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Google Fined $592 Million in Dispute With French Publishers

July 13, 2021
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PARIS—France’s competition regulator fined Google 500 million euros ($592 million) on Tuesday for failing to negotiate in good faith with French publishers in a dispute over payments for their news. The agency threatened fines of another 900,000 euros (around $1 million) per day if Google doesn’t come up with proposals within two months on how…

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Osaka Fined $15,000 for Skipping French Open Media; Thiem Out

May 30, 2021
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PARIS—Naomi Osaka was fined $15,000 at the French Open for skipping a post-match news conference after her first-round victory Sunday—and threatened by all four Grand Slam tournaments with stiffer penalties, including being defaulted, if she continues to avoid meeting with the media. The fine will come out of Osaka’s prize money and was announced in…

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London Dog Walker Fined £600 for Deer Attack in Royal Park

January 18, 2021
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A dog walker has been fined £602 ($815) over a fatal attack by his Red Setter on a deer in one of London’s Royal Parks—where they are protected by law. Such attacks have increased during the pandemic, according to authorities, due to lockdown-type measures. Greater numbers of people are visiting parks for exercise and socialising,…

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