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UK to lift pause on motor finance complaint handling in May 2026

Dec 3 (Reuters) - Britain's financial regulator will lift the pause on handling motor finance compla...

3rd December, 2025

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Apple faces multimillion-euro Dutch antitrust damages claims after EU's top court ruling

BRUSSELS, Dec 2 (Reuters) - The Court of Justice of the European Union on Tuesday ruled the Dutch tr...

2nd December, 2025

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IAG's Iberia extends flight Venezuela suspension through December

MADRID, Dec 1 (Reuters) - Spanish carrier Iberia on Monday extended the suspension of its flights to...

1st December, 2025

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European Commission ramps up pressure on Shein, Paris hearing set for Dec. 5

BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The European Commission has requested Chinese online platform Shein to provide i...

26th November, 2025

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French prosecutor opens probe on Ebay over suspicion of sale of illicit goods

PARIS (Reuters) -The French prosecutor's office on Tuesday said it had opened an investigation on U....

25th November, 2025

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From ticketing sites to fitness chains, UK probes online pricing practices

(Reuters) -Britain's competition regulator on Tuesday launched investigations into eight businesses...

18th November, 2025

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France targets Vinted for failure to prevent underage access to adult content

PARIS (Reuters) -France's child protection agency chief Sarah El Hairy has asked the regulator to in...

17th November, 2025

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France finds Wish, Temu, AliExpress, eBay, Joom, Amazon broke rules on illicit products

PARIS (Reuters) -A French consumer watchdog found that besides Chinese fast-fashion retailer Shein,...

14th November, 2025

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Stellantis to recall nearly 113,000 US vehicles, NHTSA says

(Reuters) -Chrysler-parent Stellantis is recalling 112,859 U.S. vehicles as debris inside the engine...

14th November, 2025

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France halts Shein suspension proceedings after sex dolls, weapons are withdrawn

PARIS (Reuters) -The French Finance Ministry on Friday allowed Chinese online retailer Shein to resu...

7th November, 2025

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Shein sex doll scandal shines light on marketplaces' dark corners

By Helen Reid LONDON (Reuters) -France's crackdown on Shein over childlike sex dolls and banned weap...

7th November, 2025

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Swatch workers in Turkey set to strike in pay row

By John Revill ZURICH (Reuters) -Workers at 16 of Swatch Group's directly operated stores in Turkey...

7th November, 2025