July 4 looms. You know, that holiday where we celebrate our independence from kings and queens across the ocean. So why are we so obsessed with the regal monarchs of days gone by? “These things tend to go in cycles. This period is very dramatic and you’ve got some vivid …

MOSCOW — Most Russians want the government to issue food stamps to help low-income individuals cope with soaring prices, a survey showed. More: continued here

Post office closure announcement expectedNorthern Echo, UK –5 hours agoThe Independent Durham County councillor for Weardale, John Shuttleworth, said he believed the post office at Rookhope was destined to be among those to be … More: continued here

EBay vows to fight French ruling over luxury goodsMarketWatch –2 hours agoBy Dan Gallagher, MarketWatch SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — EBay Inc. said Monday that it plans to appeal a ruling from a French court that fined the … More: continued here

eBay fined $65m in battle over fakesNEWS.com.au, Australia –43 minutes agoA PARIS court has ordered online auction site eBay to pay €40 million ($65.8 million) in damages to Louis Vuitton for selling fake luxury goods online. … More: continued here

EBay ordered to pay $63M over counterfeit luxury goods sold on its …Bizjournals.com, NC –19 minutes agoOnline marketplace eBay Inc. says it plans to appeal a French ruling that the company must pay $63 million because counterfeit goods were sold through its … More: continued here

The 15th Consultative Group (CG) meeting of the Government of Ghana with her development partners is expected to take place today at the La Palm Royal Beach Hotel in Accra. More: continued here

EBay to appeal $63M fineBizjournals.com, NC –2 hours agoOnline marketplace eBay Inc. said it plans to appeal a French ruling that the company must pay $63 million because counterfeit goods were sold through its …LVMH wins compensation from eBay over counterfeitsReuterseBay ordered to pay £30m over fakesThe Press AssociationEBay Ordered to Pay …

A Paris court on Monday ordered Internet auctioneer eBay to pay $63 million in damages to Louis Vuitton for selling fake luxury goods online, according to reports. More: continued here

France Fines eBay over Fake VuittonTIME –26 minutes agoAu contraire: on Monday a Paris court ordered eBay to pay $63 million in damages to units of the Paris-based luxury goods mammoth LVMH, after agreeing that … More: continued here