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European Union regulators have launched a fresh antitrust investigation of Google, this time over whether the U.S. tech giant is stifling competition in digital advertising technology. The European Commission said Tuesday that it has opened a formal investigation into whether Google violated the bloc’s competition rules by favoring its own online display advertising technology services at the expense of rival publishers, advertisers and advertising technology services. The investigation underscores European concerns about Google’s dominance in the online advertising industry and whether it’s exploiting its data advantage to cement its position in the display ad market, which the EU estimates is…

The UK is facing a “rough” winter, Boris Johnson has warned today – and wouldn’t rule out more Covid restrictions if an unexpected “horror” appears. And he played down suggestions that restrictions on foreign travel could be lifted as more people received the coronavirus vaccine. Asked if he’d rule out a return to lockdown if Coronavirus surged again, the Prime Minister said: “I think you can never exclude that there will be some new disease or some new horror that we haven’t budgeted for. Most of these ingredients have been tested, have gone through broad medical research and have been proven efficient…

The UK’s governing Conservative Party has suffered a further blow after a former outspoken MP and Speaker of the House of Commons defected to the Labour Party. John Bercow’s decision comes shortly after the Tories suffered a significant defeat in a parliamentary by-election in a supposedly safe Conservative seat on Thursday. The Conservatives under Prime Minister Boris Johnson are “reactionary, populist, nationalistic and sometimes even xenophobic,” Mr Bercow said, in an interview with The Observer newspaper. During his tenure as Speaker, Mr Bercow, 58, faced accusations of favouring “remainers” in Brexit debates in the lead-up to the UK leaving the EU. He said the…

Father’s Day is here, and many of us are looking for that gift that will let our fathers know how much we appreciate them. While Father’s Day is a holiday with which almost everyone is familiar, few people know the interesting history behind this annual holiday. Learning more about the history of Father’s Day can help you more fully enjoy this celebration and understand why it’s such a cherished holiday. Origins of Father’s Day As with many holidays we celebrate today, Father’s Day began as a primarily religious observance. A traditional Catholic holiday celebrating fatherhood, Father’s Day has been recognized…

Former Scottish constitution secretary Michael Russell is to take a key role in steering the SNP’s independence campaign. Mr Russell, who stood down as an MSP ahead of the Holyrood elections last month, has been appointed political director at the SNP’s independence unit. The unit was unveiled in January, with depute leader Keith Brown saying it would create policy papers and campaign materials to “fire up” the Yes movement. SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon said: “Delighted that the SNP’s national executive committee has approved my nomination of Mike Russell as political director of the HQ independence unit. “He will oversee the development of the…

President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden’s longtime companion, Champ, has died, the White House announced Saturday. The couple’s German Shepherd was 13 years old and passed away “peacefully” at home, the White House said. “Wherever we were, he wanted to be, and everything was instantly better when he was next to us,” the couple said in a statement. “He loved nothing more than curling up at our feet in front of a fire at the end of the day, joining us as a comforting presence in meetings, or sunning himself in the White House garden.” The couple adopted…

WHO officially declares an end to second Ebola outbreak in Guinea The World Health Organization on Saturday officially announced the end of Guinea’s second Ebola outbreak which was declared on February 14. “I have the honor of declaring the end of Ebola” in Guinea, WHO official Alfred Ki-Zerbo said at a ceremony in the southeastern Nzerekore region where the disease surfaced at the end of January. Health Minister Remy Lamah added: “In the name of the head of state (President Alpha Conde) I wish to declare the end of resurgence of Ebola in Guinea.” The latest outbreak saw 16 confirmed…

The UK’s longest-known coronavirus patient has died after choosing to withdraw from treatment, his wife has said. Jason Kelk, 49, had spent more than a year in intensive care at St James’ Hospital in Leeds after contracting coronavirus in March 2020. He was transferred to a hospice yesterday morning and died surrounded by his family. Kelk had been using a ventilator since April last year after contracting COVID-19. Pic: Sue Kelk. His wife Sue Kelk wrote on Facebook on Friday: “It is with a very heavy heart that I have to share the sad news that Jason passed away peacefully at St…

Two dozen GOP lawmakers have written a letter to President Joe Biden urging him to replace Vice President Kamala Harris in her role of leading attempts to control illegal immigration at the southern border. The letter states that the Republicans members of the House of Representatives have “serious concerns” about Harris’ appointment to resolve the situation, branded a border crisis by her political foes, amid record breaking numbers of encounters there. Harris was personally tasked by Biden to try and control the surge of migrants crossing the border. She has since been criticized by high profile GOP and right-leaning figures for not visiting the border since her appointment. The…

Iranians on Friday voted in a presidential election dominated by a hard-line judge, who is already sanctioned by the United States, after nearly all of his strongest challengers were disqualified. Ultraconservative cleric Ebrahim Raisi, a protege of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was poised to coast to victory amid opposition calls for a boycott and low turnout. Iranian opposition groups abroad and some dissidents at home had called for a boycott of the vote they see as an engineered victory for Raisi. However, the establishment’s religiously devout core supporters were expected to vote for Raisi. Turnout appeared far lower than in Iran’s last presidential election in…