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Apple facing slew of Russian lawsuits over slow iPhones

Moscow - Al Maghrib Today

Seven lawsuits have been launched in Russia and "hundreds" dozens more are in the pipeline against US tech giant Apple which has already admitted to slowing the performance of older iPhone models, a lawyer for some of the plaintiffs said Wednesday. "We have sent seven lawsuits to Moscow courts -- two have been received by the Tverskoy (Moscow district) courtRead more

UK, France agree new border security treaty: official

SANDHURST - Al Maghrib Today

Britain and France on Thursday signed a new treaty to boost border security after a request by French President Emmanuel Macron, concerned at the number of migrants in Calais trying to reach British shores. The two sides agreed on the "signature of a new treaty to strengthen the management of our shared border," according to a joint statement following aRead more

Bayeux Tapestry loan 'very significant': British PM

London - Al Maghrib Today

Prime Minister Theresa May said Wednesday it was "very significant" that the Bayeux Tapestry will be loaned to Britain from France, more than 950 years after the Norman conquest of England it depicts. "It is very significant that the Bayeux Tapestry is going to be coming to the UK and that people are going to be able to see this,"Read more

Spain expected to replace US as second top tourism destination: UNWTO

Madrid - Al Maghrib Today

Spain is expected to replace the United States as the world's second tourism destination, while France has retained the top spot, the UN World Tourism Organization said Monday. "It is expected" that Spain will take the second position with some 82 million visitors last year, UNWTO chief Zurab Pololikashvili told reporters, adding however that definitive figures would be published inRead more

Wolf found in northern Belgium, first time in over 100 years

Brussels - Al Maghrib Today

A wild wolf has been found in the northern Belgian region of Flanders for the first time in more than a century, an environmental group said Saturday. "Our country was the only one in continental Europe to have not been visited by a wolf," since the animal began recolonising the continent, Landschap said. Overhunting, industrialisation and urban sprawl progressively ledRead more

'Hundreds' of lawsuits filed over Lactalis salmonella

Paris - Al Maghrib Today

Hundreds of lawsuits have been filed against French dairy giant Lactalis by families who say their children got salmonella poisoning after drinking powdered milk made by the company, an association representing victims said Friday. The announcement came as economy minister Bruno Le Maire said Lactalis would have to extend its product recall to all milk products at the affected productionRead more

Cancer shatters gay marriage dreams

The Hague - Al Maghrib Today

They planned to say "I do" in 25 countries in a joyful celebration of gay marriage. But now the lives of two women artists have been shattered by a diagnosis of terminal cancer. Instead of planning their fifth wedding in Spain as part of a global performance artwork, Belgian Fleur Pierets, 44, is now nursing "the love of her life",Read more

France urges more German investment to boost EU

Berlin - Al Maghrib Today

France's finance minister on Wednesday urged Germany to loosen the purse strings to help boost European growth, reminding Berlin of its wider responsibilities as Chancellor Angela Merkel struggles to forge a new coalition at home. France has already done its bit by "reducing its public spending and reforming its economy," Bruno Le Maire told Die Zeit weekly. "We expect GermanyRead more

After group spins off US arm

The Hague - Al Maghrib Today

Shares in troubled French media and telecoms firm Altice soared in early trading Tuesday, after it announced a major group reorganisation spinning off its US arm from its European business. Altice said in a statement late Monday that it "has approved plans for the separation of Altice USA Inc. from Altice NV", adding the new arm would be renamed "Altice Europe". "TheRead more