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Google told to pay up in French crackdown on news free-for-all

Bloomberg Google was ordered by French antitrust regulators to pay publishers to display their articles, ending its long-standing practice of using excerpts on its news service for free. The French antitrust agency gave the Alphabet Inc unit three months to thrash out deals with press publishers and agencies demanding talks on how to remunerate them for displaying their content. The ...

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Air France-KLM sees 90% of its capacity to remain suspended

Bloomberg Air France-KLM expects more than 90% of its capacity to remain suspended through the end of May as the coronavirus pandemic paralyses the travel industry worldwide. For the next two months, the airline aims to continue serving only some key city pairs with a “skeleton operation,” according to a statement. Beyond that time frame, the company said, projections are ...

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Air Canada to use Trudeau’s wage subsidy for 36,000 employees

Bloomberg A 75% wage subsidy touted by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has caught the interest of the country’s biggest airline, a request that could cost the government as much as C$30.5 million (about $22 million) a week. Air Canada said it will apply for the money to help keep or recall its 36,000 employees based in the country, 16,500 ...

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