been called for a supposed foul in the build-up – and this was a decision that infuriated Atleti. Giuliano Simeone hits out at referee after non-penalty calls Diego Simeone refused to criticise referee Cesar Ramos for that call, but son Giuliano Simeone did not hold back when speaking to DAZN during the half time interval (via MD). 'I've never seen anything like it, to be honest. I think we should have been awarded two penalties. I didn't see them again, so maybe I'm wrong. I'd have to see them again. I think the decisions are not favouring us at all. In all the divided ones, we have to play against that.' Diego Simeone, Giuliano's father and manager, was tight-lipped on the refereeing performance in California (Image via Angel Colmenares/Diario AS) It's understandable that there is a lot of frustration at Atleti following their Club World Cup exit. Two victories would normally be enough to see a team through to the knockout stages, but on this occasion, it was not to be for Los Colchoneros, who will return home to Madrid imminently.
Irish Times
20-06-2025
- Business
- Irish Times
Sunbed business fined for selling session to minor
A judge has imposed a €2,600 penalty on a sunbed business for selling a session to a minor. In the case before Ennis District Court, Judge Alec Gabbett imposed a €1,000 fine and costs of €1,600 on Solcraft Ltd for selling a sunbed session to a girl (15) at its premises Cosmopoli Tan in Shannon, Co Clare , last year. It came after a 'secret shopper' was deployed by the Health Service Executive (HSE) to do a test purchase in Cosmopoli Tan at Unit 7, Block E, Bru Na Sionna, Shannon, on November 26th, 2024. Barry Kelleher, solicitor for the HSE, told the court that on the date 'a 15-year-old child attended at the salon and approached the counter and asked for use of sunbed session'. READ MORE Mr Kelleher said 'the child asked for three minutes of time and she was told that she could get four minutes for the price of three'. Mr Kelleher said the child 'was never asked for her age or ID'. He said the firm has no previous convictions, that the transaction took place and the child left the premises. Solicitor for the firm, John Casey, said the business has a number of notices placed across its premises saying 'No ID, no sunbed'. Mr Kelleher said there was a further inspection of the premises in April this year as there was a report of underage sales continuing. Mr Casey said on that date the company was found to be in compliance. Mr Kelleher said the test purchasers deployed by the HSE don't actually take the sunbed sessions. 'You would need danger money to do that,' the judge said. Mr Kelleher told the court that people aged under 35 who use sunbeds increase their risk of developing melanoma by 75 per cent. The judge said 'children should not be in these premises – that is very straightforward' and he imposed the €1,000 fine as a deterrent to ensure compliance. Asked about the level of enforcement activity under the Public Health (Sunbeds) Act, a HSE spokesman said last month: 'In 2024, 10 fixed payment notices were served and four prosecutions taken by the National Environmental Health Service under the Public Health (Sunbeds) Act 2014. 'Two of the prosecutions were for sales to minors and both were upheld by the court.'
News.com.au
19-06-2025
- Sport
- News.com.au
CONTROVERSY! Was Madrid pen call right?
Football: Real Madrid were awarded a penalty in the last minute of their match vs. Al-Hilal in the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup.
