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Hong Kong’s popular Octopus card expands to mainland China
Hong Kong (AFP) - Hong Kong's popular Octopus tap-and-go card will be accepted on public transport in more than 336...
Boeing CEO to exit as safety concerns mount
New York (AFP) - Boeing announced Monday a leadership shakeup headlined by the departure of CEO Dave Calhoun as the...
Troubled Boeing announces CEO Dave Calhoun to step down
New York (AFP) - Boeing announced Monday that CEO Dave Calhoun would leave his post as the aviation giant faces...
‘Flavour wizard:’ Japanese chocolatier conquers Belgium
Brussels (Belgium) (AFP) - When Yasushi Sasaki moved from Japan to Belgium at the age of 19, he spoke not...
Paris crowns champion waiters in one-of-a-kind ‘cafe race’
Paris (AFP) - Visitors to central Paris were treated on Sunday to the sight of hundreds of aproned waiters surging...
Hit by worker shortage, German city gets students to drive trams
Nuremberg (Germany) (AFP) - Seated before the tram's control panel, Benedikt Hanne, 24, deftly steered the red and white wagons,...
FBI tells passengers on Boeing blowout flight they may be crime victims
Los Angeles (AFP) - The FBI has written to passengers who were aboard a Boeing aircraft that suffered a midair...
Nike’s long international struggle with Adidas
Paris (AFP) - Nike scored one of the most surprising victories in their long battle to dominate international football business...
Zara owner Inditex workers protest after record profits
Madrid (AFP) - Workers at Inditex's Zara and other big name stores protested outside the company shops across Spain on...
Valentino and creative director Piccioli part ways after 25 years
Rome (AFP) - Storied Italian luxury brand Valentino and longtime creative director Pierpaolo Piccioli announced Friday they were parting ways....
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