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Italy’s antitrust authorities have launched an investigation into Microsoft-owned gaming company Activision Blizzard amid claims it has used predatory game monetisation such as “loot boxes” and pay-to-progress designs in its popular mobile games Diablo Immortal and Call of Duty Mobile to target and exploit children and other players. Italy, supported by consumer protection authorities in Norway and Denmark, is first seeking to find if the games company’s practices constituted a “widespread infringement” of EU consumer protection rules following player and public backlash in recent years. Activision Blizzard is one of Microsoft’s most well-known game publishers, known worldwide for genre-defining game…
The annual ranking of the 50 Best Bars in the world has been revealed, and 18 are in Europe. Following its unveiling of positions 51-100 in September, the prestigious ranking body revealed that Hong Kong’s Bar Leone held on to the top spot for a second year running. The results were announced at a ceremony in Milan on Wednesday, and two European bars – Moebius Milano in Milan and Line in Athens – featured in the top 10. Europe was far and away the most represented continent in the ranking with its 18 spots. It also achieved a further 18…
The 1990s were the last decade before technology took over our lives and attention spans. In Britain especially, there was a feeling of unrestrained optimism and rebellion, which in turn fuelled a chaotic surge of youthful creativity that intersected with countercultural movements. Tate Britain is celebrating this with more than 100 objects from the era, including the raw art of Tracey Emin, the rock n’ roll fashion of Vivienne Westwood, and early films from director Steve McQueen. Meticulously curated by Edward Enninful, the former editor-in-chief of British Vogue, the exhibition acts like a portal to a lost time; conjuring memories…
“I am not leaving because I have done anything for which I should have to justify myself or feel ashamed,” she said in a press release. “Just like all other MEPs, I invited citizens to Parliament whom I was entitled to invite —individuals whose experience and work directly contributed to the health policies we were developing. All rules were followed, including transparent reporting to the competent institutions, which confirmed that there were no irregularities,” the MEP said. POLITICO revealed that some of Jerković’s friends and family — including an art historian acquaintance and an actor friend — attended a health…
Italy’s Chamber of Deputies approved a new electoral law on Thursday, clearing the way for its use in the next general election, due in 2027. The legislation, backed by Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s government and formally known as the Stabilicum, – dubbed the Melonellum by opposition parties, – passed by 227 votes to 164 in a secret ballot. The vote effectively marks the unofficial start of the election campaign. While the current legislature runs until September 2027, speculation about an early election is already circulating in the corridors of parliament, though as we explain below, a vote before 14 April…
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By Etienne Paponaud with AFP Published on 08/10/2026 – 18:30 GMT+2•Updated 18:32 Sophie Adenot spent 235 days 400 kilometres above the Earth. After a day-long journey, the French astronaut splashed down on Thursday 8 October at 5:35 p.m. (French time), together with three other members of the International Space Station crew, in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of San Diego, California. The final minutes of the flight brought intense sensations for the Frenchwoman, Russian cosmonaut Andrei Fediaiev and the two Americans Jessica Meir and Jack Hathaway: a high-speed plunge through the atmosphere, then a slowdown under powerful parachutes, all while communications were…
Michael Jackson’s fashion legacy is going under the hammer, with more than 100 pieces of clothing and accessories from his career going up for auction. Among the items is the rhinestone-covered glove Jackson wore while performing ‘Billie Jean’ during his 1983 Motown 25 performance, where he debuted the moonwalk, as well as the red leather jacket he wore in the 1983 music video for Thriller. The loafers he wore in the video are also up for grabs. The ‘Michael Jackson: The Fashion Legacy’ evening auction will be part of Julien’s Celebrity & Pop Culture Experience, taking place from 7 to…
Qui sortira vainqueur de la campagne express et des trois débats de la primaire organisée par le PS, Place publique et GRS ? Près de 140 000 personnes sont appelées à voter vendredi et samedi. Ce corps électoral est difficilement sondable. Présenté comme le favori, le président de Place publique Raphaël Glucksmann peut-il sortir triomphant et indemne après avoir été durement attaqué par plusieurs de ses adversaires, dont Ségolène Royal et Olivier Faure ? Anthony Lattier en discute avec Marcelo Wesfreid, le directeur adjoint de la rédaction de POLITICO.Des questions ? Des commentaires ? Ecrivez-nous sur Whatsapp au +32 494…
Published on 08/10/2026 – 16:33 GMT+2 Europe could face a gas shortfall of 12% to 15% of demand if a severe cold snap hits this winter, according to a report published on Thursday by the EU’s gas transmission operators. The warning comes as the bloc enters winter with gas storage facilities just 72% full as of October 1, down from 83% at the same point last year, following what the report describes as a “challenging injection season”. The winter supply outlook, published by the European Network of Transmission System Operators for Gas (ENTSOG), examines two scenarios that assume no Russian…