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FedEx faces French ‘genocide’ complaint over Israel cargoes
Paris (France) (AFP) - American logistics giant FedEx has been targeted in France by a legal complaint alleging "complicity in...
Associated British Foods to spin off Primark clothes brand
London (AFP) - Associated British Foods announced Tuesday that it would spin off its budget fashion chain Primark, splitting up...
Turkey arrests 110 coal miners on hunger strike
Istanbul (AFP) - One hundred and ten Turkish coal miners who had marched 200 kilometres (125 miles) to stage a...
Hello Kitty’s parent company to make own video games
Tokyo (AFP) - Seeking new fans for Hello Kitty, the company behind the enigmatic character on Tuesday launched a video...
Tim Cook’s time as Apple chief marked by profit absent awe
San Francisco (United States) (AFP) - An Alabama-born engineer seen as a supply-chain savant, Tim Cook took on the daunting...
French billionaire shrugs off mass exodus at hallowed French publisher
Paris (France) (AFP) - Conservative billionaire Vincent Bollore unapologetically vowed Sunday to find new authors for one of France's most...
How France fell for reimagined 19th-century workers’ canteens
Paris (France) (AFP) - So-called bouillon restaurants are mushrooming all over France, reviving a traditional low-cost Gallic meal concept that...
US Supreme Court sides with Chevron in environmental case
Washington (United States) (AFP) - The US Supreme Court unanimously ruled in favor of oil giant Chevron on Friday in...
France, UK to lead multinational Hormuz mission
Paris (France) (AFP) - France and Britain said Friday they will lead a multinational mission ensure freedom of navigation in...
Australian tycoon battles Meta over fake ads
San José (United States) (AFP) - Australian mining magnate Andrew Forrest is asking a US federal court in Silicon Valley...
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