Wednesday, February 25, 2026
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Starbucks faces new hot spill lawsuits weeks after $50mn ruling
Los Angeles (United States) (AFP) - Starbucks was facing two new lawsuits over spilled hot drinks Wednesday, just weeks after...
Is Musk’s political career descending to Earth?
Washington (AFP) - Elon Musk's rise as President Donald Trump's all-powerful wingman was as rapid and unstoppable as one of...
Tesla first quarter sales sink amid anger over Musk politics
New York (AFP) - Tesla reported a 13 percent drop in first quarter auto sales Wednesday amid lower production during...
Deutsche Bank asset manager DWS fined 25 mn euros for ‘greenwashing’
Frankfurt (Germany) (AFP) - Deutsche Bank's asset management arm DWS was hit Wednesday with a 25-million-euro ($27-million) fine over misleading...
UK imposes online entry permit on European visitors
London (AFP) - New rules came into force Wednesday requiring European visitors to the UK to buy an online entry...
Greece to spend 25 bn euros in ‘drastic’ defence overhaul: PM
Athens (AFP) - Greece will spend 25 billion euros ($27 billion) through to 2036 in the "most drastic" defence overhaul...
Heathrow ‘warned about power supply’ days before shutdown
London (AFP) - Heathrow airport was warned about its power supply in the days before the entire hub was shut...
Swedish insurer drops $160 mn Tesla stake over labour rights
Stockholm (AFP) - Swedish insurance company Folksam said Wednesday it had given up its $160 million stake in Tesla due...
Boeing chief to acknowledge ‘serious missteps’ at US Senate hearing
New York (AFP) - The head of US aerospace giant Boeing will on Wednesday tell senators that the company has...
Tesla sales tumble in Europe in the first quarter
Paris (AFP) - Tesla sales kept falling in March in many European markets as it suffered from a double blow...
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