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Eiffel Tower closed for fourth day as staff strike
Paris (AFP) - France's iconic Eiffel Tower was closed for a fourth day on Thursday as employees extended a strike...
London Fashion Week celebrates multiculturalism and urban life
London (AFP) - The cultural richness brought by migrations across the world, familial nostalgia and the frenetic pace of London...
Family ties and city life stitch style into London Fashion Week
London (AFP) - Familial nostalgia, cultural roots and the frenetic pace of London life marked the second day of the...
New York ruling deals Trump business a major blow
New York (AFP) - The sweeping punishment meted out Friday by a New York judge on Donald Trump and his...
London Fashion Week blends tweed and Y2K amid economic gloom
London (AFP) - From tweed to the iconic low-rise jeans of the early 2000s, London Fashion Week unveiled a spectrum...
China urges firms not to be ‘blinded by lies’ over Xinjiang rights record
Beijing (AFP) - China on Thursday urged companies not to be "blinded by lies" about its rights record in Xinjiang,...
Musk fights US state of Delaware after Tesla pay debacle
Washington (AFP) - Elon Musk is on the warpath against Delaware and its powerful business court, moving his SpaceX company...
Japan’s humble ‘onigiri’ rice balls get image upgrade
Tokyo (AFP) - Wrapped in seaweed and stuffed with delicious fillings, "onigiri" rice balls are shaking off their reputation as...
Renault bounces back in 2023 with net profit of 2.2 bn euros
Paris (AFP) - French automaker Renault on Wednesday said it had bounced back into profit in 2023 as sales rose...
Turkey under pressure to shut down gold mine after landslide
Istanbul (AFP) - Calls grew in Turkey on Wednesday to shut down a controversial gold mine as hopes dimmed of...
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