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Protestors hold banners as they take part in a demonstration against the new “Venice Access Fee”, organised by the list “Tutta la citta’ insieme” (The whole city together) and members of several Venetians trade associations in “Piazzale Roma” in Venice, on April 25, 2024. Venice launched a new scheme to charge day-trippers for entering the historic Italian city, a world first intended to ease the pressure of mass tourism , but many residents are opposed, in Venice, on April 25, 2024. (Photo by MARCO BERTORELLO / AFP) (Photo by MARCO BERTORELLO/AFP via Getty Images)

Fury growing in Italy over plan to hike tourist tax, as politicians accused of ‘profiteering’

By Brigitte Hagemann and AFP

NEW YORK, NY – JUNE 9: Hoan Ton-That attends Clearview AI Lawyer Appreciation Day Reception at Michael’s on June 9, 2022 in New York. (Photo by Sean Zanni/PMC) *** Local Caption *** Hoan Ton-That

Facial recognition firm Clearview fined €30.5 million and banned from using ‘invasive’ AI in the Netherlands

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Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro’s aircraft, a Dassault Falcon 900EX private jet, after being seized by US law enforcement officials is seen in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. United States officials moved to take the aircraft, a Dassault Falcon 900EX private jet used by Maduro and members of his government, with the Justice Department saying the jet was “illegally purchased.” (Photo by Miguel GUTIERREZ / AFP) (Photo by MIGUEL GUTIERREZ/AFP via Getty Images)

Venezuelan strongman Nicolas Maduro’s $13 million plane seized by the U.S.

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Former CEO of German carmaker Volkswagen (VW) Martin Winterkorn waits for the start of a resumed trial for market manipulation, on February 14, 2024 in Braunschweig, northern Germany. Under the reinstated charges, Winterkorn is accused of having intentionally failed to inform financial markets in time of the risk of a fine due to emissions-cheating vehicles on the US market. The Volkswagen group was plunged into crisis in 2015 when it admitted to installing cheating software in millions of diesel vehicles worldwide to dupe pollution tests. (Photo by Ronny Hartmann / AFP) (Photo by RONNY HARTMANN/AFP via Getty Images)

Ex-Volkswagen CEO to finally face trial nine years after ‘dieselgate’ scandal rocked auto industry

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Justin Trudeau, Canada’s prime minister, during a news conference at a cabinet retreat in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, on Monday, Aug. 26, 2024. Canada will impose new tariffs on Chinese-made electric vehicles, aluminum and steel, lining up behind western allies and taking steps to protect domestic manufacturers. Photographer: Dean Casavechia/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Beijing hits back at new China EV tariffs with anti-dumping probe into Canadian goods

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Cristiano Ronaldo, 39, insists he isn’t going to retire—yet

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Tesla owner Philip Benassi is seen at a charging station in Jessheim, southeast Norway on January 17, 2023. – The word has become commonplace in the Norwegian vernacular: “rekkevideangst”, or “range anxiety”. Tesla owner Philip Benassi has experienced it on cold winter days, but like other Norwegians, he’s learned to cope. (Photo by Petter BERNTSEN / AFP) (Photo by PETTER BERNTSEN/AFP via Getty Images)

In 2025 Norway is expected to reach a world record of selling 100% new electric cars

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MOSCOW, RUSSIA – APRIL 24: (RUSSIA OUT) Officers of Russian Armed Forces look at a smartphone, whiel walking past to the Kremlin, at Red Square, April 24, 2024, in Moscow, Russia. The Red Square Victory Day Parade is scheduled to take place on May 9. (Photo by Contributor/Getty Images)

Russian public fear they may lose ‘main information source’ after Telegram founder’s arrest

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(GERMANY OUT) Noel Gallaghers High Flying BirdsNoel Thomas David Gallagher (* 29. Mai 1967 in Burnage, Greater Manchester, England, britischer Rockmusiker. Bis August 2009 war er Hauptkomponist, Leadgitarrist und, hinter seinem jüngeren Bruder Liam Gallagher, der zweite Sänger der Rockband Oasis) gastiert in Begelitung von Mike Rowe (Keyboard) und Jeremy Stacey (Schlagzeug) auf seiner”Chasing Yesterday”-TourMitsubishi Electric Halle Düsseldorf (Photo by Brill/ullstein bild via Getty Images)

U.K. government steps in as Ticketmaster’s ‘dynamic pricing’ fiasco triggers public outrage over surging Oasis ticket prices

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little girl outside holding and looking at phone

Sweden tells parents that toddlers shouldn’t be allowed to watch TV or screens at all

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02 September 2024, Thuringia, Erfurt: Björn Höcke (AfD, M), party and parliamentary group leader of the AfD in Thuringia and top candidate, leaves the AfD election party. The election party took place in Thuringia on Sunday. Photo: Daniel Vogl/dpa (Photo by Daniel Vogl/picture alliance via Getty Images)

Rise of the anti-immigration AfD threatens Germany’s ‘firewall’ against the far-right

By Sebastien Ash and AFP

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy attends the Ukraine 2024 Independence forum while Russia continues its attack on Ukraine in Kyiv, Ukraine, on August 27, 2024. (Photo by Maxym Marusenko/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

As war drags on, east Ukraine is starting to question Zelensky’s ability to lead

By Mykola Zavgorodniy, Jonathan Brown, and others

SAN FRANCISCO, CA – SEPTEMBER 21: Pavel Durov, CEO and co-founder of Telegram speaks onstage during day one of TechCrunch Disrupt SF 2015 at Pier 70 on September 21, 2015 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Steve Jennings/Getty Images for TechCrunch)

Are four passports enough to protect Telegram billionaire Pavel Durov from international scrutiny?

By Stuart Williams and AFP

France’s President Emmanuel Macron gestures prior to a meeting with Britain’s Prime Minister at the Elysee presidential palace in Paris on August 29, 2024. (Photo by STEPHANE DE SAKUTIN / AFP) (Photo by STEPHANE DE SAKUTIN/AFP via Getty Images)

Macron defends controversial decision to grant Telegram’s founder citizenship in 2021 for his ‘special contribution’ to France

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The Telegram messaging app is seen on an iPhone in this illustration taken on 25 August, 2024 in Warsaw, Poland. Telegram founder and CEO Pavel Durov was arrested in Paris on charges of failing to take action against the harmful use of Telegram. (Photo by Jaap Arriens/NurPhoto)

‘We will be watching’: Kremlin warns France as Telegram’s billionaire founder was charged in Paris

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