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Paris, Jul 13 (EFE/EPA).- The French Competition Authority imposed a fine of 500 million euros on Google on Tuesday for not having negotiated in good faith compensation for the media for the use of its news content, something a national law requires.ARCHIVE FOOTAGE OF GOOGLE IN NEW YORK.
Google says it is closing its news-linking service in Spain next week due to new legislation under which publishers can charge search engines for using their content. As Amy Pollock reports, this is just the search giant's latest run in with publishers.
The Spanish city of Valls celebrated the traditional Calcotada festival with an eating competition on Sunday. People from Catalonia and across Spain came out to chomp down on calcots, which are a milder version of green onions and scallions. Grilled calcots are served up in on a roof tile and participants eat as many as possible in 45 minutes. This year's winner Adria Wegrzyn from Barcelona, ate a record-breaking 310 calcots, while his 76 year-old father took second place with 186.
The EU hits Apple, Google parent firm Alphabet and Meta with the first ever probes under a mammoth digital law, which could lead to big fines against the US tech giants. Announcing the move, EU Commission executive vice-president Margrethe Vestager says that "DMA (Digital Markets Act) compliance is something that we take really seriously". Since March 7, the world's biggest tech firms have had to comply with the DMA, which aims to curb their behaviour and ensure that they give users more choice. SOUNDBITE
During a press conference with Belgian PM Alexander de Croo and Polish Pm Donald Tusk, EU chief, Ursula Von der Leyen, announces that aid for Poland frozen over rule-of-law row has now been unblocked. SOUNDBITE
More than 1,000 people line up at the Thai embassy in Yangon on Friday as young people seek to leave Myanmar after the junta said it would impose military service. IMAGES
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