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19th Mar 2024

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Report: EU and US concerned by tech-giants' power

The EU and US plan to unveil joint curbs on the market and political power of tech-giants, such as Apple, Amazon, Facebook, and Google, at trade talks in Pittsburgh 29 September, according to an internal memo seen by Reuters. The memo "identified common issues of concern around gatekeeper power by major platforms," adding: "This includes ... responsibility of online intermediaries to safeguard democratic processes from the impact of business activities".

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Borrell: 'Israel provoking famine', urges more aid access

70 percent of northern Gaza is facing famine, new data shows. There is one shower per 5,500 people, and 888 people per toilet. 'How can you live in these conditions?" asked Natalie Boucly of UNRWA at the European Humanitarian Forum.

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Potential legal avenues to prosecute Navalny's killers

The UN could launch an independent international investigation into Navalny's killing, akin to investigation I conducted on Jamal Khashoggi's assassination, or on Navalny's Novichok poisoning, in my role as special rapporteur on extrajudicial executions, writes the secretary-general of Amnesty International.

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