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The European Commission has fined Apple over €1.8 billion ($2 billion) for abusing its dominant position on the market for the distribution of music streaming apps to iPhone and iPad users (‘iOS users') through its App Store. more
European Union offers free Covid vaccines to China

Moscow/Beijing: The European Union has offered free COVID-19 vaccines to China to help the country contain the rapid spread of the disease as Beijing prepares to end strict lockdown measu ...

European Union reaches agreement on price cap on oil from at $60 per barrel

Moscow: The European Union has reached an agreement on a $60 a barrel price cap for Russian oil after Poland dropped its objections.

EU moves to cut peak electricity use by 5pc

Strasbourg: EU chief Ursula von der Leyen has called for cuts to electricity use across the bloc and windfall taxes on energy firms to tackle high prices.

Moldova: EU creates hub to stop arms-smuggling out of Ukraine

Kyiv: European Union home affairs commissioner Yiva Johansson has announced creation of a hub in Moldova to battle organised crime, particularly arms smuggling from war-torn Ukraine.

Ukraine war: Kyiv proposes sanctions on Russia

Kyiv/IBNS: Ukraine on Thursday proposed sanctions on Russia as German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, French President Emmanuel Macron, Italy Prime Minister Mario Draghi and Romanian President Kl ...

Germany locks down unvaccinated ahead of push for mandatory Covid jabs

Berlin (JEN): Germany on Thursday imposed major restrictions on unvaccinated people as the country is planning to make Covid shots mandatory for all in the coming months to fend off a fou ...

IOM scales up aid at EU-Belarus border, as migrant hypothermia deaths tick up

New York: The International Organization for Migration (IOM) and partners, are scaling up aid along the border between the European Union and Belarus, amid worsening winter weather, which ...

Latest developments: Deepening migrant crisis traps thousands at Poland-Belarus border amid 'catastrophic' conditions

Thousands of desperate migrants, refugees and asylum-seekers, many of whom are reportedly from the Middle East and Afghanistan, have been trapped at the "no-man's-land" betw ...

EU frames law mandating USB-C chargers for all phones

The European Union has passed a law requiring manufacturers to adopt a universal charging solution for mobile phones and small electronic devices, according to media reports.