Meta’s historic antitrust trial could force Zuckerberg to break off Insta, WhatsApp

[ad_1] WASHINGTON: Facebook parent Meta Platforms bought up nascent rivals Instagram and WhatsApp after its attempts to compete had failed, an attorney for the US Federal Trade Commission said at the beginning of a high-stakes trial in Washington on Monday, where US antitrust enforcers seek to unwind the deals.FTC attorney Daniel Matheson said that the […]

Rebellion trial opens for South Korea’s ousted president. Here’s what to know

[ad_1] Yoon Suk Yeol (AP file photo) SEOUL: Yoon Suk Yeol‘s legal saga is far from over. Ten days after he was ousted from office over his martial law declaration, the former conservative South Korean president appeared for the first time at his criminal trial Monday on high-stakes rebellion charges. Yoon’s baffling decision to declare […]

Meta faces landmark US antitrust trial

[ad_1] Social media juggernaut Meta stands trial on Monday facing serious US government allegations that it abused its market power to acquire Instagram and WhatsApp before they could become competitors. Google is facing two cases and was found guilty of search-market dominance abuse last August, while Apple and Amazon are also heading to court. WASHINGTON: […]

US judge denies new trial for duo in human smuggling case involving death of four Indians

[ad_1] Steve Shand (US Immigration and Customs Enforcement via AP) , Harshkumar Patel (Sherburne County Sheriff’s Office via AP) A federal court justice, on Tuesday, denied applications for fresh trials of two individuals found guilty on charges related to human smuggling. The case involved the tragic deaths of four Indians who died of extreme cold […]

Chevron ordered to pay more than $740 million to restore Louisiana coast in landmark trial

[ad_1] POINTE A LA HACHE: Oil company Chevron must pay more than $740 million to restore damage it caused to southeast Louisiana’s coastal wetlands, a jury ruled on Friday following a landmark trial more than a decade in the making. The case was the first of dozens of pending lawsuits to reach trial in Louisiana […]

A drug under trial reduces risk of heart attack, stroke

[ad_1] NEW YORK: As many as one in five people – about 64 million in the US – have elevated levels of a tiny particle in their blood that can greatly increase the risk of heart attacks and strokes. But few know about it, and few doctors test for it, because there was not much […]

Bolsonaro trial: A political reset for Brazil?

[ad_1] Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro BRASILIA: With far-right former president Jair Bolsonaro headed for trial on coup charges, Brazilians are starting to contemplate a future without the polarizing populist in the picture.The 70-year-old risks a prison sentence of 40 years and political banishment if found guilty of seeking to wrest power from Luiz Inacio […]