Thursday, October 30, 2025
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Syria phone shops free from Assad-linked monopoly
Damascus (AFP) - Syrian phone shop owner Abdel Razzaq Hamra was thrilled to finally be working in peace after years...
In US, teleworkers don’t want to turn back
San Francisco (AFP) - For Curtis Sparrer, a work-from-home evangelist, an office is nothing less than a "corporate jail. " Five...
Trump launches his own meme coin, value soars
Washington (AFP) - US President-elect Donald Trump has launched his own cryptocurrency, appropriately called $TRUMP, sparking feverish buying that sent...
Rome shoppers take pot luck in ‘blind sale’ of unclaimed packages
Rome (AFP) - Benedetta slid a manicured nail through the sellotape of a mystery package to unwrap a garden hoe...
EU’s ex-tech chief joins Bank of America as advisor
Brussels (Belgium) (AFP) - The EU's influential former tech enforcer Thierry Breton will join Bank of America's advisory council, he...
Surf star Slater pays tribute as Quiksilver co-founder Green dies
Bordeaux (AFP) - Surf star Kelly Slater paid tribute on Thursday to Alan Green, the man who launched his career,...
Oil giant BP cuts thousands of jobs to slash costs
London (AFP) - British energy giant BP on Thursday said it would axe 4,700 staff jobs, or about five percent...
Toyota arm Hino makes deal to settle emission fraud case
Washington (AFP) - US officials late Wednesday announced a $1. 6 billion deal with Toyota subsidiary Hino Motors to settle...
BP nears deals for oil fields, curbs on gas flaring in Iraq
London (AFP) - Iraq and British oil giant BP are set to finalise a deal by early February to develop...
MSNBC boss leaves ahead of Trump White House return
New York (AFP) - The head of the left-leaning US news channel MSNBC has quit, a source at the network...
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