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EU edges towards oil sanctions on Russia, no deal yet

European Union governments moved closer on Sunday to agreeing to tough sanctions against Russia that include a ban on buying Russian oil, but they scheduled more talks for Monday to work out how to ensure that countries most dependent on Russian energy can cope.

Technology

EU law targets Big Tech over hate speech, disinformation

Big tech companies like Google and Facebook parent Meta will have to police their platforms more strictly to better protect European users from hate speech, disinformation and other harmful online content under landmark EU legislation approved early Saturday.