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Canada announces first high-speed rail: Toronto to Quebec City
Montreal (AFP) - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Wednesday announced Canada's first high-speed rail line, connecting major hubs from Toronto...
Ikea hopes for furniture market improvement in 2026
Paris (AFP) - World number-one furniture retailer Ikea is hoping the market will improve next year from a decline in...
Canada announces first high-speed rail: Toronto to Quebec City
Montreal (AFP) - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Wednesday announced Canada's first high-speed rail line, connecting major hubs from Toronto...
China’s Xi meets business leaders including Alibaba’s Jack Ma
Beijing (AFP) - Chinese President Xi Jinping held a meeting Monday with top private business leaders including Alibaba co-founder Jack...
End of the road for Kolkata’s beloved yellow taxis
Kolkata (AFP) - Kolkata locals cherish their city's past, which is why many in the one-time Indian capital are mourning...
Spanish tourist hotspot Malaga to ban horse-drawn carriages
Málaga (Spain) (AFP) - A pair of tourists admire the shimmering Mediterranean from their horse-drawn carriage on the seaside promenade...
Mexico threatens to sue Google over ‘Gulf of America’ name change
Mexico City (AFP) - Mexico on Thursday threatened to sue Google over its changing the Gulf of Mexico's name to...
Turkey fines Adidas $15,000 for pigskin shoes
Istanbul (AFP) - Turkey has hit German sporting equipment giant Adidas with a fine of more than $15,000 for failing...
Ubisoft revenue drops after game flops, ‘Assassin’s Creed’ delays
Paris (AFP) - A run of new-release flops and the delay of the latest “Assassin’s Creed” instalment sent revenue at...
Bezos’s Blue Origin rocket firm to cut 10% of workforce
Washington (AFP) - Jeff Bezos's rocket company Blue Origin is laying off around 10 percent of its workforce following a...
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