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Amazon faces US trial over alleged Prime subscription tricks

Amazon faces US trial over alleged Prime subscription tricks

Amazon goes to trial on Monday in a US government lawsuit that accuses the e-commerce giant of using tricks to enroll millions of customers in its Prime subscription service and then making it nearly impossible to cancel.

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Google faces court battle over breakup of ad tech business

Google faces court battle over breakup of ad tech business

Google faces a fresh federal court test on Monday as US government lawyers ask a judge to order the breakup of the search engine giant's ad technology business.

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France, others to recognize Palestinian state as UN week gets underway

France, others to recognize Palestinian state as UN week gets underway

France and other countries prepared to recognize a Palestinian state as the UN's centerpiece diplomatic week gets underway Monday, following a rash of Western governments in symbolicly endorsing statehood and sparking Israel's wrath.

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Burkina's LGBTQ community fears 'witch hunt' after anti-gay law

Burkina's LGBTQ community fears 'witch hunt' after anti-gay law

Quentin, like others in Burkina Faso, fears a new anti-gay law will spark a "witch hunt" against the already at-risk LGBTQ community, which has been forced even further underground.

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Milan Fashion Week to mourn Armani, welcome new stars

Milan Fashion Week to mourn Armani, welcome new stars

Milan Fashion Week opens Tuesday, a feast of Italian style set to be dominated by the late Giorgio Armani's final collections and new faces at Gucci and Versace.

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LAFC's Bouanga makes MLS history with hat-trick in Salt Lake win

LAFC's Bouanga makes MLS history with hat-trick in Salt Lake win

Denis Bouanga made Major League Soccer history Sunday as he scored three goals in Los Angeles FC's 4-1 victory over Real Salt Lake.

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Eagles top Rams in NFL thriller as Chiefs grab first win

Eagles top Rams in NFL thriller as Chiefs grab first win

Jalen Hurts threw for three touchdowns and ran for another as Philadelphia beat the Los Angeles Rams 33-26 in a thrilling Sunday NFL battle of unbeaten teams.

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Thousands evacuated in Philippines as super typhoon nears land

Thousands evacuated in Philippines as super typhoon nears land

More than 10,000 evacuees sheltered in schools and evacuation centres in the Philippines on Monday as heavy rains and gale-force winds from Super Typhoon Ragasa lashed the country's far north.

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Alaalatoa, Wallabies fired up to end All Blacks unbeaten Eden Park run

Alaalatoa, Wallabies fired up to end All Blacks unbeaten Eden Park run

Returning Australia prop Allan Alaalatoa said Monday that his team saw Eden Park as "just another footy field" as they aim to end New Zealand's 31-year unbeaten streak at the Auckland venue.

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Arrest tally grows after Philippine anti-corruption protest clashes

Arrest tally grows after Philippine anti-corruption protest clashes

Police in the Philippine capital arrested more than 200 people during clashes with masked protesters that erupted on a day of largely peaceful anti-corruption demonstrations, a spokeswoman said Monday.

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