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Video game giant Embracer sells ‘Borderlands’ maker to Take-Two
Stockholm (AFP) - Swedish video game group Embracer said Thursday it was selling Gearbox Entertainment, the developer of the popular...
Notre-Dame rebuild ‘meeting deadline and budget’: project head
Paris (AFP) - Paris's Notre-Dame Cathedral, ravaged by fire in 2019, is on track to re-open on time on December...
Panama opens new cruise ship terminal at mouth of canal
Panama City (AFP) - Panama on Tuesday inaugurated a new cruise ship terminal at the mouth of the drought-hit Panama...
Swiss Re warns insured disaster losses could double in a decade
Zurich (AFP) - Insured property losses could double in the coming decade due to climate change and more frequent and...
Chinese EV giant BYD announces record annual profit for 2023
Beijing (AFP) - Chinese battery and automotive giant BYD achieved a record profit in 2023, annual results showed Tuesday, despite...
Unilever eyes ice cream float in Amsterdam
London (AFP) - British consumer goods giant Unilever is mulling an Amsterdam stock market flotation for its ice cream division,...
BBC eyes funding reform as further cuts loom
London (AFP) - The BBC is looking at reforming its main source of funding in the light of a government...
Major Baltimore bridge collapses after ship collision
Baltimore (AFP) - A major bridge in the US city of Baltimore collapsed early Tuesday after being struck by a...
Strike-hit German rail operator agrees to 35-hour week
Frankfurt (Germany) (AFP) - German rail operator Deutsche Bahn said on Tuesday it had agreed with the GDL union to...
Ousted WeWork co-founder bids to buy company: reports
New York (AFP) - Ousted WeWork co-founder Adam Neumann recently bid more than $500 million to buy back the struggling...
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