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Under pressure from the US House of Representatives, Commission Vice-President Teresa Ribera told Euronews that she would respond to Republican Congressmen’s questioning on digital enforcement by 10 March. ADVERTISEMENTThe Commission will send justifications for its enforcement of US tech giants through its Digital Markets Act (DMA) by the 10th of March, as requested by the US Congress’ judiciary committee, Commission Vice-President Teresa Ribera has told Euronews.“We are bound by the law, the DMA provides protection to consumers,” she said, justifying investigations launched by the Commission against several US digital platforms. “We have been working in a very careful manner to…
Two men were arrested this morning after allegedly stealing a caravan and continuing to tow it, even after it tipped on its side and hit parked vehicles. The driver also allegedly drove at at officer who was laying spikes – they were unharmed. Police said it was notified at 5am about the caravan being stolen from outside a Khandallah property. Police then located the vehicle and lay road spikes – but the driver avoided them and allegedly drove at the officer who laid them.“Fortunately the officer was not harmed,” police said.A damaged car in Wellington (Source: 1News)The vehicle then travelled…
The Ukrainian president expressed regret Tuesday over his exchange with his US counterpart Donald Trump and urged for a return to cooperation after Washington paused its military support to Ukraine. ADVERTISEMENTThe terse exchange with Donald Trump at the White House was “regrettable,” and “it is time to make things right”, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Tuesday, just hours after Washington announced a pause on military support to Ukraine.”Our meeting in Washington, at the White House on Friday, did not go the way it was supposed to be,” Zelenskyy said in a post on X. “It is regrettable that it happened this…
A woman has been charged with manslaughter and driving offences after a crash which resulted in the death of a young girl who was riding her bike in Hawke’s Bay.Emma Jane Kupa, 11, of Flaxmere died at the scene after being hit on Chatham Rd on January 30. Today, police said a 34-year-old woman has now been charged with manslaughter, driving with a breath alcohol level over 400, dangerous driving and failing to stop to ascertain injury.She is due to appear in Hastings District Court today, police said.
The Commission has pledged an action plan for the steel industry to be launched in mid-March, days after US President Donald Trump’s threatened tariffs against the sector are slated to come into force, beckoning the onset of a trade war. ADVERTISEMENTThe European Commission will publish an action plan to deal with unfair trade measures imposed on the steel sector by international competitors, and revisit import limits set during the steel trade spat which began during the last Trump administration, which are due to end in June 2026, the executive announced on Tuesday. “European steelmakers are at a crossroads,” Commission President Ursula von…
A karakia has been held and the community has come together after more than 20 headstones were vandalised at a Hawke’s Bay urupā over the weekend.Police said it had received a report on Sunday afternoon that between 20-25 headstones at the Ōmāhu Urupā had been damaged sometime on Saturday night.Ōmāhu Urupā was badly damaged by Cyclone Gabrielle in 2023 with many burial sites impacted by flooding.Reverend Zhane Tiopira Tāhau said the community was “devastated” by the vandalism but had built “so much resilience” from the weather event.Reverend Zhane Tiopira Tāhau (Source: 1News)”It was only two years ago when this urupā…
Living alone often means much higher costs. A new study identifies the best places for singles considering to relocate with the aim of increasing their purchasing power. ADVERTISEMENTSingle adult households are about 80 million in the EU, accounting for over half of the total.Between 2013 and 2023, the rate of people living alone without children rose by more than 21%, becoming the fastest growing in the EU.Amid rising living expenses and soaring house prices, the financial burden of living alone is becoming increasingly high, which is why today that’s also known as “singles tax”.Swedish credit comparison agency Credwise developed an…
The Auckland-based owner of a St Kilda pub has dismissed police opposition to a liquor licence as ‘‘speculation and tenuous inference’’. An on-licence and off-licence renewal application for the St Kilda Tavern was heard by Dunedin’s district licensing committee on Thursday. It was opposed by police, the medical officer of health delegate and a licensing inspector. Alcohol harm prevention officer Sergeant Steve Jones, of Dunedin, said in his report the applicant company’s sole director, Darshpreet Singh, owned a number of premises under different companies. The St Kilda Tavern was his first venture into the South Island, and Sgt Jones raised…
A 20-year-old driver has been charged with allegedly causing the deaths of two of his passengers in a crash earlier this year.A 20-year-old man and a 17-year-old woman were killed in the crash on Butchers Rd in Clarkville on January 11. In a statement, police said “the car they were travelling in hit a concrete power pole with such force, the vehicle split in half”. “Both the victims were located deceased at the scene, while the driver sustained minor injuries,” a police spokesperson said. Following an investigation into the cause of the crash, the 20-year-old North Canterbury man was arrested…
In a world-first, the EU created legislation to regulate Artificial Intelligence, called the AI Act. But it now seems to be moving away from effective protection for those harmed by this technology by abandoning a proposed AI Liability Directive. ADVERTISEMENTThe Artificial Intelligence Act came into force in the EU in August 2024, defining four levels of risk for AI systems: unacceptable, high, limited and minimal. Eight practices are banned as unacceptable based on behaviour or personal characteristics, and these bans came into effect this month.There are many other potential risks arising from AI to health, safety and fundamental rights, and a proposal was intended to create…