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Boeing union votes to end strike, accept new contract
New York (AFP) - More than 3,000 striking Boeing defense workers on Thursday voted to end a strike over wage...
Boeing union votes to end strike, accept new contract
New York (AFP) - More than 3,000 striking Boeing defense workers on Thursday voted to end a strike over wage...
Pfizer completes Metsera acquisition in deal worth up to $10 bn
New York (AFP) - US drugmaker Pfizer said Thursday that it has completed its acquisition of biotech firm Metsera, closing...
Strong first-half profits keep Alstom firmly on rails
Paris (AFP) - French rail manufacturer Alstom reported Thursday a strong first half of its 2025-2026 fiscal year, as sales...
Starbucks baristas launch strike on chain’s ‘Red Cup Day’
New York (AFP) - Hundreds of unionized Starbucks baristas kicked off an indefinite strike Thursday in cities across the United...
Google to pay millions to South African news outlets: watchdog
Johannesburg (AFP) - Google will pay more than $40 million to support South African news media, many of them floundering...
Burberry narrows first half loss on turnaround plan
London (AFP) - Burberry narrowed losses in its first half, the British luxury fashion label said Thursday, thanks to sizeable...
TV soaps and diplomacy as Bangladesh and Turkey grow closer
Dhaka (AFP) - In a recording studio in Dhaka, voiceover artist Rubaiya Matin Gity dubs the latest Turkish soap opera...
Striking Boeing defense workers to vote on latest contract
New York (AFP) - More than 3,000 striking Boeing defense workers will vote Thursday on a revised contract proposal that...
Back on track: Belgian-Dutch firm rescues Berlin to Paris sleeper train
Paris (AFP) - Railway fans devastated by the scrapping of a much-heralded Berlin to Paris night train can breathe again...
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