Tag: probes
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EU probes TikTok, YouTube over child protection, and Alibaba’s AliExpress over consumer protection
[ad_1] The EU announced investigations on Thursday into YouTube and TikTok to find out what action the US and Chinese-owned platforms are taking to ensure the safety of minors. The European Commission said it had sent formal requests for information to TikTok and YouTube respectively, the first step in procedures launched under the EU’s new…
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Judge probes wait in federal minister’s owl protection recommendation
[ad_1] Article content VANCOUVER — A Federal Court judge says he’s “wrestling” with why the minister responsible for protecting the northern spotted owl waited eight months to recommend an emergency protection order to cabinet with only one wild-born bird remaining. Judge Yvan Roy questioned Crown counsel Aileen Jones during a hearing in Vancouver today, asking…
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Naresh Goyal’s arrest for loan fraud ‘legal’, his ‘non-cooperation’ slowed probe’s pace: ED tells HC | Mumbai News
[ad_1] The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Friday told the Bombay High Court that all legal procedures were complied with while arresting Jet Airways founder Naresh Goyal in connection with the alleged laundering of a loan of Rs 538.62 crore given by the Canara Bank. The ED said his arrest was necessary as Goyal was “highly…
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RCMP probes 70 possible sex-assault cases at N.S. youth centre
[ad_1] HALIFAX—It’s a shadow that has hung over a youth detention centre, a modest ring of green-roofed institutional buildings in Nova Scotia’s picturesque Annapolis Valley, for decades. The extent of that shadow has not become fully clear until recently. The allegations have been of abuse and indifference spanning nearly 30 years, leaving victims with emotional…
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Russia probes ‘mutiny’ calls after Wagner threatens top brass
[ad_1] Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin has vowed to retaliate against an alleged strike on his camp (Handout) Russian authorities on Friday opened a criminal probe into calls to stage an “armed mutiny” after the chief of the Wagner mercenary group accused Russia of targeting his forces with deadly missile strikes and vowed to retaliate. Yevgeny…
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Massachusetts US Attorney Rachael Rollins formally resigns in wake of ethics probes
[ad_1] WASHINGTON — Massachusetts U.S. Legal professional Rachael Rollins formally resigned Friday after wide-ranging investigations by two federal watchdog businesses discovered she sought to make use of her place to affect a neighborhood election and lied to investigators. In a letter to President Joe Biden obtained by The Related Press, Rollins thanked the White Home…