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Conservative watchdog Judicial Watch is suing to obtain records of US government dealings with billionaire George Soros' network of nonprofits in FYROM (Macedonia), which stand accused by the country's government of fomenting regime change.

Companies controlled by Israeli mining magnate Beny Steinmetz sued fellow billionaire George Soros, claiming he cost them at least $10 billion through a defamation campaign that stripped them of rights to an iron ore deposit in Guinea and other business opportunities around the world.

Prominent Turkish cosmetics retailer Tekin Acar has been acquired by France's Sephora, with both companies applying to Turkey's Competition Board for approval of the sale. 

The sale comes months after Tekin Acar boss Tekin Acar told journalists that both the sector and his business were facing difficulties. 

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Hungarian President Janos Ader on Monday approved a controversial law seen as targeting the respected Central European University founded by US billionaire George Soros, despite protests at home and abroad. The signing of the higher education legislation, the final legal hurdle before it passes into law, came after the largest street demonstration in Hungary in recent years, AFP reported.

MPs from Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban's Fidesz party on Tuesday approved a draft education bill.

AP is reporting that "critics say the bill targets a university founded by billionaire philanthropist George Soros."

An article published on Sunday by Agence France-Presse, AFP, claiming that fake news is flourishing in Romania and fuelling euroscepticism, has put the spotlight back on this phenomenon.

Amid a government crackdown on NGOs that are co-financed by billionaire George Soros, thousands have protested against a restrictive draft bill. The legislation could drive a university backed by Soros out of Hungary, according to DW.

The Central European University (CEU) announced on Tuesday evening that Hungary's government has submitted a draft bill for amendments to higher education which will make it impossible for the institution to function in Budapest. CEU headquarters have been based in Budapest for the last 25 years, reported AP and BTA.

Albanian opposition leader Lulzim Basha, from the centre-right Democratic Party (PD) gave an interview to controversial American media outlet Breitbart during a visit to the United States to raise awareness about the political situation in the country.