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Iran activates ‘new advanced centrifuges’ after nuclear watchdog’s rebuke

Move follows resolution by International Atomic Energy Agency saying Tehran failed to co-operate with investigation

World - Financial Times - November 22

U.K. Competition Watchdog Recommends Investigating Apple, Google Mobile Ecosystems

The U.K.’s Competition and Markets Authority said its experts recommended investigating Apple and Google’s dominance in smartphones under the country’s new digital competition rules, alleging the ...

Tech - The Wall Street Journal - 6 days ago

Could Trump sideline government watchdogs? Some are already quitting.

The president-elect’s allies have called for a wholesale replacement of the more than 70 inspectors general across the federal government.

Politics - Politico - 3 days ago

UK assessment of worker rights bill ‘not fit for purpose’, warns watchdog

Ministers have failed to explore the impact of higher costs on jobs and economic activity, says RPC

World - Financial Times - 3 days ago

UK spending watchdog refuses to sign off government accounts

National Audit Office criticises ‘material and pervasive’ gaps in public sector audits

Business - Financial Times - 3 days ago

Harshita Brella's husband was arrested before, says police watchdog

The IOPC is examining how Northamptonshire Police responded to concerns raised by Ms Brella in August.

Plan to boost NHS dental treatments 'not on track', says watchdog

Watchdog warns target of 1.5m more treatments unlikely to be hit as calls grow for major reform.

Wise rebuked by European watchdog over money laundering controls

Regulatory review in 2022 found fintech lacked proof of address for hundreds of thousands of customers

World - Financial Times - 7 hours ago

Yanks' Soto on free agency: Open to every team

Yankees star Juan Soto expressed excitement over being a free agent and said he's "open to listen to every single team."

Sports - ESPN - October 31

Secrets and spies — the women at the heart of espionage agencies

Two revealing books explore the unsung work and elusive lives of secretaries and intelligence agents on both sides of the Atlantic

Business - Financial Times - November 2

Soto will take time in free agency, Boras says

Juan Soto will take his time surveying the free agent market before signing with a team, according to his agent.

Sports - ESPN - November 6

Who will lead energy, environment agencies under Trump?

Energy and environment agencies may be helmed during the second Trump administration by officials who have served under the president-elect before. Several ex-Trump officials are among the leading ...

Politics - The Hill - November 10

Ramaswamy: 'We expect certain agencies to be deleted outright'

Tech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy, who accepted a role alongside Elon Musk in President-elect Trump’s incoming administration to lead the new "Department of Government Efficiency" (DOGE), said ...

Politics - The Hill - November 18

UK fraud agency opens bribery investigation of Thales

Probe of defence group will be jointly conducted with France’s Parquet National Financier

Business - Financial Times - November 21

Breaking down Trump's picks to lead health agencies

President-elect Donald Trump is rounding out his Cabinet with several choices to lead the nation's top health agencies. Dr. Richard Besser, former acting director of the Centers for Disease Control ...

4 takeaways from Trump's health agency nominations

President-elect Trump’s team to lead the nation’s health agencies is rapidly coming together. Trump first tapped Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). ...

Politics - The Hill - 2 days ago

Mexican Legislators Approve Elimination of Regulatory Agencies

These agencies’ tasks will largely be folded into existing ministries, heightening concerns that government-run firms would be favored to dominate in key sectors of the economy.

World - The Wall Street Journal - 55 minutes ago

Europe's human rights watchdog urges Cyprus to let migrants stuck in UN buffer zone seek asylum

A senior official with Europe’s top human rights watchdog is urging the government of ethnically divided Cyprus to allow passage to nearly three dozen asylum seekers who have for months been ...

World - ABC News - October 30

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