Google must respond to US antitrust lawsuit by December 19
Alphabet Inc’s Google must respond to the U.S. Justice Department’s antitrust lawsuit by December 19, according to a court filing on Friday.
By Reuters | Posted by Niyati Singh | Washington
PUBLISHED ON OCT 23, 2020 11:37 PM IST
Alphabet Inc’s Google must respond to the U.S. Justice Department’s antitrust lawsuit by December 19, according to a court filing on Friday.
The Justice Department on Tuesday sued the $1 trillion company and accused it of illegally using its market muscle to hobble rivals in the biggest challenge to the power and influence of Big Tech in decades. Google called the lawsuit “deeply flawed.”
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Cancelled Keystone XL Pipeline may yield 48,000 tons of scrap
Bloomberg
PUBLISHED ON JAN 23, 2021 07:42 PM IST
About 150 kilometers of pipe had been installed and an additional 2.2 kilometers had been completed at the Canada-US border. That would amount to nearly 48,000 tons of steel, assuming standard dimensions of line pipe, according to Bloomberg calculations based on industry criteria.
Police detain 1,090 people at Russia rallies to back Kremlin foe Navalny
Reuters
PUBLISHED ON JAN 23, 2021 07:29 PM IST
At least 40,000 people joined a protest in central Moscow, according to a Reuters estimates, and rallies took place in dozens of other cities and towns.
Saudi Arabia optimistic, expects 'excellent relations' with Biden administration
Reuters
PUBLISHED ON JAN 23, 2021 07:25 PM IST
Biden pledged on the election campaign trail to reassess ties with Saudi Arabia, a state he described as a "pariah" in 2019.
Don't talk on public transport to curb Covid spread, advise French doctors
AP, Paris
PUBLISHED ON JAN 23, 2021 06:57 PM IST
France's hospitals now hold more Covid patients than in October, when President Emmanuel Macron imposed a second lockdown. Virus patients occupy more than half of the country's intensive care beds.
Larry King, program host who interviewed presidents, dies at 87
Bloomberg
UPDATED ON JAN 23, 2021 06:59 PM IST
King died Saturday morning at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, according to a statement on his official Twitter account.
Alexei Navalny's wife says detained at Moscow protest
AFP
PUBLISHED ON JAN 23, 2021 06:49 PM IST
"Apologies for the poor quality. Very bad light in the police van," she wrote on Instagram with an accompanying photo, after thousands of Navalny supporters joined nationwide demonstrations against the Kremlin.
At 78 and the oldest president, Joe Biden sees a world changed
AP, Washington
PUBLISHED ON JAN 23, 2021 06:48 PM IST
A look at how the country Biden now leads has changed over his lifetime and how his presidency might reflect that.
Covid-19: UK Prime Minister's TV spokesperson self-isolates over virus fears
ANI, London
PUBLISHED ON JAN 23, 2021 06:35 PM IST
On Tuesday, UK Health Minister Matt Hancock had self-isolated over the risk of coronavirus infection.
List of countries under restrictions a year after world's first Covid lockdown
By hindustantimes.com | Written by Deepali Sharma, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON JAN 23, 2021 06:14 PM IST
Here is the list of countries still under lockdown to contain the spread of the coronavirus.
French health body HAS recommends six weeks gap between Covid-19 vaccine shots
Reuters, Paris
PUBLISHED ON JAN 23, 2021 06:13 PM IST
The Haute Autorite de Sante (HAS) said spacing out the two required vaccinations of the Pfizer/BioNtech and Moderna vaccines would allow the treatment of at least 700,000 more people in the first month.
TikTok reviews Italian data watchdog’s order to block accounts
Bloomberg
PUBLISHED ON JAN 23, 2021 04:50 PM IST
The strengthening of rules came after a 10-year-old girl died of asphyxiation in Palermo, Sicily, while taking part in a so-called blackout challenge on TikTok, the news agency cited her parents as saying.
Norway locks down Oslo area to fight spread of new Covid-19 Variant
Bloomberg
PUBLISHED ON JAN 23, 2021 04:25 PM IST
All shops, cinemas, restaurants and churches will be closed and the service of alcohol banned until Jan. 31, Health Minister Bent Hoie announced.
Italy tells TikTok to block users after death of young girl
Reuters
PUBLISHED ON JAN 23, 2021 02:59 PM IST
The ruling came after a girl died of asphyxiation in Palermo, Sicily, in a case that has shocked Italy.
In phone call with Biden, Trudeau expresses disappointment over US stance on Keystone XL pipeline
PUBLISHED ON JAN 23, 2021 02:58 PM IST
Trudeau has been under pressure from several premiers of Canadians provinces to press America on the matter and threaten economic sanctions if the project is not revived
UK doctors call for shorter gap between Pfizer vaccine doses
Reuters, London
PUBLISHED ON JAN 23, 2021 02:41 PM IST
The British Medical Association said it supports giving a second dose up to 42 days after the first dose, but that a longer gap is not in line with World Health Organization guidance. It therefore urged the CMO to "urgently review the UK's current position of second doses after 12 weeks".