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Spotify users in Europe can start to buy audiobooks and subscription plans from within the music-streaming app from March as a result of the region's new competition law for Big Tech, the Swedish company said on Wednesday. The move will help the company avoid Apple's 30% fee for purchases through its App Store, which has long been a source of contention between app developers and the tech giant.

2018 World Juniors hockey team have been told to surrender to police and are set to face charges in relation to an alleged group sexual assault in London, Ont., according to a media report.The Globe and Mail first reported the development Wednesday, citing two sources with knowledge of the investigation who were not named because they were not authorized to speak on the case.The players, who have not been charged yet, have been given a set period of time to present themselves at London police headquarters, the Globe reported. Global News has not independently confirmed the Globe reporting.Several players who were members on the 2018 team have taken indefinite leaves of absence from their clubs over recent days, according to statements from their teams posted on the social media platform X and in public comments.

Most passenger cars in the European Union still emit the same quantity of carbon dioxide as 12 years ago

North Korea said Thursday it conducted its first flight test of a new cruise missile, as it expands its military capabilities in the face of deepening tensions with the United States and neighbours. The report in state media came a day after South Korea's military said it detected the North firing several cruise missiles into waters off its western coast. The South's Joint Chiefs of Staff did not provide more specific assessments, including the number of missiles fired or their flight characteristics.

Canada's federal commission of inquiry into foreign interference is looking to examine alleged meddling by India in the country's last two general elections, Canada-based CTV News reported. The commission, in a statement on Wednesday, said it has asked the federal government to produce documentation related to these allegations. The commission's terms of reference, published last year, direct it to assess possible interference by China, Russia, and other foreign states or non-state actors in the 2019 and 2021 federal elections, the CTV News reported. The statement signals the commission's intention to probe any role India might have played in influencing the two ballots, as per CTV News. The commission's initial hearings, to begin Monday, will look at the challenges and limitations of disclosing classified national security information and intelligence to the public. According to CTV News, an interim report from the commission is due on May 3, with a final report expected by the end of the year.

Ayodhya's Ram temple consecration will likely have a rub-off effect on other leading pilgrimages such as Shirdi, Kashi Vishwanath, Odisha's Jagannath Rath Yatra, Tirupati, Mathura, Vaishno Devi and Golden Temple, companies selling consumer staples and grocery essentials as well as jewellery chains said. Adani Wilmar, ITC, Reliance, Parle Products, Dabur and Britannia are deepening distribution and dealer networks, launching limited edition packs or doubling marketing and branding spends at large religious sites, while jewellers such as Kalyan and Senco are setting up stores in spiritual zones.

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Tech Mahindra reported a 60.6% year-on-year fall in its net profit for the quarter ended December at Rs 510 crore. The country's fifth largest software services firm cited its business rationalisation measures as well as continuing macroeconomic headwinds impacting its clients across business segments for missing profit estimates.

Ranjan Pai, chairman of Manipal Education and Medical Group, is set to emerge as the largest shareholder in Byju’s-owned Aakash Institute, with a 40% stake, people aware of the matter said. The Aakash board has approved the conversion into equity of the $300 million Pai invested during 2023, they added. This values the company — one of the remaining valuable assets for Byju Raveendran’s troubled edtech group — at around $700 million and renders it debt-free.

Tata Technologies, SBI Life, ZEE among others will be in focus due to various developments and quarterly numbers. Here's a complete list of stocks for investors to track.

Despite facing tough competition from Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD) and Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA), Intel's (NASDAQ:INTC) stock has gained over 60% in the past 12 months.

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Wall Street ended mixed after strong gains for Netflix and some influential technology stocks helped offset losses across much of the U.S. stock market

Ford is recalling nearly 1.9 million Explorer SUVs in the U.S. because a trim piece can fly off and create a hazard for other drivers

Officials say that two U.S.-flagged ships carrying cargo for the Defense and State departments have come under attack off Yemen

The mother of an intellectually disabled girl has filed a lawsuit against Starbucks, Pittsburgh Public Schools and a property management company, accusing all three entities of negligence in creating the conditions that allegedly led to her daughter be...

A liquor store has opened in Saudi Arabia for the first time in over 70 years

CSX's fourth-quarter profit slipped 13%, but the railroad reported hauled slightly more freight and kept its trains running smoothly

Switzerland’s financial markets authority is getting a new chief executive as the country looks at ways to strengthen banking regulations following the crisis at Credit Suisse

A Boeing 757 jet operated by Delta Air Lines lost a nose wheel while preparing for takeoff from Atlanta

Germany’s train drivers have brought rail traffic to a standstill again when they began a six-day strike to push their demands in a rancorous dispute with the country’s main railway operator over working hours and pay