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The average pension in Spain rises 5% while total spending reaches a new record

The average pension in Spain rises 5% while total spending reaches a new record

The average amount received by recipients of contributory pensions in Spain increased 5% in the month of March compared to the same month of the previous year and State spending for this concept amounted to US$13,755, a new record. According to figures published on Tuesday by the Ministry of Social Security, The average Social Security ...

European Commission will intensify control of the commercial practices of influencers

Brussels opens investigation into Apple, Google and Meta for breaching the digital law, LMD

The European Comission today opened its first investigations for non-compliance with the Digital Markets Law (LMD), just two weeks after the entry into force of the new community regulations, designed to limit the power of digital giants. The five files affect Apple, Meta and Alphabet (Google's parent company), three of the five American Big Tech ...

Court will see demands from former presidents Humala and Toledo in public hearing

Court will see demands from former presidents Humala and Toledo in public hearing

The Plenary Session of the Constitutional Court (TC) will meet in public hearing next Monday, March 25 and according to schedule, it will see 21 constitutional processes, among them, lpresented by former presidents Ollanta Humala and Alejandro Toledo. The hearing will be held in two shifts, the first will begin at 9:00 a.m. and in ...

Pro-EU diplomat wins first round of Slovak presidential election

Pro-EU diplomat wins first round of Slovak presidential election

A former senior Slovak diplomat and critic of Prime Minister Robert Fico's increasingly anti-Western rhetoric achieved a surprise victory in the first round of the country's presidential elections. The head of state race will decide whether the Russia-friendly prime minister strengthens his political dominance over the Eastern European country of 5.4 million people or if ...

Spain, Ireland and Malta agree to work for recognition of the Palestinian State

Spain, Ireland and Malta agree to work for recognition of the Palestinian State

Spain has agreed with the leaders of Ireland, Malta and Slovenia to take the first steps towards the recognition of a Palestinian StateThe President of the Spanish Government, Pedro Sánchez, said on Friday after a meeting of the European Council in Brussels. On behalf of Spain, Sánchez hopes that recognition will occur during his current ...

Apple and Google to be subject to EU digital law investigations

Apple and Google to be subject to EU digital law investigations

Apple Inc. and Alphabet Inc.'s Google are about to face full-blown European Union investigations into their compliance with a new law that curbs the power of Big Tech.paving the way for potentially large fines. The European Commission is preparing to announce in the coming days iinvestigations into companies under the bloc's Digital Markets Lawaccording to ...

Niagara Energy launches takeover bid to buy Enel power generation firm in Peru

Niagara Energy launches takeover bid to buy Enel power generation firm in Peru

The Niagara Energy company launched a public acquisition offer (OPA) on Thursday) to acquire up to all of the shares of the company Enel Generación Perú, a subsidiary of the Italian company Enel, reported the Lima Stock Exchange. The offer will be valid for 20 days and contemplates the purchase of up to 3,134,886,677 shares ...

Oil is stable as Gaza ceasefire negotiations progress

Oil is stable as Gaza ceasefire negotiations progress

Oil prices barely changed on Friday, withWith the global benchmark Brent hovering above US$85 per barrel, as the possibility of a ceasefire in Gaza gained momentum. Brent crude oil futures LCOc1 were down 2 cents at $85.76 a barrel by 1017 GMT. U.S. crude futures CLc1 rose 1 cent to $81.08 a barrel. US Secretary ...

Gold jumps to new record above US$2,200 an ounce amid dovish Fed

Gold jumps to new record above US$2,200 an ounce amid dovish Fed

Financial Diary – Santiago He gold rose above US$2,200 ounce for the first time as investors became more confident about the Federal Reserve's path for rate cuts, increasing the appeal of non-interest-bearing bullion. The precious metal rose as much as 1.6% to a record $2,220.89 in early trading, before paring those gains. Gold has risen ...

Justice Department to sue Apple for antitrust violations

Apple loses $113 billion as shares fall after regulators close

Regulators on both sides of the Atlantic are setting their sights on Apple Inc., unnerving investors with fears about fines and threatening its market dominance. In the United States, the Department of Justice and 16 attorneys general are suing the iPhone maker for violating antitrust laws. And in Europe, the company is said to face ...