SYDNEY, Aug 18 (Reuters) - Google agreed on Monday to pay a A$55 million ($35.8 million) fine in Australia after the consumer watchdog found it had hurt competition by paying the country's two largest telcos to pre-install its search application on Android phones, excluding rival search engines. The fine extends a bumpy period for the Alphabet-owned internet giant in Australia,...

TOULOUSE, France (Reuters) - France's industry minister called for a proportionate but firm response to US tariffs and said Europe remained open to negotiate a solution. Speaking to reporters during a visit to airplane maker Airbus' Toulouse factory on Friday, Industry Minister Marc Ferracci also said that tariffs introduced by US President Donald Trump are without precedent since the 1930s and...

11:19 AM EDT, 04/04/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Technology companies may be heading into dark days as President Donald Trump's new tariffs could reduce earnings by at least 15%, making trade negotiations a pressing priority, Wedbush Securities said in a Friday note. Trump reportedly said Thursday he is willing to consider tariff reductions if other countries make phenomenal offers, a day...

LUSAKA, April 4 (Reuters) - Zambia's copper output is forecast to rise to about 1 million tons this year from about 820,000 metric tons produced last year, finance minister Situmbeko Musokotwane said in a statement. Copper output in Africa's second-largest producer of the metal is being boosted by revival of mines including Lubambe, Luanshya and Kalengwa, Musokotwane said. The Zambian...