The European Commission fined Apple nearly $2 billion Monday for “abusing” its control over music streaming services by squelching competition through its app store, a major broadside as regulators around the globe push to rein in the tech giant’s alleged antitrust violations. The commission said it found that Apple violated European competition rules by preventing […]
New minority owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe has a three-year plan to restore Manchester United to a position of dominance over Manchester City. There’s nothing wrong with ambition and bold targets, but reality sometimes gets in the way. Sunday’s 3-1 derby defeat against Pep Guardiola’s team showed the Everest-sized mountain United must climb to do so. […]
Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Liverpool hosted the 2023 contest after previous winners Ukraine were unable to due to the ongoing war By Jennifer Clarke BBC News A year after Eurovision fans descended on Liverpool for a hugely successful event hosted on behalf of Ukraine, the annual song contest is heading to Sweden. Alexander will […]
Galloway says he will run candidate against Angela Rayner at general election, and claims he could cost Labour many seats Galloway claims the fact that journalists have turned up for his al fresco press conference show that they realise he is not just a one-off, and that he represents a large number of people. He […]
The opening stanza was a cagey affair with both fighters looking respectful of the other’s power, but it was the Iranian who looked to hand his hands go, trying to find a home for his fight-changing right hand. There was more of the same in the second, as Aliakbari landed straights, hooks, and uppercuts with […]
Some 9,000 doctors walked off the job two weeks ago over government plans to increase medical school admissions. South Korea has said it will suspend the licences of trainee doctors who have ignored an ultimatum to end a strike over government plans to increase medical school admissions. About 9,000 junior doctors walked out on February […]
She had cut off contact with her ex, put a thousand miles between them and started therapy. Still, Jocelyn — a 30-something in the Pacific Northwest — couldn’t shake the feeling that his abuse was her fault. Her therapist suggested she seek out other women who had experienced something similar to what she’d described: A […]
Newsportu — Here is a look at the life of Hall of Fame hockey player Wayne Gretzky, who is the all-time leading scorer in National Hockey League (NHL) history, with 2,857 career points (894 career goals and 1,963 career assists). Birth date: January 26, 1961 Birth place: Brantford, Ontario, Canada Birth name: Wayne Douglas Gretzky […]
PORTLAND, Ore. — It’s early yet, two weekends into a 34-game campaign that will soon leave winter behind and consume the spring and summer before slipping into autumn. By the time MLS swings into the stretch run, D.C. United’s early performances under its ambitious, young coach will be a distant memory. But these early returns […]
Leading economists warn today that Jeremy Hunt will “cost the country dear” if he gambles on pre-election cuts to tax and spending in this week’s budget. Two former advisers to the Treasury, backed by other economists, said that instead of decisions aimed at “sabotaging prospects for the next government”, the chancellor should focus on the long-term […]