Feb 9 (Reuters) - Symrise AG said on Monday that investigations against it in U.S. antitrust proceedings by the Department of Justice have been dropped.
The German fragrances and flavours maker said no unlawful anti-competitive conduct on the part of Symrise had been established.
(Reporting by Maria RugamerEditing by Ludwig Burger)
STOCKHOLM, Feb 9 (Reuters) - Sweden will tighten citizenship rules with applicants facing a longer, eight-year wait before they can apply, a minimum wage threshold and a test of their understanding of Swedish society, the centre-right government said on Monday.
Successive governments have tightened immigration policies since 2015, when around 160,000 asylum seekers sought refuge in Sweden. But the minority coalition government is betting that an even... (continue reading...)
NAIROBI, Feb 9 (Reuters) - Uganda's Information Minister Chris Baryomunsi condemned a military raid on opposition leader Bobi Wine's home last month, telling Reuters that the popstar-turned-politician had not committed any crime and was free to return there.
Wine has been in hiding for weeks after fleeing his home in the capital, Kampala, hours before he was announced the runner-up to President Yoweri Museveni in the January 15 presidential... (continue reading...)
LONDON, Feb 9 (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Keir Starmer's director of communications Tim Allan resigned on Monday, a day after Starmer's top aide Morgan McSweeney quit over his role in backing Peter Mandelson over his known links to Jeffrey Epstein.
The loss of two senior aides in quick succession comes as Starmer tries to draw a line under the crisis in his government resulting from his appointment of Mandelson as ambassador to the U.S.
... (continue reading...)By Jody Godoy
LOS ANGELES, Feb 9 (Reuters) - A California state court case over whether Instagram and YouTube harmed a woman's mental health through addictive app design kicks off on Monday with opening statements, in a test of whether Big Tech platforms can be held liable for harming kids.
The 20-year-old woman identified as K.G.M. filed the lawsuit against Facebook and Instagram parent company Meta Platforms and Alphabet's Google,... (continue reading...)
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