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BRUSSELS (Reuters) - EU antitrust regulators on Monday designated Apple's operating system for iPads as a gatekeeper under the bloc's landmark tech rules subject to strict obligations aimed at ensuring a level playing field for rivals and more choices for users.

The European Commission said its investigation found that iPadOS constitutes an important gateway for business users to reach end users and that Apple enjoys an entrenched and durable position... (continue reading...)

By Alice Lawson

LOME (Reuters) - Voting got under way in legislative elections in Togo on Monday following approval of constitutional reforms by the outgoing parliament that could extend the 19-year-old rule of President Faure Gnassingbe.

Under a new charter adopted in March introducing a parliamentary system of government, the president will be elected by parliament instead of by universal suffrage.

Details about the... (continue reading...)

(Reuters) - The U.S auto regulator opened a preliminary evaluation into about 130,050 Ford Mustang Mach-E vehicles on Monday over reports of the cars colliding with in-road stationary vehicles.

(Reporting by Harshita Meenaktshi in Bengaluru; Editing by Savio D'Souza)

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union has decided to restrict its visa provisions for Ethiopian nationals due to a lack of co-operation from Ethiopia's government over repatriating those who stay illegally, the EU Council said on Monday.

The move comes as European governments try to tackle the problem of refugees leaving war-torn countries in Africa and aiming to enter Europe via perilous crossings over the Mediterranean Sea, often organised by... (continue reading...)

By Kirsty Needham

SYDNEY (Reuters) -Solomon Islands incumbent Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare said he would not be a candidate when lawmakers vote next week for a new prime minister, and his political party would instead back former Foreign Minister Jeremiah Manele.

The two major opposition parties in the Solomon Islands struck a coalition deal on Saturday as they vie with Sogavare's party to form a government after an election delivered no... (continue reading...)