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Spielberg’s ‘Disclosure Day’ debuts atop N. America box office
Los Angeles (United States) (AFP) - Steven Spielberg's latest sci-fi thriller, "Disclosure Day," debuted in first place at the North...
London, Tokyo agree $24-bn investment deal
London (AFP) - Britain and Japan on Sunday sealed a sweeping economic and technological partnership, expected to generate over £18...
World Cup venues scrub branding, get new names for tournament
Washington (United States) (AFP) - Fans tuning in for the first 2026 World Cup game on US soil Friday night...
S.Korea hits Coupang with record fine over e-commerce data leak
Seoul (AFP) - South Korea hit e-commerce giant Coupang with a record $408 million fine Thursday over a leak that...
Record lobby cash shapes EU pro-business agenda, campaigners say
Brussels (Belgium) (AFP) - The corporate titans of the tech, energy and chemicals industries are spending more than ever to...
Frasers makes 2-bn-euro offer for Hugo Boss
London (AFP) - British clothing group Frasers announced Wednesday a nearly two-billion-euro ($2. 3 billion) offer to acquire outstanding shares...
Bill Gates arrives for questioning in US Congress over Epstein ties
Washington (United States) (AFP) - Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates arrived on Capitol Hill Wednesday morning for questioning from US lawmakers...
Europe’s top firms fuelling inequality with payouts: Oxfam
Paris (France) (AFP) - Europe's 100 largest companies pay out more than two-thirds of profits to shareholders on average, fuelling inequality...
Intesa roils Italian banking with rival bid for MPS
Rome (AFP) - Italy's biggest bank Intesa Sanpaolo launched Monday a 31-billion-euro ($35 billion) bid for Monte dei Paschi (MPS),...
Nintendo agrees to 35 mn euro French fine over faulty Switch controllers
Paris (France) (AFP) - Nintendo said Monday that it would pay a fine of 35 million euros ($40 million) to...
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