France fines Google around $ 593 million for news copyright

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A 3D printed Google logo can be seen in this illustration taken on April 12, 2020. REUTERS / Dado Ruvic / Illustration

July 13 (Reuters) – France fined Alphabet Inc’s Google (GOOGL.O) 500 million euros ($ 592.75 million) over copyright charges, the AFP press agency.

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Report by Shubham Kalia in Bengaluru; Editing by Vinay Dwivedi

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