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France threatens Shein ban if ‘childlike’ sex dolls reappear
Paris (AFP) - France's finance minister threatened Monday to ban Shein from the country if the Asian e-commerce giant resumes...
Death becomes a growing business in ageing, lonely South Korea
Busan (South Korea) (AFP) - Rows of coffins line a university classroom in the South Korean port city of Busan,...
‘Regretting You’ wins spooky slow N. American box office
Los Angeles (United States) (AFP) - Paramount's "Regretting You," the latest film adaptation of a Colleen Hoover novel, finished first...
Canada PM says Xi talks ‘turning point’, apologises to Trump
Gyeongju (South Korea) (AFP) - Canadian premier Mark Carney on Saturday called his talks with China's leader Xi Jinping a...
Bangladesh dockers strike over foreign takeover of key port
Dhaka (AFP) - Bangladesh's dock workers escalated a strike on Saturday at the country's biggest port, Chattogram, protesting plans by...
Panama wins canal expansion arbitration against Spanish company
Panama City (AFP) - Panama's government won a lawsuit against Spanish company Sacyr, officials said Friday, after the firm claimed...
Shein set to open first physical store in Paris
Paris (AFP) - Controversial online fast-fashion seller Shein will open its first bricks and mortar store in the world in...
Shares in Jeep-maker Stellantis slump despite rising sales
Paris (AFP) - Shares in Stellantis suffered a double-digit fall on Thursday as the US-European auto giant whose brands include...
Novo Nordisk launches bidding war with Pfizer for obesity drugmaker Metsera
Copenhagen (AFP) - Danish pharmaceutical giant Novo Nordisk, maker of weight-loss drugs Ozempic and Wegovy, announced Thursday an unsolicited bid...
Branson’s Virgin moves closer to launching Eurostar rival
London (AFP) - British entrepreneur Richard Branson vowed Thursday to "shake up" cross-Channel train services after regulators approved a key...
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