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UK forces Microsoft to restructure Activision deal

Microsoft will sell the rights to stream Activision PC and console games to Ubisoft. #press

https://www.politico.eu/article/uk-forces-microsoft-to-restructure-activision-deal/?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication&utm_source=press.coop

‘Daddy is in the building’ — Prigozhin resurfaces in Africa video

Signaling it's business as usual for the Wagner paramilitary group and its boss, the warlord claims his mercenaries are 'conducting reconnaissance and search activities' in an unnamed country. #press

https://www.politico.eu/article/daddy-is-in-the-building-prigozhin-resurfaces-in-africa-video/?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication&utm_source=press.coop

You can keep your money! Tory voters less keen on foreign investment, according to poll

More than one in three U.K. voters are opposed to foreign ownership of British businesses. #press

https://www.politico.eu/article/tory-voters-uk-conservatives-less-keen-on-foreign-investment-according-to-poll/?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication&utm_source=press.coop

UK’s Sunak rules out referendum on net zero climate plan

Brits are already committed to cutting carbon emissions, Sunak argued. #press

https://www.politico.eu/article/uk-rishi-sunak-rules-out-referendum-net-zero-britain-climate-plan/?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication&utm_source=press.coop

Mr. Not-So-Brightside. The Killers booed in Georgia for bringing Russian fan onstage

American rock band apologizes after asking crowd to welcome Russian as as their 'brother.' #press

https://www.politico.eu/article/mr-not-so-brightside/?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication&utm_source=press.coop

EU observers came under fire on Azerbaijan border, officials report

Incident comes ahead of UN Security Council meeting on warnings of a humanitarian catastrophe in Nagorno-Karabakh. #press

https://www.politico.eu/article/azerbaijan-armenia-border-gunfire-european-union-observers-verin-shorzha-united-nations-nagorno-karabakh/?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication&utm_source=press.coop

Russia’s ‘elections’ in occupied Ukraine are a charade

There will be nothing free or fair about next month’s regional and municipal 'elections' in the Donbas — they are being stage-managed purely for propaganda purposes. #press

https://www.politico.eu/article/russia-elections-ukraine-vladimir-putin-are-a-charade/?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication&utm_source=press.coop

UK police forces accidentally shared victims’ details in data breach

Forces are now contacting the 1,230 people whose data was breached. #press

https://www.politico.eu/article/crime-victims-details-accidentally-included-in-police-foi-responses/?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication&utm_source=press.coop

Three Bulgarians charged as UK police probe suspected Russian spying

Three charged with 'possession of false identity documents with improper intention,' according to the Metropolitan Police. #press

https://www.politico.eu/article/bulgaria-russia-charged-as-uk-police-probe-suspected-russian-spying/?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication&utm_source=press.coop

Russian missiles bombard western Ukraine

Moscow targeted Lviv and the Volyn region bordering Poland, along with areas in the east. #press

https://www.politico.eu/article/russian-missiles-bombard-western-ukraine/?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication&utm_source=press.coop

BoE under pressure as UK wages rise at fastest pace on record

NHS pay deal and other public sector wage increases stoke fears Britain is on track to experience a wage price spiral. #press

https://www.politico.eu/article/bank-of-england-boe-under-pressure-uk-wages-rise-fastest-record/?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication&utm_source=press.coop

Bordeaux bloodbath! France pays winemakers to dig up vines

Red wine consumption in France has declined substantially in recent decades, in favor of beer and other beverages. #press

https://www.politico.eu/article/bordeaux-wine-france-climate-change-uproot-vineyards/?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication&utm_source=press.coop

Trump, allies charged with racketeering scheme over bid to subvert Georgia election

It is his fourth indictment. #press

https://www.politico.com/news/2023/08/14/fulton-county-trump-indictment-00111211?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication&utm_source=press.coop

Rishi Sunak promised big on his AI summit. He’s running out of time to deliver

Despite the appointment of two special representatives on Thursday, the world’s 'first major global summit on AI safety' is still missing a date and an invite list. #press

https://www.politico.eu/article/uk-pm-rishi-sunak-promise-big-ai-summit-but-running-out-of-time/?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication&utm_source=press.coop

Don’t get sick in Greece! Islands jammed with tourists, but critically short of medics

Several people have died waiting for ambulances including a pregnant woman and her unborn child. #press

https://www.politico.eu/article/dont-get-sick-greece-islands-tourists-critically-short-doctors-medical-system-deaths/?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication&utm_source=press.coop

Britain’s ‘failing’ asylum system in numbers

POLITICO crunches the key data as the UK bids to stop people crossing the English Channel in small boats. #press

https://www.politico.eu/article/britain-sunak-failing-asylum-system-in-numbers/?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication&utm_source=press.coop

Prosecuting ousted president of Niger would be ‘unjustified,’ U.S. says

“It will not contribute to a peaceful resolution of this crisis,” a State Department spokesman said. #press

https://www.politico.com/news/2023/08/14/prosecuting-nigerien-president-would-be-unjustified-state-spox-says-00111101?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication&utm_source=press.coop

Russia expected to hike interest rates to curb ruble’s slide

The central bank has called an emergency meeting for Tuesday as currency hits a 16-month low versus the dollar. #press

https://www.politico.eu/article/russia-central-bank-economy-schedules-unexpected-rate-meeting-to-curb-ruble-slide/?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication&utm_source=press.coop