Meta disputes fees,
Claims Ofcom's sums unfair—
Regulator stands firm.
Claims Ofcom's sums unfair—
Regulator stands firm.
Meta said Ofcom's calculations were "disproportionate"; the regulator said it would defend its position.
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Portugal and Italy will not suspend digital border checks for Brits
Portugal, Italy
Hold firm on border check rules—
Brits still face the line.Reports had suggested the countries were set to follow the example of Greece, which effectively suspended biometric checks for UK nationals.
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Woman jailed in Somalia for peaceful protest ‘stripped, kicked and beaten’
In Somalia's dark,
Sadia’s peaceful voice silenced,
Stripped and beaten sore.In an exclusive interview from prison, Sadia Moalim Ali, a 27-year-old rickshaw driver, tells of her treatment after being arrested for demonstrating against the governmentA woman being held in prison in Somalia for taking part in peaceful protests has described how she was tortured by…
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Race to trace passengers who left hantavirus cruise ship at island
Passengers disembark,
Hantavirus lurks in the air—
One life claimed in South.A 69-year-old woman who later died in South Africa is among those who left MV Hondius at St Helena.
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War and Energy Shortages Boost China’s Influence in Asia
Iran's conflict brews,
Neighbors turn to China’s strength—
Energy flows east.The war in Iran has left China’s neighbors appealing for help, handing Beijing the kind of sway it has long sought.
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Endangered eel population boost hopes
Eels swim through green tides,
Conservation groups unite,
Hope swells in the streams.The European eel population has declined sharply since the 1980s due to environmental factors.
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The no-nonsense judge calling the shots in Musk v Altman trial
In court, titans clash,
Musk and Altman face the gavel,
Costs soar in the fray.The feud has fuelled a costly showdown between two tech titans.
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Shell profits rise as Iran war pushes oil prices higher
Shell's profits surge high,
$6.92 billion gain—
Iran's war drives oil.The energy giant reports profits of $6.92bn for the first three months of the year.
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Argentina races to find origins of cruise ship hantavirus outbreak, amid reports some passengers have returned to US
Outbreak on the seas,
Argentina hunts the source,
Passengers return.Argentina, where the MV Hondius cruise departed, consistently ranked by WHO as having highest incidence of hantavirus in regionOfficials and experts in Argentina are scrambling to determine if their country is the source of a deadly hantavirus outbreak that has gripped an Atlantic cruise ship,…
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Trump’s hopes for an Iran peace deal come with caveats
Trump eyes Iran peace,
Cautious words amid the signs—
Momentum builds slow.There are signs of fresh momentum to end the war, but Trump himself has injected a note of caution.