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US Slips in Supply-Chain Ranks After Child-Labor Violations

The US has joined a list of mostly emerging-market countries where ESG supply-chain risks are “high,” after the world’s richest economy failed to provide adequate protections for vulnerable populations including migrant children, according to a fresh study.

MTN Fights ‘Bizarre’ Funds Seizure in Cameroon Over Dispute

A Cameroon court ordered banks used by South Africa’s MTN Group Ltd. to transfer its funds into escrow over a dispute the wire carrier says it has nothing to do with, marking an escalation of a conflict that had already frozen MTN’s access to local accounts.

Google Charged by EU With Abusing Its Ad Tech Dominance

Google was accused of abusing its dominance over advertising technology to crush competition as the European Union fired off an antitrust charge sheet that threatens a breakup of parts of the lucrative business, kicking off a process that could take years to resolve.