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Google Retreats On 'Parasite SEO' Crackdown In Europe To Head Off EU Antitrust Fine
Google Retreats On 'Parasite SEO' Crackdown In Europe To Head Off EU Antitrust Fine
Alphabet's Google said on Friday that it has changed how it enforces its spam rules in Europe, following concerns from EU regulators that the policy could unfairly hurt news publishers and other websites that carry content from commercial partners.
The Google logo outside the company's offices in London on June 24, 2025. Carlos Jasso/Reuters
The dispute centers on Google's policy against "site reputation abuse," a practice often called "parasite SEO." It occurs when a third party publishes content on...
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President Emmanuel Macron has announced that France will increase its nuclear warheads and allow for the deployment of nuclear-capable aircraft to foreign soil. In a speech on Monday, the French leader said nuclear-capable war planes will be deployed to seven European countries, including Germany and Poland. “Today, a new step of France’s deterrence can now […]
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Europe Dodges A Rhine Crisis For The Worst Possible Reason
Europe Dodges A Rhine Crisis For The Worst Possible Reason
Authored by Natalia Katona via OilPrice.com,
Rhine freight from ARA to Karlsruhe has surged from €45/t to €215/t as Kaub remains below the 77-cm threshold needed for normal commercial traffic.
The squeeze is disrupting 3.1 million t/y of ethylene capacity and product movements from the 320,000-b/d Miro refinery.
Europe is avoiding a deeper crisis only because crackers are running at around 70% and fuel demand is weak.
The Rhine has slightly risen from its mid-August record low (when Kaub's water level gauge - at...
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Sep 1, 2026 / Dave DeCamp
US Strike Hits Wedding in Southern Iran, Killing at Least Five People: Deputy Governor
A US strike in southern Iran on Tuesday hit a residential building where a wedding reception was taking place, according to local Iranian officials and the Iranian Red Crescent. Ahmad Nafisi, the deputy governor of Iran’s Hormozgan Province, told Iranian media the strike hit a home in the city of Kuhestak in Hormozgan’s Sirik county […]
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