Current events: 2023-01-04

[Wikipedia Current Events]

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Somali Civil War
  • Mahas bombings
    • Al-Shabaab jihadists kill 35 people in a double car bombing in Mahas District, Hiran, Somalia. (BBC News)
• Terrorism in Pakistan
  • Two intelligence officers, including the director of the provincial counterterrorism department, are shot dead outside a restaurant in Khanewal, Punjab, Pakistan, by suspected Pakistani Taliban gunmen. (Al Jazeera)

Arts and culture

• Actors Leonard Whiting and Olivia Hussey, who starred in the 1968 film adaptation of William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, file a lawsuit in the Los Angeles County Superior Court against Paramount Pictures for US$500 million, alleging sexual abuse, sexual harassment and fraud, and for being filmed in the nude without their knowledge. (AFP) (Variety)

Business and economy

• Meta Platforms is fined €390 million by the European Union, claiming the company's collection of personal data from Facebook and Instagram accounts for personalized ads was in violation of their privacy laws. (Reuters)
• The Competition Commission of India rejects an appeal from Google over its October ruling that its dominant position in the search engine market and control of the Android app store violated India's antitrust laws. (Reuters)

Law and crime

• The Supreme Court of Spain says that it will investigate two sons of Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, president of Equatorial Guinea over the kidnapping and torture of two Spanish citizens who oppose Obiang's rule. (VOA)

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