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Nordics, Lithuania plan joint purchase of combat vehicles
Stockholm (AFP) - Sweden, Finland, Norway and Lithuania plan to beef up military capabilities around the Baltic Sea with a...
BASF exits Xinjiang ventures after Uyghur abuse reports
Berlin (AFP) - German chemicals giant BASF said Tuesday it had exited two joint ventures in China's Xinjiang region after...
Roche says will invest $50 bn in US, as tariff war uncertainty swells
Zurich (AFP) - Swiss pharmaceutical giant Roche on Tuesday announced plans to invest $50 billion in the United States over...
Roche says will invest $50 bn in US, as tariff war uncertainty swells
Zurich (AFP) - Swiss pharmaceutical giant Roche on Tuesday announced plans to invest $50 billion in the United States over...
Can Europe’s richest family turn Paris into a city of football rivals?
Paris (AFP) - Paris has everything -- stunning architecture and arguably the best food and fashion in the world. But...
Google has illegal monopoly in ad tech, US judge rules
Washington (AFP) - A US judge on Thursday ruled that Google illegally wielded monopoly power in the online ad technology...
Swiss watch exports to US soared ahead of Trump tariffs
Zurich (AFP) - Swiss watch exports to the key US market soared nearly 14 percent in March, likely the result...
N.Ireland designer Jonathan Anderson takes helm at Dior Men
Paris (AFP) - French fashion giant Dior named the highly-rated designer Jonathan Anderson as creative director of Dior Men on...
Hermes to hike US prices to offset tariff impact
Paris (AFP) - French luxury group Hermes said Thursday it would hike its prices in the United States to offset...
Taiwan’s TSMC says net profit rose 60.3% in first quarter
Taipei (AFP) - Taiwanese chipmaking titan TSMC reported Thursday a surge in net profit for the first quarter and forecast...
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