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Online retail giant Amazon has reached an agreement with the European Commission to close two inquiries into anti-competitive tactics, notably using third party seller data to improve its own sales, as announced by the bloc's competition commissioner Margrethe Vestager. Vestager says that the Commission has "accepted commitments offered by Amazon" which address its concerns about "concerns about Amazon's practises and its e-commerce marketplace". SOUNDBITE
The EU's landmark curbs on how tech titans do business online kicks in from March 7th. "As of midnight, the gatekeepers are required to prove that they are complying with the DMA (Digital Markets Act)", says Johannes Bahrke, EU spokesperson. Brussels is determined to create a more competitive online field that allows smaller players to flourish by ushering in a list of do's and don'ts for six so-called "gatekeepers" designated by the EU: Apple, Amazon, Google owner Alphabet, TikTok parent ByteDance, Meta and Microsoft. SOUNDBITE
"Guinea pig, slave, that's enough!": demonstrators shout their opposition to the health pass for the fourth weekend in a row. Several hundred departed from the bridge of Neuilly, in the suburbs of Paris, to march in protest at the propositions. IMAGES
Riot police face off against protesters after blocking roads in Yangon as Myanmar saw its largest anti-coup protests yet on Saturday. As many as 1,000 demonstrators spilled onto the streets to denounce the country's new military regime. IMAGES
Pro-choice and anti-abortion activists, each on one side of Congress Square in the Argentine capital of Buenos Aires, chant and wave scarves -- blue for the "save both lives" movement and green for the abortion rights movement -- as the final debate on a bill legalising abortion takes place in the Senate. IMAGES
Bangkok, Nov 30 (EFE / EPA) .- (Camera: Rungroj Yongrit) Five of the leaders of the pro-democracy protests in Thailand were informed on Monday that they stand accused of lese-majesty, which carries penalties of up to 15 years in prison for criticizing the royal family.FOOTAGE OF THE LEADERS AT A POLICE STATION.
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