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Cristina Caffarra

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  • 3h ago

    EU sidesteps size tests to place Amazon AWS and Microsoft Azure under digital gatekeeper rules

    The European Commission said Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure meet the conditions to be designated gatekeepers under the Digital Markets Act, citing user lock-in and AI market power, even though neither clears the law's automatic size thresholds.

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Two quakes, one boiling continent

Quakes batter Venezuela as heat strains Europe and courts reshape migration policy

The last half-day brought the sort of news that makes crisis managers reach for old checklists and new maps. Venezuela counted the early dead after twin earthquakes, Europe shut classrooms and train lines in record heat, and Washington’s courts gave Donald Trump a sharper immigration tool.

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  • 7.1-magnitude earthquake in Venezuela

    Confirms two Spanish citizens dead and 80 missing, while the death toll among Portuguese nationals rises to six following the Venezuela earthquake.

  • Israel bombs Hezbollah targets in Beirut

    Mandates that all vessels use only Iranian-designated routes in the Strait of Hormuz, effectively asserting unilateral control over international maritime transit.

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World · Updated 1h ago

The Middle East after Gaza

The formalization of the US-Iran memorandum and the explicit warning from Secretary Rubio regarding Strait of Hormuz fees represent concrete, albeit expected, developments within the ongoing diplomatic efforts.

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