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Trademark dispute strips McDonald's of 'Big Mac' exclusivity in EU

Trademark dispute strips McDonald's of 'Big Mac' exclusivity in EU

By Janine Hollesen 30 Jul 2024

Farmers work at a cocoa farm in Daloa, Ivory Coast, 3 October 2023. Reuters/Ange Aboa/File Photo

EU will not delay deforestation law, environment chief says on Ivory Coast visit

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Porsche's former Chief Executive Wendelin Wiedeking will have to face charges of share price manipulation after the failed deal to buy Volkswagen. Image:

Porsche's former boss to stand trial

29 Aug 2014

The Dresden court where a former German policeman, Detlef Guenzel, is being tried to killing and dismembering a 'willing victim'. Image

German cop appears on cannibalism charges

22 Aug 2014

Scottish National Party Leader Alex Salmond has fought had to lower the voting age to 16 but young Scottish voters to not seem to support his independence campaign. Image: Wikipedia

Scottish teens not keen on independence

20 Aug 2014

Julian Assange is keen to leave the Ecuadorian Embassy but will not do so without assurances that he won't be extradited to Sweden or the USA to face charges against him. Image:

Assange going nowhere until assurances are given

19 Aug 2014

Russian bloggers take revenge over tough new law

Russian bloggers take revenge over tough new law

4 Aug 2014

Beats headphones and music streaming system. The European Commission has approved the deal for Apple to buy Beats for $3bn. Image:

EU clears Apple's $3bn Beats deal despite Bose legal claims

29 Jul 2014

Counterfeit battle between LVMH and eBay ends

18 Jul 2014

Valery Seleznev says his son, hacker son, Roman might die in a US prison unless he's kept on appropriate medication. Image:

Hacking accused could die in US prison

14 Jul 2014

Germany weighs how to hit back in US spying row

Germany weighs how to hit back in US spying row

9 Jul 2014

Media freedom requires commitment to truth

Media freedom requires commitment to truth

Pallo Jordan 5 Jul 2014

This photograph of Dougie McDonald, taken from the BBC's website shows that searches for the disgraced Scottish referee on Google in South Africa are still working. Image:

Google starts 'forgetting' BBC and UK newspaper stories

4 Jul 2014

Foreign Ministry official Peter Stenlund says Finland has been the target of a huge spying racket for a number of years. Image:

Finland's government offices hacked, documents taken

3 Jul 2014

Rupert Murdoch, Executive Chairman of News Corporation has held talks with his staff after Andy Coulson was convicted of phone hacking charges. Image: Wikipedia

Murdoch heads to UK after phone-hacking trial

27 Jun 2014

Aurelelie Fillippetti, France's Culture Minister has welcomed the ban against Amazon's free shipping and discounted prices. Image: Wikipedia

Anti-Amazon bill adopted in France

27 Jun 2014

Head of the German Publishers' and Booksellers' Association Alexander Skipis says Amazon is 'blackmailing' publishers for bigger discounts. Image:

German publishers lodge complaint against Amazon

25 Jun 2014

Solucom's Gerome Billois says Rex Mundi has tried on several occasions to extort money from companies in return for not publishing stolen data. Image: Solucom

Worthless extortion demand against Domino's Pizza

18 Jun 2014

Whistle-blower Edward Snowden's lawyer has sold the rights to a book he has written about Snowden's exploits to Oliver Stone. Image:

Oliver Stone gets rights to Snowden movie

12 Jun 2014

EU Competition Commissioner Joaquin Alumnia says multi-national companies are not paying enough taxes. Image:

EU says international companies got 'illegal state aid'

12 Jun 2014

Vodafone admits that its phone are being tapped in at least 29 countries around the world. Image:

Vodafone admits phones on global networks are tapped

9 Jun 2014

Germany's Federal Prosecutor Harald Range has opened a criminal case to probe the tapping of Chancellor Angela Merkel's mobile phone. Image: Zimbio

Criminal probe into Merkel phone snooping

6 Jun 2014

The Pirate Bay's Co-founder, Peter Sunde was arrested in Sweden over the weekend and will now have to serve his eight month sentence for copyright infringement. He had been on the run for two years. Image: Wikipedia

Pirate Bay co-founder arrested in Sweden

2 Jun 2014

WIN Chief Executive, Alison Wenham says YouTube's terms and conditions are indefensible for independent music producers. Image:

YouTube resists WIN's music streaming ultimatum

26 May 2014

WIN's Chief Executive, Alison Wenham says that YouTube is trying to force independent music labels to accept its terms of service for a new music streaming service. Image:

WIN gives YouTube streaming ultimatum

23 May 2014

Russia has slapped penal duties on vans imported from Italy and Germany. Image: Wikipedia

EU challenges Russia at WTO over duties on vans

22 May 2014

Dutch court blocks hidden camera bullying footage

Dutch court blocks hidden camera bullying footage

21 May 2014

At least 100 people have been arrested for buying malware from BlackShades and using it to extort money from innocent victims. Image:

100 arrests in global raids on 'BlackShades' hackers

20 May 2014

Google's Kent Walker says the investigation by the European Commission was "very thorough". Image:

Digital companies demand new Google anti-trust probe

16 May 2014

A Norwegian mother and her British lover were sentenced to jail after the woman killed her child during a video chat. Image: Sattva

Online torture and murder of Norwegian child

16 May 2014

Danish journalist Ken B. Rasmussen has been charged for snooping on private credit card information. Image:

Danish journalists charged over credit card snooping

15 May 2014

Princess Catherine's phone was hacked 155 times by News of the World according to evidence at the London trial. Image:

Trial told how News of the World hacked Kate 155 times

15 May 2014

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The Dresden court where a former German policeman, Detlef Guenzel, is being tried to killing and dismembering a 'willing victim'. Image

German cop appears on cannibalism charges

22 Aug 2014

Scottish National Party Leader Alex Salmond has fought had to lower the voting age to 16 but young Scottish voters to not seem to support his independence campaign. Image: Wikipedia

Scottish teens not keen on independence

20 Aug 2014

Julian Assange is keen to leave the Ecuadorian Embassy but will not do so without assurances that he won't be extradited to Sweden or the USA to face charges against him. Image:

Assange going nowhere until assurances are given

19 Aug 2014

Russian bloggers take revenge over tough new law

Russian bloggers take revenge over tough new law

4 Aug 2014

Beats headphones and music streaming system. The European Commission has approved the deal for Apple to buy Beats for $3bn. Image:

EU clears Apple's $3bn Beats deal despite Bose legal claims

29 Jul 2014

Counterfeit battle between LVMH and eBay ends

18 Jul 2014

Valery Seleznev says his son, hacker son, Roman might die in a US prison unless he's kept on appropriate medication. Image:

Hacking accused could die in US prison

14 Jul 2014

Germany weighs how to hit back in US spying row

Germany weighs how to hit back in US spying row

9 Jul 2014

Media freedom requires commitment to truth

Media freedom requires commitment to truth

Pallo Jordan 5 Jul 2014

This photograph of Dougie McDonald, taken from the BBC's website shows that searches for the disgraced Scottish referee on Google in South Africa are still working. Image:

Google starts 'forgetting' BBC and UK newspaper stories

4 Jul 2014

Foreign Ministry official Peter Stenlund says Finland has been the target of a huge spying racket for a number of years. Image:

Finland's government offices hacked, documents taken

3 Jul 2014

Rupert Murdoch, Executive Chairman of News Corporation has held talks with his staff after Andy Coulson was convicted of phone hacking charges. Image: Wikipedia

Murdoch heads to UK after phone-hacking trial

27 Jun 2014

Aurelelie Fillippetti, France's Culture Minister has welcomed the ban against Amazon's free shipping and discounted prices. Image: Wikipedia

Anti-Amazon bill adopted in France

27 Jun 2014

Head of the German Publishers' and Booksellers' Association Alexander Skipis says Amazon is 'blackmailing' publishers for bigger discounts. Image:

German publishers lodge complaint against Amazon

25 Jun 2014

Solucom's Gerome Billois says Rex Mundi has tried on several occasions to extort money from companies in return for not publishing stolen data. Image: Solucom

Worthless extortion demand against Domino's Pizza

18 Jun 2014

Whistle-blower Edward Snowden's lawyer has sold the rights to a book he has written about Snowden's exploits to Oliver Stone. Image:

Oliver Stone gets rights to Snowden movie

12 Jun 2014

EU Competition Commissioner Joaquin Alumnia says multi-national companies are not paying enough taxes. Image:

EU says international companies got 'illegal state aid'

12 Jun 2014

Vodafone admits that its phone are being tapped in at least 29 countries around the world. Image:

Vodafone admits phones on global networks are tapped

9 Jun 2014

Germany's Federal Prosecutor Harald Range has opened a criminal case to probe the tapping of Chancellor Angela Merkel's mobile phone. Image: Zimbio

Criminal probe into Merkel phone snooping

6 Jun 2014

The Pirate Bay's Co-founder, Peter Sunde was arrested in Sweden over the weekend and will now have to serve his eight month sentence for copyright infringement. He had been on the run for two years. Image: Wikipedia

Pirate Bay co-founder arrested in Sweden

2 Jun 2014

WIN Chief Executive, Alison Wenham says YouTube's terms and conditions are indefensible for independent music producers. Image:

YouTube resists WIN's music streaming ultimatum

26 May 2014

WIN's Chief Executive, Alison Wenham says that YouTube is trying to force independent music labels to accept its terms of service for a new music streaming service. Image:

WIN gives YouTube streaming ultimatum

23 May 2014

Russia has slapped penal duties on vans imported from Italy and Germany. Image: Wikipedia

EU challenges Russia at WTO over duties on vans

22 May 2014

Dutch court blocks hidden camera bullying footage

Dutch court blocks hidden camera bullying footage

21 May 2014

At least 100 people have been arrested for buying malware from BlackShades and using it to extort money from innocent victims. Image:

100 arrests in global raids on 'BlackShades' hackers

20 May 2014

Google's Kent Walker says the investigation by the European Commission was "very thorough". Image:

Digital companies demand new Google anti-trust probe

16 May 2014

A Norwegian mother and her British lover were sentenced to jail after the woman killed her child during a video chat. Image: Sattva

Online torture and murder of Norwegian child

16 May 2014

Danish journalist Ken B. Rasmussen has been charged for snooping on private credit card information. Image:

Danish journalists charged over credit card snooping

15 May 2014

Princess Catherine's phone was hacked 155 times by News of the World according to evidence at the London trial. Image:

Trial told how News of the World hacked Kate 155 times

15 May 2014

A group of Iranian women flouting the strict dress code demanded by morality police in Iran. Image: Facebook

Iranian women flout dress code in Facebook campaign

14 May 2014

Britain is on the verge of publishing regulations that will take action against people who persistently download pirated video, music and software among other things. Image:

British online piracy deal close

12 May 2014

Argument is that private companies should co-ordinate Europe's cyber-security systems. Image: Yurly

Europe's cyber-security policy under attack

5 May 2014

New of the World's Andy Coulson says he 'rubber-stamped' payments to a Royal policeman. Image:

UK tabloid's Coulson admits paying policeman

23 Apr 2014

The EU Court of Justice has struck down a law requiring telecommunications companies to keep records of all calls made from that device. Image:

European court scraps phone, email data collection law

10 Apr 2014

The EU's Neelie Kroes says roaming charges between EU member states will be dropped by 2015. Image:

EU to scrap mobile roaming fees

4 Apr 2014

President Xi Jinping. Image: Wikimedia

China's Xi challenges Obama on spying report

26 Mar 2014

Valuable paintings by world renowned artists, including Edgar Degas, and possibly looted from art galleries and Jewish families are displayed on a German website. Image: Wikipedia

German recluse launches website on 'Nazi art' trove

18 Feb 2014

The Turkish Parliament approved an Internet law that may conflict with the EU's standards. Image: Wiki Images

Turkey internet law raises 'serious concerns' for EU

7 Feb 2014

The News of the World trial for phone hacking is continuing in the Old Bailey. Image:

"I hacked Daniel Craig's phone," says British journalist

29 Jan 2014

Ericsson and Samsung have settled a global patent dispute that has dragged on for years. Image: Stuart Miles

Ericsson and Samsung settle patent dispute

28 Jan 2014

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