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France slaps Apple with record $1.2 billion fine
France's competition authority says it found Apple acted to prevent independent retailers in France from competing on price and abused its economic power over them

Ireland starts vote in '3 horse race' to form next government
Some 3.3 million people are eligible to vote to elect 159 members of the Dail, the lower chamber of parliament in Dublin

16 of the most romantic fine dining restaurants in every city
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Google agrees to 945M-euro tax settlement with France
The company will pay a 500-million-euro fine for tax evasion, as well as a further 465 million euros to settle claims with French tax authorities.
U.S. slaps $5 billion fine, curbs on Facebook in privacy probe
The Federal Trade Commission says the penalty is the largest ever imposed on any company for violating consumers' privacy and one of the largest penalties ever assessed by the US government for any violation

$5B U.S. fine set for Facebook on privacy probe – report
The report says that the deal would be the largest penalty ever imposed by the FTC for privacy violations, though it still needs approval from the Justice Department before it is finalized.
Finding Gabriela Silang in Abra
I was drawn to Abra's rolling hills and majestic waterfalls. But with the weather not cooperating, I found myself in a historical place instead.

U.S. Facebook fine over privacy could be in billions – reports
The fine may be in the range of $2 billion, almost 3 times that of the UK fine back in October 2018
Higher fine for illegal parking effective January 7, says MMDA
The start of the implementation has been moved from December 19 because the MMDA needs to fix its ticketing and collection system

MMDA to fine illegally parked cars up to P4,000 a day by December 19
The MMDA says violators may still be towed even after getting tickets for illegal parking

Lakers coach fined $15,000 for ripping refs
Los Angeles coach Luke Walton has been irked by the disparity in free throws awarded to the Lakers and their opponents

Italy fines Apple, Samsung for slowing down phones
(UPDATED) Apple and Samsung are fined 10 and 5 million euros, respectively, for the 'planned obsolescence' of their smartphones
Male tennis players punished more than women, says NYT report
Male players were slapped with 1,517 fines compared to 535 fines for females at Grand Slam tournaments in the last 20 years

Filipina BMX rider Sienna Fines eyes Olympic dream
The 19-year-old BMX rookie calls out for support as she bids to qualify to the 2020 Olympics

Daniel Caluag all set to defend BMX Asiad title
Philippine gold-medal hope Daniel Caluag says he's more conditioned to race now than he was for the 2014 Asian Games

Following data scandal fine in UK, Facebook may face penalty in Australia
In Australia, the social network may face fines of up to US $2.2 billion for the Cambridge Analytica scandal
PBA fines Terrence Romeo 25K for controversial comments on officiating
'Siguro may nakikita 'yung referee na talagang nakikita niya siguro 'yung sa galing ibang planeta eh,' says the TNT guard following 3 straight dribbling violations
UP Fine Arts students call out Bb Pilipinas, ABS-CBN over damaged artworks
'The idea of art as an advocacy, if it [should] not be pretentious and artificial, is significant and beautiful,' says fine arts student Vien Valencia
Clippers coach Rivers fined $15K for criticizing refs
Rivers points out anomalies during the Clippers' game against the Houston Rockets

PBA fines Arwind Santos P25,000 for Game 3 comments, flagrant foul
'Kaya parang nahihirapan kami bantayan kasi lima lang 'yung kalaban, pero nagiging walo,' says Arwind Santos after San Miguel's Game 3 loss to Ginebra
Federalism pros and cons – in artworks
UP College of Fine Arts professor Neil Doloricon asks his editorial design students to create posters that depict either the benefits or the pitfalls of shifting to federalism

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Almazan, Camson, Miranda pay stiff price for rough plays
PBA hands out fines for the string of rough action in the past week

Kyrgios fined for outburst at spectator in win against Silva
Kyrgios is among 6 players who were fined for indiscretions in qualifying and the main draw's first phase at the opening Grand Slam
RAPPLER BEST EATS 2017: The year in sweets
Here’s a quick peek at some of the sweet treats that impressed us in 2017

Memorial park firm venturing into mass housing
This comes after Golden Haven's intention to change its main line of business to real estate development from funeral and memorial parks

A taste of authentic Italian steak in Manila
Finestra, the first Italian steakhouse in Manila, is determined to show what Italian cooking and dining is all about
Jazz forward Ingles, Suns rookie Jackson hit with fines
Josh Jackson and Joe Ingles joint the list of NBA players who were fined this season

Curry fined $50,000 for hurling mouthguard at official
Andre Iguodala is also meted a $15,000-fine for verbally abusing a game official in the same incident

Kyrie Irving fined for verbal spat with fan
Irving does not regret his verbal exchange with a Philadelphia 76ers fan

‘One Fine Day’: Romansa remaja dengan konflik dewasa
Film yang dibintangi oleh Michelle Ziudith dan Jefri Nichol ini mulai tayang 12 Oktober 2017

Intip trailer film 'One Fine Day' berlatar Barcelona
Film yang dibintangi oleh Michelle Ziudith dan Jefri Nichol ini akan tayang di bioskop pada 12 Oktober 2017
WATCH: How Uber got suspended and why it matters
Who was wrong in the Uber saga? What does the controversy say about the country s transportation problems?

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P190-M fine should make Uber ‘rethink’ actions – Poe
Senator Grace Poe however is quite disappointed the LTFRB released its decision late on Friday barring Uber from paying the penalty immediately

LTFRB to Uber: Pay P190 million, we'll lift suspension
UPDATED The LTFRB bases the fine on the daily earnings of Uber which it estimates to earn between P7 million and P10 million per day by servicing at least 150 000 trips a day

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'One Fine Day' akan menyuguhkan keindahan kisah cinta di Barcelona
Film produksi ke 6 dari Screenplay Films ini akan menampilkan keindahan Barcelona dengan kisah cinta yang berbeda dari sebelumnya

Messi tax fraud sentence reduced to fine
Messi and his father had been convicted of hiding image rights royalties in offshore accounts and had been given jail terms of 21 and 15 months respectively

EU fines Google a record 2.4 billion euros
UPDATED The fine breaks the previous EU record for a monopoly case against US chipmaker Intel of 1 06 billion euros

Ireland set for first openly gay prime minister
His victory marks a watershed moment in Ireland a once overwhelmingly Catholic and socially conservative country with the Irish Times calling it a new dawn

Germany threatens online giants with 50M-euro hate speech fines
Chancellor Angela Merkel s cabinet approves the tough measure after assessing that companies like Twitter and Facebook were not doing enough to erase content that ran afoul of German law

Iguodala fined over racially charged comments
The Golden State Warriors guard is fined 10 000

Sacramento Kings' Cousins hit with one-game ban, $25,000 fine
NBA rules provide a one game ban for any player or coach after a 16th technical foul in a season

Vizio TVs caught spying on consumers, fined $2.2-M
The US trade commission imposes a hefty fine on a Chinese owned brand for gathering data via 11 million smart TVs

Warriors coach Kerr fined $25,000 for verbal abuse
Steve Kerr aroused the ire of official Bill Spooner with 3:34 remaining in the third quarter of Golden State s 109 106 overtime loss at Sacramento

Uber to pay $20-M to settle charge it misled drivers in US
Uber exaggerates its income potential in certain cities according to the US Federal Trade Commission

Derrick Rose fined $200,000 over no-show - report
Rose will pay 1 110th of his salary for mysteriously no showing a game

Lakers guard Clarkson fined $15,000 for swipe at Dragic
The NBA says in a statement that Jordan Clarkson s fine stems from his forearm above the shoulders to Goran Dragic

Warriors coach Kerr fined $25K for ripping referees
Guys are getting away with murder out there says Steve Kerr of the NBA s officiating
