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Lufthansa fined 'record' $4 mn for barring Jewish passengers
Lufthansa fined 'record' $4 mn for barring Jewish passengers
Business and Economy
by  AFP

US authorities have hit Lufthansa with a record $4 million penalty after finding the airline discriminated against more than 100 Jewish travelers by blocking them from boarding a flight in 2022, officials said Tuesday. Lufthansa denied boarding "to everyone for the apparent misbehavior of a few, because they were openly and visibly Jewish," DOT authorities said in a filing.

Musk's X escapes tough EU competition rules
Musk's X escapes tough EU competition rules
Business and Economy
by  AFP

Tech billionaire Elon Musk's X platform will not face the EU's stringent competition rules aimed at keeping digital markets open, the European Commission said on Wednesday. Although Musk has escaped the DMA's crosshairs, his X platform still faces fierce scrutiny under mammoth content moderation rules, and even the risk of a large fine.