Category: World

  New electricity and gas market rules are taking effect across the EU. They aim to make Europe’s energy system cleaner, more secure and resilient. They protect citizens from energy price spikes and give them stronger rights and control over their energy choices. Revised electricity market rules: more choice and protection The 2022 energy crisis exposed consumers […]

Two Florida men were sentenced to multiple years in prison for their roles in a $34.8 million health care fraud conspiracy billing Medicare for thousands of orthotic braces sent to Medicare beneficiaries who did not need them. “These fraudsters billed Medicare $34.8 million for braces that patients didn’t need and didn’t request — and now […]

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  When it comes to better jobs, equal opportunities, fair working conditions and strong social protection, the EU strives to improve people’s lives through the European Pillar of Social Rights. The Commission has published a communication that looks at the impact of this Pillar and highlights three areas which require urgent additional attention. The communication […]

The public will be better protected from potential hikes on their energy bills, as a new initiative looks to cut the UK’s reliance on more expensive sources of power. The Ultra-Long Duration Energy Storage (Ultra-LDES) Challenge was launched on 20 August 2026. It will offer grants which support the development of new tech focused on energy storage, including advanced […]

A Mexican national, Carlos Erick Vazquez Gonzalez, 48, pleaded guilty today for his role in the laundering of approximately $4 million in drug trafficking proceeds in the United States and the return of those proceeds via cryptocurrency to Mexico as part of a money laundering conspiracy. According to court documents, Vazquez Gonzalez worked with “money […]

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This summer, Laureano Oubiña, a major Galician drug trafficker, launched a “drug trafficking tour” through the Arousa estuary. He offered his clients a boat ride through the places that defined an era and promised the story told firsthand – with lunch included. The initiative has since been banned by Galicia’s regional government for infringing on […]

A table overlooking the sea, with a cold drink accompanied by olives, crisps, nuts, perhaps a tin of sardines or fried fish and chips. Even if you aren’t particularly hungry, the seaside atmosphere seems to demand this kind of savoury, salty food. Is it just force of habit, a physiological need, or does the sea […]

On 2 August 2026, new rules on the transparency of AI systems take effect. AI is advancing quickly, making it increasingly difficult to distinguish AI-generated and manipulated content from human-created and authentic content. This creates new risks of misinformation and manipulation at scale, fraud, impersonation, and consumer deception. The new transparency obligations will help people recognise […]