EU questions Shein, Temu over consumer protection
Brussels (Belgium) (AFP) - The EU on Friday demanded wildly popular shopping platforms Shein and Temu explain what action they ...
Thursday, August 13, 2026
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Autonomous car rules advancing faster than the vehicles themselves: UN
Geneva (AFP) - Fully autonomous cars are still years away from hitting the streets, but internationally-agreed rules on their use ...
UK’s biggest water supplier plunges into deeper financial crisis
London (AFP) - Debt-plagued Thames Water has failed to raise a major cash injection from shareholders, it revealed Thursday, blaming ...
California looks to Europe to rein in AI
San Francisco (AFP) - California, home to Silicon Valley, is eager to rein in the deployment of artificial intelligence and is ...
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