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Trump official to unveil ambitious US air traffic control upgrade
New York (AFP) - Faced with fresh flight safety problems at a major US airport, the Trump administration is set...
Disney announces new theme park in Abu Dhabi
Los Angeles (United States) (AFP) - The Walt Disney Company announced plans Wednesday for a new theme park in the...
Perrier ordered to remove water filters
Vergèze (France) (AFP) - French authorities ordered Nestle on Wednesday to stop filtering its Perrier and held back on allowing...
Merz tells France Mercosur trade deal must be ratified ‘quickly’
Paris (AFP) - Germany's new Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Wednesday EU countries should "quickly" ratify a free trade deal...
Disney announces new theme park in Abu Dhabi
Los Angeles (United States) (AFP) - The Walt Disney Company announced plans Wednesday for a new theme park in the...
Weight-loss drugmaker Novo Nordisk slims sales forecast
Copenhagen (AFP) - Danish drugmaker Novo Nordisk, known for its blockbuster diabetes and weight-loss treatments Ozempic and Wegovy, cut its...
BMW upbeat on riding out US tariff chaos
Frankfurt (Germany) (AFP) - German premium carmaker BMW said Wednesday that it expected to largely ride out the impact of...
Hit by Trump cuts, journalists at Dubai-based US channel face uncertain future
Dubai (AFP) - Sara, a Dubai-based journalist, joined the US-funded Alhurra TV news channel hoping for job security. But after...
EDF complaint blocks Czech-Korean nuclear deal
Prague (AFP) - A Czech court said Tuesday it blocked a multi-billion-dollar deal between Prague and South Korea's KHNP on...
Tesla sales fall again in Germany as drivers steer clear of Musk
Frankfurt (Germany) (AFP) - Tesla sales nosedived again in Germany last month even as electric vehicle sales rose strongly, data...
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