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EU agrees to move ahead on using Russian assets for Ukraine
EU agrees to move ahead on using Russian assets for Ukraine
Economy
by  AFP

EU leaders on Thursday agreed to "take work forward" on a plan to use the profits from frozen Russian central bank assets to arm Ukraine, as Kyiv pleaded for more ammunition for its outgunned forces. - Kremlin threatens retaliation - EU leaders insisted the plan to target the interest being made by the frozen assets was legally sound.

Apple's 'Walled Garden' under fire in lawsuit
Apple's 'Walled Garden' under fire in lawsuit
Technology
by  AFP

Call it a "walled garden" or an ecosystem, but at the heart of Thursday's blockbuster US lawsuit against Apple are the many ways the company gets customers to remain faithful to its products. - Garden grows - With the iPhone revolution that made Apple one of the most profitable companies in history, the ecosystem only grew.

16 US states challenge Biden admin freeze on new LNG export approvals
16 US states challenge Biden admin freeze on new LNG export approvals
Economy
by  AFP

Texas and 15 other US states filed a lawsuit on Thursday challenging the Biden administration's freeze on new liquefied natural gas exports. Texas, the leading US producer of crude oil and natural gas, and 15 other Republican-led states filed a lawsuit in a federal court in Louisiana on Thursday opposing the move.

Mexico cuts interest rate for first time in three years
Mexico cuts interest rate for first time in three years
Economy
by  AFP

Mexico's central bank on Thursday reduced its benchmark interest rate for the first time in three years following a slowing of inflation in Latin America's second-largest economy. The key interest rate was reduced by 0.25 percentage points to 11.00 percent, the central bank, also known as Banxico, said in a statement.