SAN FRANCISCO — California workplace safety officials have fined a guide company that was leading backcountry skiers down a mountain in February when an avalanche was triggered, killing nine members of the group in the deadliest avalanche in the state’s modern history. The California Division of Occupational Safety and Health, or Cal/OSHA, issued $151,300 in
Electric scooter riders in Paris face being fined if they fail to comply with new safety rules, as police try to curb the number of accidents in the French capital. Some 79 people were killed in e-scooter accidents last year, a sharp rise from the 45 who died the year prior, police said on Saturday,
A Singapore court has fined a French student S$600 ($465; £348) for licking a straw from an orange juice vending machine and replacing it in its dispenser. Didier Gaspard Owen Maximilien, 19, pleaded guilty to one count of disorderly conduct. Maximilien, who studies in Singapore, posted the video of himself licking the straw on Instagram
Donald Trump says the United States will launch an investigation into the European Union and threatened to impose new tariffs over fines imposed on some of the largest American technology companies. It comes days after the European Commission fined Google €890 million ($1 billion) for operating in a way that excluded competitors from its services.
Save You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. TOTOTO Banks, super funds and financial services firms have been collectively hit by a record $830 million in court-ordered civil penalties for misconduct in the past 12 months, as the corporate watchdog vows to continue taking
The EU announced on Friday that Meta must review the addictive design features of Facebook and Instagram or face a fine. The tech giant breaches the Digital Services Act by targeting features such as infinite scrolling, autoplay, push notifications and highly personalized recommendation algorithms, the European Commission said. The Commission says these features feed the