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September 22, 2017

Tech firms and lawmakers celebrate new trans-Atlantic cable

Lawmakers and tech industry leaders have announced the completion of a new high-speed data cable that stretches across the ...

September 22, 2017

Macron signs decrees to implement major labor reform

French President Emmanuel Macron has signed five decrees paving the way to the implementation of labor law measures aimed at ...

September 22, 2017

The Latest: Warner eyes social-media political-ad regulation

The Latest on Facebook and the Russia investigation (all times local): 6:15 p.m. The top Democrat on the Senate intelligence ...

September 21, 2017

Thousands in France march to protest Macron's labor law

Tens of thousands of protesters marched in Paris and other French cities against President Emmanuel Macron's contested labor ...

September 20, 2017

UEFA president wants lawmakers to help make soccer fairer

UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin challenged European lawmakers on Wednesday to help make the business of soccer fairer.

September 19, 2017

EU lawmakers visit train linked to Hungary's prime minster

European Parliament members who oversee the EU's budget on Tuesday visited a three-station railroad that links three ...

September 19, 2017

Portuguese regulator rejects Altice's bid for media company

Portugal's telecom regulator has blocked an attempt by international operator Altice to buy control of local company Media ...

September 16, 2017

The Latest: London attack highlights need to train US agents

The Latest on an incident at a subway station in London (all times local): 10 p.m. The president of Amtrak's police labor ...

September 16, 2017

The Latest: Trump tweets tough talk after London explosion

The Latest on President Donald Trump and the London subway incident (all times local): 7:45 p.m. Donald Trump's suggestion ...

September 16, 2017

Trump's tough talk on London bomb irks British leader

President Donald Trump's suggestion that London police could have done more to prevent Friday's homemade bomb explosion drew ...

September 15, 2017

UK threat level raised to "critical" after subway bombing

A homemade bomb planted in a rush-hour subway car exploded in London on Friday, injuring 29 people and prompting authorities ...

September 15, 2017

Oil spill forces Greek authorities to close Athens beaches

Greek authorities have banned swimming along a long line of popular Athens beaches on Friday following extensive sea ...

September 14, 2017

UK asks regulator to probe standards doubts over Fox-Sky bid

The British government confirmed Thursday it is asking the country's competition regulator to investigate Twenty-First ...

September 14, 2017

Judge Revokes Bail for `Pharma Bro'

Ex-pharmaceuticals company CEO Martin Shkreli has bail revoked in New York securities fraud case, heads to jail.

September 13, 2017

Frankfurt auto show: Diesels improve, but will people buy?

German automakers say they have new and improved diesels that meet or beat ever-tightening emissions standards. But will ...

September 13, 2017

European court sides with Italian farmer pushing GM crops

The European Union court ruled Wednesday in favor of an Italian activist farmer who has defied his nation's laws by planting ...

September 12, 2017

Protests over French labor overhaul grip Paris, other cities

The Eiffel Tower saw service cutbacks, angry carnival workers snarled traffic around the Arc de Triomphe and police used ...

September 12, 2017

Trump: North Korea sanctions 'small step,' warns of more

President Donald Trump said Tuesday new U.N. sanctions "are nothing compared to what ultimately will have to happen" to stop ...

September 12, 2017

The Latest: Paris protesters: Labor changes favor employers

The Latest on the union-led protests in France against President Emmanuel Macron's changes to labor laws (all times local): ...