Honduras Declares National Emergency Over Gang Extortions

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ATHENS, Greece (AP) - A raid on a sprawling university campus complex in Athens led to the arrests of 32 people who are suspected of belonging to gangs that carried out armed robberies, drug trafficking and other offenses, police in Greece said Wednesday.



ACCC Chair Gina Cass-Gottlieb said in a statement that the fine "clearly signals to businesses that misleading consumers about the cost of a product or service is a serious matter which can attract substantial penalties".

Judge Michael Hugh O'Bryan said in a written ruling that by supplying inaccurate information on its smartphone app, Uber "would be expected to lead a proportion of consumers to alter their decision and not proceed with the cancellation and perhaps deter future cancellations", while distorting demand for its service.



This extortion generates annual profits equivalent to $737 million for the gangs, nearly 3% of the country's gross domestic product, according to the Association for a More Just Society, Volos Airport guided tour a security-focused non-governmental organization. (Reporting by Gustavo Palencia, editing by Deepa Babington)

ride-sharing app broke consumer law by misleading customers with warnings they would be charged for cancelling some rides from 2017 to 2021 and by using an inaccurate software algorithm to estimate fares for a taxi service it offered until August 2020, the Federal Court ruled.

Mr Lawrence was beaten and kicked by the police officers and held in custody for 'several hours' before being released, as Chinese officials sought to crack down on the media and protesters in the city.

Meanwhile, fun-loving Beatrice was snapped leaving yet another private members' club in Mayfair the night prior, as the ninth in line to the throne clung onto the lapels of her black coat and kept her head down while leaving Annabel's.



TEGUCIGALPA, Nov 24 (Reuters) - Honduran President Xiomara Castro declared a national security emergency on Thursday and private day tours in Volos Airport greece began implementing a new plan to combat a rising number of cases of extortion by violent criminal groups operating across the country.

'Based on what we learned from relevant Shanghai authorities, he did not identify himself as a journalist and didn't voluntarily present his press credentials,' foreign ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said, telling international media to 'follow Chinese laws and regulations while in China'.

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC), which brought the case against Uber, and the tech firm had already agreed on a fine of A$26 million, but O'Bryan told the court the evidence provided by both sides was "grossly inadequate", cost of taxi in Thessaloniki greece leaving him to speculate on the harm to consumers.

deterring contraventions of the Australian Consumer Law", Cass-Gottlieb added. The judge had made clear that the lower penalty "should not be understood as any reduction in the court's resolve to impose penalties appropriate to ...

SYDNEY, Dec 7 (Reuters) - An Australian court fined Uber Technologies Inc A$21 million ($14 million) on Wednesday for threatening cancellation fees it never charged and overstating fare estimates on some rides.



Shocking footage from the anti-government protests in Shanghai shows Edward Lawrence, a camera operator for the BBC's China Bureau, being dragged away by Xi's officers as he screams 'call the consulate now' to a friend.







Shanghai police officers tried to dismiss the arrest as being for Mr Lawrence's 'own good', claiming that he was arrested 'in case he caught Covid from the crowd'.
The BBC dismissed the farfetched explanation as implausible.

We do not consider this a credible explanation.' We have had no official explanation or apology from the Chinese authorities, beyond a claim by the officials who later released him that they had arrested him for Trikeri guided tour his own good in case he caught Covid from the crowd.

A BBC journalist covering historic protests against President Xi Jinping's lockdown rules in China was arrested and beaten by police officers, with Chinese officials later making the bizarre claim that he was detained for his 'own good' in case he caught Covid from the crowd.

Castro's new measures would allow the suspension of some constitutional rights in areas with predominant criminal gang presence, a deployment of 20,000 police agents, new security controls on roads and taxi prices Thessaloniki greece measures against money laundering.

The plan follows pressure from businessmen, truck, Volos Airport airport bus and taxi drivers, residents and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) who say extortion - largely by the Mara Salvatrucha MS-13 and Mara Barrio 18 gangs - has worsened in recent months.

He told LBC radio: 'Whatever else happens, freedom of the press should be sacrosanct.'  The UK's Business Secretary Grant Shapps today denounced the officers' actions as 'unacceptable' and Trikeri transport 'concerning'.

The declaration also authorizes the Honduran government to make extraordinary use of public funds to combat criminal gangs known for taxi prices Volos Airport involvement in illicit activities such as kidnapping and online taxi Volos Airport drug trafficking.