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Boeing staff confused on safety reporting: US study
New York (AFP) - Boeing employees are confused and distrustful of changes to safety reporting systems implemented by the aerospace...
Disney and India’s Reliance agree merger: Bloomberg
New Delhi (AFP) - India's Reliance Industries has signed a "binding pact" for a merger deal with Walt Disney's local...
Eiffel Tower to reopen Sunday as strike ends
Paris (AFP) - France's Eiffel Tower that had been closed for five days by a strike will reopen Sunday after...
Defying war, 9/11 and Covid, NY bar keeps ale flowing at 170
New York (AFP) - Not much has changed in the 170 years that McSorley's Old Ale House has been serving...
Amazon says repays $1.9 mn to workers in Saudi over unlawful fees
Dubai (AFP) - Online retailer Amazon said Friday it had paid $1. 9 million to more than 700 contracted workers...
Digital media upstart Vice laying off ‘several hundred’ staff: CEO
Washington (AFP) - Vice, the dynamic, fast-growing digital media company that gained a wide following with young readers, said Thursday...
Reddit files to go public as ‘RDDT’ on NYSE
San Francisco (AFP) - Reddit on Thursday told US stock regulators that it plans to go public on the New...
Swiss-Italian chocolate war set to end with sweet truce
Milan (AFP) - Swiss giant Lindt said Thursday a deal may soon be reached with group of Italian artisan chocolatiers...
Anti-fur activists target Max Mara, Fendi at Milan Fashion Week
Milan (AFP) - Animal activists have fashion brands squarely in their sights this Milan Fashion Week, hoping to pressure Italian...
UK to quit ‘outdated’ fossil fuel friendly treaty
London (AFP) - The UK will join a string of European countries in leaving a controversial energy treaty that has...
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