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BRUSSELS (AP) -- The European Union on Friday warned Russia against allowing hackers to attack data bases or spread disinformation in some of the 27 member countries just as Germans were preparing to go the polls for weekend parliamentary elections.

A cold winter might force European regulators to speed up the approval process for the controversial Nord Stream 2 pipeline now running between Russia and Germany

Natural-gas supply shortfalls have led to record prices for the fuel and electricity, stoking fears of a shortage

The app in question, called Smart Voting, was a tool for organising opposition to Russia President Vladimir Putin ahead of elections held over the weekend.

Apple's and Google's cooperation with the Russian government's efforts to suppress an app opposed to the ruling regime is escalating concerns about whether Big Tech's pursuit of ever-higher profits has trampled their commitment to protecting civil rights

BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) -- Big Tech companies that operate around the globe have long promised to obey local laws and to protect civil rights while doing business. But when Apple and Google capitulated to Russian demands and removed a political-opposition app from their local app stores, it raised worries that two of the world's most successful companies are more comfortable bowing to undemocratic edicts -- and maintaining a steady flow of profits -- than upholding the rights of their users.

Several countries have been reiterating the Taliban to form an inclusive government in Afghanistan but the group continue to crack down on minority and women.

World's energy watchdog intervenes after Russia decides not to increase exports despite record prices

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MOSCOW (AP) -- Seven survivors of a shooting at a university in central Russia that left six people dead and 28 more wounded are to be airlifted to Moscow for medical treatment on Tuesday, according to a top education official.

GAS prices are going up around the world as life starts to return to 'normal' after the Covid pandemic. The UK and Europe are seeing particularly large gas price increases - but why are the energy prices rising? This is the staggering amount extra you could pay for your gas next month, in October.

The vote comes in the wake of an unprecedented crackdown on the opposition this year, with Russian authorities jailing Putin's best-known domestic foe Alexei Navalny and banning his organisations as "extremist".

Nearly all vocal Kremlin critics were barred. Ahead of the polls, organisations linked to top Putin critic Navalny were labelled "extremist", preventing his allies from balloting.

No cause for alarm now, says Kwasi Kwarteng as energy discussions are likened to early Covid crisis talks

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The app, from the Russian opposition leader Aleksei Navalny, vanished from online stores as polls opened in the parliamentary election it was designed to sway.

The app, from the Russian opposition leader Aleksei Navalny, vanished from online stores as polls opened in the parliamentary election it was designed to sway.

MOSCOW (AP) -- Facing Kremlin pressure, Apple and Google on Friday removed an opposition-created smartphone app that tells voters which candidates are likely to defeat those backed by Russian authorities, as polls opened for three days of balloting in Russia's parliamentary election.

Apple and Google have removed a tactical voting app created by the organization of jailed Kremlin critic, Alexei Navalny, from their respective mobile app stores in Russia. Earlier this week Reuters reported that the Russian state had been amping up the pressure on foreign tech giants ahead of federal elections -- appropriating the language of [...]

Apple and Google have removed a tactical voting app created by the organization of jailed Kremlin critic, Alexei Navalny, from their respective mobile app stores in Russia. Earlier this week Reuters reported that the Russian state had been amping up the pressure on foreign tech giants ahead of federal elections -- appropriating the language of [...]