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Boeing probed in US over possible falsified records on 787
New York (AFP) - US air safety authorities are investigating whether embattled aviation giant Boeing completed required inspections on its...
Hollywood star Ferrell invests in Championship club Leeds: reports
London (AFP) - Hollywood star Will Ferrell has become the latest celebrity to invest in Championship club Leeds, according to...
Airbnb promises to combat sex work in rentals during Paris Games
Paris (AFP) - Airbnb on Friday agreed with French authorities to step up the fight against rentals on its platform...
Xi heads to Europe to defend Russia ties
Beijing (AFP) - Xi Jinping heads to Europe on Sunday to defend China's "no limits" alliance with Russia, first to...
Luxury brands lure Chinese shoppers despite slowdown
Shanghai (AFP) - Sipping champagne and nibbling fried dumplings, Shanghai's rich and influential posed by Louis Vuitton signs at a...
Spain’s fashion and beauty group Puig poised for IPO
Madrid (AFP) - The iconic Nina Ricci, Paco Rabanne and Jean-Paul Gaultier labels make their market debut Friday as Spanish...
US clears ExxonMobil deal, bars Pioneer ex-chief from board
New York (AFP) - US antitrust authorities cleared ExxonMobil's acquisition of Pioneer Natural Resources under the condition that the shale...
Starbucks points to weaker consumer as profit falls
New York (AFP) - Starbucks reported lower profits on falling sales on Tuesday as the coffee giant pointed to weakening...
Tesla to cut hundreds more jobs in Musk cost push: report
New York (AFP) - Tesla plans hundreds of additional job cuts beyond a recent company-wide layoff as it cracks down...
Changpeng Zhao, the ‘normal guy’ who conquered crypto
Paris (AFP) - During his time at the helm of the world's biggest cryptocurrency firm, former Binance boss Changpeng Zhao,...
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