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Qantas plane returns to Australia airport due to ‘engine failure’
Sydney (AFP) - A Qantas plane made an emergency landing Friday due to engine failure soon after taking off from...
Pharma giant AstraZeneca says China chief detained
Beijing (AFP) - Pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca said that the head of its China operations had been detained, after reports the...
Nissan announces 9,000 job cuts, slashes sales forecast
Tokyo (AFP) - Japanese automaker Nissan on Thursday announced 9,000 job cuts as it slashed its annual sales forecast, saying...
Dutch court upholds e-cigarette flavour ban
The Hague (AFP) - A Dutch court on Wednesday upheld a government ban on sweet flavours for e-cigarettes, arguing they...
Obesity drug maker Novo Nordisk posts strong profit
Copenhagen (AFP) - Danish pharmaceutical giant Novo Nordisk, maker of the blockbuster diabetes and weight-loss drugs Ozempic and Wegovy, posted...
Toyota maintains net profit forecast despite drop in first half
Tokyo (AFP) - Japanese auto giant Toyota kept its annual net profit forecast unchanged on Wednesday, despite logging a 26...
‘Black day’: French workers protest Michelin plans to close two plants
Cholet (France) (AFP) - Michelin factory workers burnt tyres in western France on Tuesday and vowed to stage a strike...
Nintendo lowers sales forecast as first-half profits plunge
Tokyo (AFP) - Nintendo downgraded its annual sales forecast on Tuesday as net profit plunged 60 percent year-on-year in the...
Striking workers weigh latest Boeing contract offer
New York (AFP) - Striking workers at Boeing began voting Monday on the aerospace giant's latest contract proposal to end...
Judge tosses New York plastic pollution lawsuit against PepsiCo
New York (AFP) - A New York Supreme Court justice has thrown out an environmental pollution lawsuit against PepsiCo, in...
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