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EU backs rules to improve app workers' conditions
EU backs rules to improve app workers' conditions
by  AFP

The European Parliament and EU member states struck a landmark deal Wednesday to strengthen conditions for those working through apps, such as ride-hailing drivers. Workers can lobby EU member states to expand the list as well.

German coalition reaches deal to end budget crisis
German coalition reaches deal to end budget crisis
by  AFP

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz's coalition has reached a last-minute deal to end a budget deadlock, an official source said Wednesday, after a constitutional court ruling upended its spending plans and plunged it into a crisis. The ruling blew a huge hole in spending plans, forcing the government to adopt an emergency budget for 2023, and sending it scrambling for a new plan for 2024.

Nepali TikTok influencers reel after sudden ban
Nepali TikTok influencers reel after sudden ban
by  AFP

Nepali influencer Anjana Aryal went from homemaker to entrepreneur by sharing recipes on TikTok, but her lucrative business collapsed last month when the Himalayan republic banned the Chinese-owned short video app. - 'Start from zero' - Growing criticism of the app has worried influencers around the world.

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