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EU probes Apple, Google, Meta under new digital law
The EU on Monday hit Apple, Google parent Alphabet and Meta with the first ever probes under a mammoth digital law, which could lead to big fines against the US giants. EU regulators also ordered Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, Meta and Microsoft to "retain certain documents to monitor the effective implementation and compliance".
'Flavour wizard:' Japanese chocolatier conquers Belgium
When Yasushi Sasaki moved from Japan to Belgium at the age of 19, he spoke not a word of French and had no clue what he would do with his life. "Whenever I go home to Japan and mention Belgium, people say to me 'Ahhh.... chocolate!"
Asian markets mixed as key US inflation data looms
Asian markets were mixed on Monday as investors set their sights on the release of key US inflation data due at the end of the week. Eyes are now on the release of the personal consumption expenditures (PCE) index, the Fed's preferred gauge of inflation, with traders hoping for a reading that shows price gains slowing further.
London still awaits Olympic's promised 'affordable' housing
More than a decade after London hosted the Olympic Games, cranes are still everywhere in and around the Olympic Park in Stratford, where an array of buildings are under construction. The 2012 Summer Games -- widely seen as a roaring success -- were held primarily at the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in Newham, one of the city's poorest boroughs.
Kate Middleton conspiracies linger after cancer revelation
The revelation that Britain's Catherine, Princess of Wales, has cancer prompted a swift backlash over a torrent of lurid social media speculation around her health, including by those positing she was secretly dead.
Dig deep: US bets on geothermal to become renewable powerhouse
Though geothermal represents only a tiny fraction of current US energy production, several businesses and President Joe Biden's administration are betting on technological advances to make it a backbone of the green transition. The use of existing drilling technology makes geothermal both quicker and cheaper to develop.
US Moon lander 'permanently' asleep after historic landing: company
An uncrewed American lander that became the first private spaceship on the Moon has met its ultimate end after failing to "wake up," the company that built it said. It was also the first lunar touchdown by an American spaceship since the manned Apollo 17 mission in 1972.
Paris crowns champion waiters in one-of-a-kind 'cafe race'
Visitors to central Paris were treated Sunday to the sight of hundreds of aproned waiters surging through the mediaeval streets, in a one-of-a-kind race designed to show off the profession months ahead of the Olympic Games. "We want the Olympic Games to give a positive boost to the profession" of restaurants and waitering, he added. tgb/rox
Hit by worker shortage, German city gets students to drive trams
Seated before the tram's control panel, Benedikt Hanne, 24, deftly steered the red and white wagons, hours before heading to Nuremberg university to study for a social work degree. Hanne, whose previous part-time jobs included working at a gas station, said he is unfazed about juggling university courses and work.
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