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Moscow slaps new sanctions on UK

Russia has expanded sanctions against the UK, blacklisting dozens of officials and journalists, the Foreign Ministry announced on Thursday. The…

1 year ago

WATCH: Man SLAPS provincial governor during inauguration in Iran

Video footage of Saturday’s incident begins with the newly appointed governor of Iran’s East Azerbaijan province, Abedin Khorram, standing on…

3 years ago

UK competition watchdog slaps Facebook with £50 million fine for information breach

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) contended that Facebook consciously failed to provide the British regulator with all the information…

3 years ago

South Korean regulator slaps Google with $177mn fine for antitrust violations & abusing market dominance

The fine of $176.64 million (207 billion won) was imposed by South Korea’s Fair Trade Commission (KFTC) on Tuesday, having…

3 years ago

Florida gov. DeSantis declares victory as federal judge slaps down CDC ‘overreach’ on Covid-19 cruise ship rules

US District Judge Steven Douglas Merryday on Friday granted Florida’s request to block the CDC “conditional sailing” order against cruise…

3 years ago

Brazilian state slaps Apple with $1.9-million fine for selling iPhones without power chargers

The penalty comes months after the regulator required the US tech company to ship the iPhone 12 and other new…

3 years ago

Venezuelan lawmakers back expulsion of EU ambassador after Brussels slaps sanctions on Caracas officials

“I vote with both hands for the European Union representative to be declared persona non grata,” Assembly Speaker Jorge Rodriguez…

3 years ago

Belgium slaps Iranian diplomat with 20-year jail term over foiled bomb plot in landmark ruling

An Antwerp court sentenced Assadolah Assadi, an Iranian diplomat formerly based in Vienna, Austria to the maximum 20 years behind…

3 years ago

Turkey slaps Twitter, Periscope & Pinterest with advertising bans, vows to fight ‘digital fascism’

Ankara has imposed advertising bans on Twitter, Periscope and Pinterest over their failure to comply with the country’s new social…

3 years ago

Projecting? US slaps sanctions on firm that provided voting tech for Venezuela over its role in ‘rigging’ elections

Ex-Cle Soluciones Biometricas C.A., a Venezuela-registered subsidiary of an Argentine-based tech company, specializes in providing biometric verification equipment and has…

3 years ago