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‘Truly frightening’: Pesticides increasingly laced with forever chemicals
Washington (AFP) - Toxic "forever chemicals" are increasingly being used in US pesticides, threatening human health as they contaminate waterways...
Tesla reports profit drop on price cuts, lower vehicle sales
New York (AFP) - Tesla reported a hefty drop in second-quarter profits Tuesday due to the effect of price cuts...
Coca-Cola lifts full-year forecast after profits top estimates
New York (AFP) - Coca-Cola raised some of its full-year financial projections Tuesday as it reported better-than-expected profits, pointing to...
L’Occitane to exit Hong Kong stock exchange
Paris (AFP) - French luxury beauty products firm L'Occitane said Tuesday its shares would be removed from the Hong Kong...
Internet blackout paints dark picture for Bangladesh call centres
Dhaka (AFP) - Hundreds of thousands of Bangladeshis work in outsourcing firms and the industry generates billions every year, but...
BBC to axe 500 more jobs in bid to be ‘more agile’
London (AFP) - The BBC is to axe 500 jobs over the next 20 months in a bid to save...
Spotify adds paid subscribers, beating estimates
Stockholm (AFP) - Swedish music streaming giant Spotify said Tuesday that it added seven million paid subscribers in the second...
Bosses resign at Japan supplement firm probing deaths
Tokyo (AFP) - The chairman and president of a major Japanese dietary supplement maker announced their resignation on Tuesday, as...
Delta still struggling with effects of IT outage
New York (AFP) - Delta Air Lines struggled on Monday with lingering effects from a global IT outage, canceling hundreds...
France’s Vivendi eyes London listing for Canal+ TV arm
Paris (AFP) - French media group Vivendi said Monday it plans to list its television unit, Canal+, on the London...
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