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Carbon credits ‘ineffective’, says corporate climate watchdog
Paris (AFP) - The world's top judge of corporate climate action on Tuesday described carbon credits as "ineffective" at addressing...
Profits fall at McDonald’s as it redoubles value push
New York (AFP) - Fast food giant McDonald's vowed Monday to win back consumers with better value offerings after it...
LVMH’s publicity in Olympics ceremony raises eyebrows
Paris (AFP) - LVMH's high profile and highly visible product placement in the Paris Games opening ceremony surprised marketing experts...
Airbus and Boeing supremacy secure despite turbulence
Farnborough (United Kingdom) (AFP) - Boeing's safety troubles and the Airbus scramble to ramp up production should have left a...
Warner Brothers Discovery sues NBA over Amazon rights deal
New York (AFP) - Warner Brothers Discovery filed a lawsuit against the NBA on Friday, claiming the US professional basketball...
‘Sabotage’ on French rail network before Olympics: What we know
Paris (AFP) - Arson attacks scrambled France's high-speed rail network for tens of thousands of passengers on Friday, after what...
Video game actors to strike in California
Los Angeles (United States) (AFP) - Hollywood's video game actors will go on strike early Friday to demand safeguards against...
Sweden seeks to be winemaking’s next frontier
Bastad (Sweden) (AFP) - Far north of iconic wine regions like Bordeaux and Tuscany, Sweden is seeing a burgeoning industry...
New Japan film camera aimed at ‘nostalgic’ young fans
Tokyo (AFP) - Keita Suzuki leads a group of young analogue photography fans around a coastal city in Japan, stopping...
Boeing guilty plea deal filed in fatal 737 Max crashes
New York (AFP) - Boeing will plead guilty to fraud as part of a deal with the US Department of...
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