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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....
French news editor suspended over Macron-related headline
Marseille (AFP) - The news editor of a regional French daily has been suspended after a front-page headline critical of...
Stock listing offers windfall for Trump as bond deadline looms
New York (AFP) - Shareholders approved a merger Friday to list Donald Trump's social media venture on the US stock...
Aston Martin poaches Bentley CEO in new shake up
London (AFP) - British luxury car brand Aston Martin Lagonda on Friday said Adrian Hallmark would become its chief executive,...
Berlin says German FA lacks ‘patriotism’ for dropping Adidas
Berlin (AFP) - The German national football team's decision to drop Adidas as its kit supplier sparked dismay in Berlin...
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