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Vets should be made to publish prices, competition watchdog says
Michael Sheils McNameeBusiness reporter and Jim ConnollyBBC News Investigations Vets should be forced to publish price lists so pet owners…
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Competition watchdog clears Econ Healthcare acquisition, says deal has not substantially lessened competition
This is in view of the low market shares of the parties involved in the acquisition, among other reasons Singapore’s competition regulator…
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Private credit risks to be assessed by US government watchdog
THE US Government Accountability Office (GAO) is assessing the risks posed by private credit, in a sign that Washington is further…
News
Police should stop recording non-crime hate incidents, says watchdog
Non-crime hate incidents should stop being recorded by the police, the policing watchdog has said. Sir Andy Cooke, His Majesty's Chief…
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Competition watchdog launches public consultation on TPG’s proposed privatisation of Econ Healthcare
The Competition and Consumer Commission of Singapore is inviting feedback from Monday to Sep 19, 5 pm The country’s competition watchdog…
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Competition watchdog seeks public’s views on TPG’s proposed privatisation of Econ Healthcare
The Competition and Consumer Commission of Singapore is inviting feedback from Monday to Sep 19, 5 pm The country’s competition watchdog…
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Federal Watchdog Probes Ex-Special Counsel Jack Smith Over Possible Hatch Act Violation
A U.S. federal agency is formally investigating former Special Counsel Jack Smith over whether he violated the Hatch Act while overseeing…
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Ex-Trump prosecutor Jack Smith faces investigation by independent political watchdog
An independent watchdog agency responsible for enforcing a law against partisan political activity by federal employees has opened an…
Business
US consumer finance watchdog says it will replace Biden-era ‘open banking’ regulations
A federal judge on Tuesday paused a lawsuit against the US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau that had sought to strike down “open…
News
America’s AI watchdog is losing its bite
Most Americans encounter the Federal Trade Commission only if they’ve been scammed: It handles identity theft, fraud, and stolen data.…
Business
Competition watchdog seeks public feedback on proposed takeover of Seaco by Stonepeak-linked company
The Competition and Consumer Commission of Singapore (CCCS) is seeking public feedback on the proposed acquisition of Global Sea…
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Competition watchdog seeks public feedback on proposed takeover of Seaco parent by Stonepeak-backed entity
The Competition and Consumer Commission of Singapore (CCCS) is seeking public feedback on the proposed acquisition of Global Sea…
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Federal Reserve’s Powell asks watchdog to take fresh look at renovation project: Politico
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has asked the Fed board’s inspector general to take a fresh look at the project aimed at overhauling…
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Powell asks Fed watchdog to review $2.5B renovation of its headquarters
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell made a formal request Monday to the central bank's inspector general to review the $2.5 billion…
Business
Delays and shortages in UK's F-35 fighter jet fleet , watchdog says
Delays, infrastructure gaps and personnel shortages to Britain's most advanced warplane programme are undermining the UK's warfighting…
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Greg Wallace: 'Don't say women made it up,' watchdog warns
Noor Nanji & Felicity Baker Culture reporters Watch: Women share stories of alleged inappropriate behaviour from Greg Wallace Gregg…
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Drugs smuggled into prisons 'destabilising' them, watchdog says
An overwhelming amount of drugs being smuggled into prisons in England and Wales is "destabilising" the system and hindering efforts to…
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Oil prices jump 3% as Iran suspends cooperation with UN nuclear watchdog
Oil prices rose 3 per cent on Wednesday as Iran suspended cooperation with the UN nuclear watchdog and the US and Vietnam reached a trade…
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German Watchdog Challenges DeepSeek App Presence in App Stores, Urges Apple, Google to Take Action
The Chinese artificial intelligence model DeepSeek, which shook the entire AI sector by its launch, has found itself in trouble in one of…
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Google may be forced to make changes to UK online search, says watchdog
Google may have to make changes to its search services in the UK to ensure greater competition, the competition watchdog has said. The…
Business
Competition watchdog flags Agoda’s Singapore website, mobile app for potentially misleading features
Singapore’s competition watchdog has raised concerns with Agoda over several design features on its Singapore website and mobile…
News
MI5 misled watchdog about neo-Nazi spy case after lying in court
The watchdog charged with holding MI5 to account rewrote a report into the handling of a violent neo-Nazi agent after the Security Service…
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Watchdog group says Biden White House used three different autopen signatures
Biden administration proclamations, executive orders, pardons and commutations were mechanically signed using at least three different…
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Trump picks right-wing lawyer and podcaster who promoted 2020 election lies as watchdog agency head
President Donald Trump's pick to lead a federal watchdog agency is a former right-wing podcast host who has praised criminally charged…