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Apple faces special antitrust abuse regime in Germany
Germany’s antitrust authority has today confirmed Apple meets its test for special abuse controls — having so-called “paramount significance for competition across markets”. The designation stands for five years. “The company holds a dominant, or at least powerful, position on all vertically related levels based on its smartphones, tablets and smart watches as well as […]
Apple faces special antitrust abuse regime in Germany by Natasha Lomas originally published on TechCrunch
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Iran outrageously accuses British ambassador of poisoning hundreds of schoolgirls after mystery illness blamed on regime
AN IRANIAN state-run news agency has blamed the British Ambassador for the “poisoning” of hundreds of schoolgirls.
Female students across the country have been hospitalised after collapsing from unexplained illnesses.
Hundreds of girls fell ill following the mystery “poisonings”[/caption]
British ambassador to Iran, Simon Shercliff, has been blamed by Iranian media[/caption]
Iran has pushed blame onto “foreign enemies”, but Mashregh News claimed British ambassador Simon Shercliff was “directly involved”.
They wrote: “The British ambassador in Iran has been directly involved in the poisoning of girl students in our country.
“A review of the activities around the schools shows that the secret service of the enemy and its umbrella network is carrying out this project to test its effects in reigniting the street riots that have now subsided.”
The unfounded accusation is likely to be seen as an attempt by the regime to deflect blame from itself amid mounting anger in the country.
Many Iranians believe the regime is behind the poisonings, and is doing so to punish the girls who have been protesting in recent months.
The poisonings began in November, with over 1000 schoolgirls reporting strange odours before falling ill.
Symptoms reported include shortness of breath, tingling, nausea and more.
Mystery remains after hundreds were rushed to hospital, with no obvious answer as to what caused the mass illnesses.
Experts estimate at least 8,000 students have been affected as more than 100 cities have been targeted.
Ambassador Shercliff previously Tweeted: “As a father, I sympathize with the entire Iranian fathers and mothers who are worried for their children at schools due to serial poisoning of the Iran girls’ high schools, which seems to be endless.”
The Iranian health ministry’s investigation into the poisonings pointed to an “irritant substance” that was “mainly inhaled”.
Mashregh News is run by the Iranian Revolutionary Guards, who have been involved in violent crackdown on protestors following the death of Mahsa Amini.
The young woman was arrested by morality police for wearing her hijab “improperly”, and severely beaten in their custody.
She succumbed to her injuries three days after her arrest, sparking the largest and most passionate revolution the Iranian Regime has seen since 1979.
It’s estimated that thousands of protestors have been arrested in the chaos following her death.
The protests have rocked the country as hundreds of thousands are calling for the regime to be dismantled.
Iran is known for its extreme “morality” laws, which outlaw women showing their hair and more.
In January, a young couple were sentenced to a decade in jail for a video of them dancing in central Tehran.
Astiyazh Haghighi, 21, and Amir Mohammad Ahmadi, 22, were each given 10 and a half years in prison for “corruption on earth and incitement to prostitution”.
Abadan was a recent city which fell victim to the mystery poison[/caption]
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has said those responsible will face death[/caption]
Women have been at the forefront of the protests[/caption]
Iran has continued to blame foreign countries for causing the unrest[/caption]
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‘Liver King’: Bodybuilder who claims ‘ancestral lifestyle’ made him buff admits £9,000-a-month steroid regime
A NATURAL bodybuilder known as the “Liver King” who puts his toned physique down to an “ancestral lifestyle” has admitted taking performance-enhancing drugs.
Brian Johnson initially claimed he has achieved his muscular stature down thanks to a diet that includes raw liver and other animal organs despite leaked emails showing how he spends a whopping £9,000 a month on steroids.
‘Liver King’ bodybuilder Brian Johnson has previously claimed is physique was down to workouts and his ‘primal fare’ diet[/caption]
Johnson, who lives in Austin, Texas, first became famous for his extremely toned body and unusual eating habits in August 2021 when he began sharing insights into his way of life.
His “primal fare” diet, which is part of nine “tenets” programme, also includes animal lungs and testicles.
The dad-of-two has now admitted to taking steroids after being accused by another bodybuilder of using performance-enhancing drugs, who claims they have accessed leaked emails allegedly sent by Johnson.
Johnson last night apologised for “misleading” fans in a video posted on YouTube.
He said: “When asked if I’ve ever taken steroids I’ve always said no, I don’t touch the stuff. That was a lie.”
Johnson previously said his body is 100 per cent natural and is kept in shape by intense workouts and his diet.
An hour-long video posted on the YouTube channel “More Plates More Dates” which is dedicated to working out whether bodybuilders are “natty [natural] or not”, the host, known only as Derek, says he has unearthed the emails believed to have been sent by Johnson.
Claims made in the footage, called “The Liver King Lie”, say the correspondence showed Johnson confessing he wanted to grow the “Liver King” brand and admitting spending a sizeable £9,000 a month on human growth hormone.
The emails are said to have been sent to an unnamed coach in 2021, the same year the Liver King started posting on Instagram and building up his fanbase of more than 1.7million followers.
The video was released on Monday and quickly drew attention and had been watched more than 675,000 times in less than 24 hours.
Many viewers were quick to blast the muscleman, with some hoping it would encourage others to be honest about their steroid use.
One commented: “This was bound to happen. I’m surprised he lasted as long as he did.”
Another said: “Hopefully this is a watershed moment for the fitness industry and will lead to greater transparency.”
A third person wrote: “Man it’s great to see it finally made perfectly clear that what we all knew was true. I feel bad for the few people who believed he was natty.”
Johnson has previously been accused of taking steroids.
When Joe Rogan alluded to his possible steroid use, Johnson said he was simply happy to be exposed to a wider audience.
The hosts of the Barstool Sports podcast Pardon My Take also accused him of taking PEDs – performance-enhancing drugs.
In response though Johnson said: “I’ll be honest, I take PEDs: I prioritise, execute and dominate every f**king morning.”
Johnson wrote in an email to the publication that his “message has always been about” the thousands of people who attempt or die by suicide each day, noting that “our people are hurting at record rates with depression, anxiety, autoimmune, infertility and low ambition in life… our young men are hurting the most… lost, weak and submissive.”
He pitched his Ancestral Living brand as the “solution,” and emphasised: “This is my fight!”
The Sun Online has contacted Johnson for comment.
Johnson has been accused of spend £9,000 a month on PEDs[/caption]