Top EU court orders Apple to pay €13 billion in back taxes to Ireland
• Sep 10, 2024, 9:25 PM
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In a major win for EU regulators, the European Court of Justice has ruled that Apple must pay €13 billion in back taxes to Ireland, dismissing a final appeal by the company against the European Commission's 2016 order. Separately, the court upheld a €2.4 billion fine imposed on Google over its online shopping comparison service. Plus, taking space tourism to a whole new level: SpaceX launches Polaris Dawn, an all-civilian mission aiming for the first privately-funded spacewalk.
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Davos in the French suburbs: How to boost the local economy?
• 1:37 PM
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In this week's show we shine the spotlight on France’s "banlieues": the low-income neighbourhoods that are on the periphery of the country’s largest cities. On September 17th and 18th, the first ever “banlieue economic forum” took place in Paris – provid
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Can your phone blow up? Remote device attacks in Lebanon stoke panic
• 1:19 PM
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This week’s attacks on Hezbollah pagers and radios have spread anxiety among Lebanese people, and a sense that no electronic device is safe. Amid some confusion over how the explosions were triggered, you might be wondering whether you can trust the phon
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