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EU regulators readying third Google antitrust charge

Alphabet's Google may face a third EU antitrust charge as soon as next month, this time focusing on its revenue mainstay AdWords ad placement service, three people familiar with the matter said on Tuesday.

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EU rolls out strategy on ties with China for next five years

The High Representative of the European Union (EU) for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and the European Commission on Wednesday adopted a Joint Communication which maps out the EU's relationship with China for the next five years.

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Google faces record 3 billion euro EU antitrust fine: Telegraph

Google faces a record antitrust fine of around 3 billion euros ($3.4 billion) from the European Commission in the coming weeks, British newspaper The Sunday Telegraph said.

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Polish PM, heads of parliamentary clubs discuss controversies with EU

Polish Prime Minister Beata Szydlo held a meeting with heads of Polish parliamentary clubs on Tuesday, regarding the recent controversies aroused between the country and the European Union (EU).

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EU officials postpone visit to Turkey after attacks in Ankara

​European Commission First Vice-President Frans Timmermans and Commissioner Johannes Hahn postponed a tour to Turkey slated on Sunday, on request of the Turkish authorities to respect the nation's three days of mourning after the deadly attacks in Ankara.

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EU to take action against corporate tax abuse

​The European Commission on Wednesday said a new EU approach to corporate taxation is needed to successfully address tax abuse after an orientation debate between the college of commissioners.

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Drama element exists to verbal challenges between Italy, EU over budget: experts

​The recent feud between Italy and newly installed leadership of the European Commission over Italy's 2015 budget proposal has at least a little political theater in it, experts say.

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Deputy chief engineer of state-owned metallurgical giant punished for corruption

Zhang Zheying, deputy chief engineer of Metallurgical Corporation of China Limited, has been expelled from the Communist Party of China (CPC) and public office for "serious disciplinary and legal violations."

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Senior state-owned power corporation executive expelled from CPC

Huang Baodong, a senior executive of a state-owned power-related corporation, has been expelled from the Communist Party of China (CPC) and public office for "serious disciplinary and legal violations."

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Thailand's opposing political sides urged to nominate mediators

Six independent organizations of Thailand on Monday asked the caretaker government and anti- government protesters to nominate mediators to broker talks between the two sides.

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Google offers improved offer to address EU anti-trust concerns

Google has made further concessions to address the European Union (EU)'s anti-trust concerns over the world's dominant search engine's online search and search advertising technologies, the European Commission said on Wednesday.

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Google offers improved offer to address EU anti-trust concerns

Google has made further concessions to address the EU's anti-trust concerns over the world's dominant search engine's online search and search advertising technologies, the European Commission said on Wednesday.

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Big Four China units to appeal SEC suspension ruling

The "Big Four" accounting firms said on Thursday they intend to appeal against a ruling by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission recommending the suspension of the firms' China units for six months.

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EU imposes provisional duties on Chinese solar glass

The EU on Wednesday imposed tariffs of up to 42.1 percent on solar glass imports from China, which would come into force Thursday.

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Senior Chinese official under investigation for suspected discipline violations

Ji Jianye, mayor of Nanjing, capital of east China's Jiangsu Province, is under investigation for suspected discipline and law violations, the discipline watchdog of the Communist Party of China (CPC) revealed on Thursday.

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3 CNPC senior executives under probe

Three senior executives of the China National Petroleum Corporation, Asia's largest oil and gas producer, are now under investigation over suspected "serious violation of disciplines", the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission said on Tuesday.

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New organ distribution rule

Donor organs are to be distributed through a nation-wide system after a new ruling by the government.