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EU tells Apple chief to 'open up' to rivals
The EU's digital chief Thierry Breton told Apple CEO Tim Cook on Tuesday that the iPhone maker must open up its products to competitors as part of Brussels' tough curbs on tech behemoths. "The next job for Apple and other big tech, under the DMA, is to open up its gates to competitors," Breton said, in a statement.
French news outlet Jeune Afrique protests Burkina suspension
French media outlet Jeune Afrique protested Tuesday after Burkina Faso's junta-led government suspended its print and online operations in the country after the publication of two articles about tensions within the military.
Rich nations, China must accelerate race to net zero: IEA
Rich and developing nations alike must sharply improve their net-zero targets, the International Energy Agency said Tuesday, warning that a clean energy surge was the main reason the world's climate goals are still achievable.
Hosts China win Asian Games' first-ever eSports gold
Hosts China on Tuesday won the Asian Games' first-ever gold in eSports in a landmark for gaming, beating Malaysia 2-0 in the smartphone game Arena of Valor. ESports is making its debut as a medal event at the Games in Hangzhou, seen as a major step towards the Olympics one day.
Need for critical metals poses dilemmas for investors
Soaring demand for the raw materials needed for the transition towards renewable energy is creating dilemmas for investors weighing the economic, environmental and human rights risks of such projects. - Compromise and sacrifice - The mining sector also presents significant concerns around human rights and environmental pollution.
Asian Games put China tech giants on podium after long crackdown
Alibaba was among the high-profile Chinese tech companies brought to heel by the ruling Communist Party, but the Asian Games in the firm's home city are proving to be a golden opportunity.
Axed: Rampant logging hits India's batmakers for six
When the Cricket World Cup opens in India next month several players will carry Kashmiri willow wood bats, but manufacturers say over-exploitation of trees means their craft faces ruin. The ready supply of willow -- the wood favoured by cricketers -- also sparked a craft in bats.
'Treated like slaves': Workers dying in ArcelorMittal's Kazakh mines
Standing in the vast windswept plains of the Kazakh steppe, miner Vladimir Khaniev stoically recalled the explosion that left him permanently disabled. Khaniev, who worked for 17 years at the company's Lenin mine in the town of Shakhtinsk, was left unconscious after an explosion tore through a shaft 800 metres (over 2,500 feet) underground last November, killing five of his colleagues.
'Last hope': Desperate truckers in Germany stage hunger strike
Truck drivers who transport goods around Europe have staged a hunger strike in Germany as part of a weeks-long work stoppage, describing it as their "last hope" to draw attention to the exploitation they say they suffer. He was among those who joined the hunger strike, and said it was "our last hope," adding: "There was nothing more to be done."
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