US announces plans to send over $1 billion of new weapons to Israel 

The White House has informed Congress of its intention to send over $1 billion worth of arms to Israel. Last week, it halted a

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NHTSA makes a decision on emergency braking laws 

Automatic emergency braking systems are becoming increasingly common in new cars as a means to prevent accidents. Soon, this safety feature will be standard

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Report finds a sharp rise in heat-related health deaths in Europe

According to a joint report by the EU’s Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) and the UN’s World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) published this week, climate

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Influential X users to be given blue ticks for free 

In a recent announcement, the social media platform X has revealed its latest policy shift that will grant blue ticks to its most “influential”

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Scotland announces proposed ban on keeping chickens in cages 

Scotland has announced that it’s considering a ban on egg companies from keeping chickens in cages. The Scottish government has initiated a new consultation,

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FTC starts an investigation into TikTok’s privacy policies 

As well as facing the possibility of a ban in the US, the social media platform is now the subject of an investigation by

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Credit card companies agree to lower “swipe fees” for merchants 

Merchants have spent the last few years in lengthy legal battles against major credit card-issuing banks over surcharges. Now, they have reached an agreement

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US administration extends the timeline for phasing out gas-powered vehicles 

As the Biden administration confronts the reality of slow EV sales, the decision has been made to give manufacturers more time to phase out

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India makes a trade deal with the European Free Trade Association

India has finalized a free-trade agreement (FTA) with four non-EU European nations that make up the EFTA – Norway, Switzerland, Iceland, and Liechtenstein.  According

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What caused the Facebook and Instagram outages? 

This week, both Facebook and Instagram, two social media giants under the umbrella of Meta, encountered technical outages. According to a company spokesperson, the

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