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TotalEnergies to boost output, cut $7.5 bn in costs
Paris (AFP) - French group TotalEnergies on Monday announced plans to increase oil, gas and electricity production while cutting spending...
Trump urges Microsoft to fire ex-Biden administration official
Washington (AFP) - US President Donald Trump called on Microsoft on Friday to fire its head of global affairs, Lisa...
Embattled Australia telco giant hit by another major outage
Sydney (AFP) - Australian telecommunications giant Optus said Monday it had suffered a network outage that prevented calls to emergency...
GSK switches CEO as Trump tariffs test pharma
London (AFP) - British pharmaceutical giant GSK on Monday said longtime chief executive Emma Walmsley will be replaced by its...
Lufthansa planning thousands of job cuts: sources
Frankfurt (Germany) (AFP) - Lufthansa is planning to cut thousands of administrative staff as the German aviation giant seeks to...
An Aussie tycoon bets billions on cleaning up iron ore giant
New York (AFP) - Moored off a Manhattan pier for New York's annual Climate Week is one of the world's...
Lufthansa planning thousands of job cuts: sources
Frankfurt (Germany) (AFP) - Lufthansa is planning to cut thousands of administrative staff as the German aviation giant seeks to...
Amazon to pay $2.5 bn to settle Prime enrollment case
Washington (AFP) - Amazon agreed Thursday to pay $2. 5 billion to settle allegations from a US regulator that it...
Turkish Airlines inks big Boeing deal after Erdogan visits US
Istanbul (AFP) - Turkish Airlines announced on Friday a deal to buy up to 225 Boeing jets, one day after...
The world’s last linen beetling mill eyes strong future
Upperlands (United Kingdom) (AFP) - The noise is deafening and the work can be lonely, but to William Smyth, who...
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