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Turkish Airlines returns to Libya after near decade-long break
Istanbul (AFP) - Turkey's flagship carrier, Turkish Airlines, has resumed flights to Libya's capital, almost 10 years after they were...
‘Scolded’ braless passenger wants meeting with US airline boss
Los Angeles (AFP) - A woman who says she was threatened with being kicked off a US Delta Air Lines...
Sam Bankman-Fried, the fallen wunderkind of cryptocurrency
New York (AFP) - He was the face of cryptocurrency, and a young one at that -- a media darling...
Fallen crypto tycoon Bankman-Fried gets 25-year sentence
New York (AFP) - Disgraced cryptocurrency wunderkind Sam Bankman-Fried was sentenced to 25 years in jail on Thursday -- a...
Ex-Gucci star Michele named Valentino creative director
Rome (AFP) - Italian luxury fashion brand Valentino on Thursday named Alessandro Michele, the former high-flier at Gucci, as its...
China’s competitive car market at heart of global EV revolution
Beijing (AFP) - China is the biggest electric vehicle market in the world, a battle royale featuring both established carmakers...
German court rules against Mercedes in emissions case
Frankfurt (Germany) (AFP) - A German court ruled Thursday that auto giant Mercedes-Benz knowingly installed emissions-cheating devices in some diesel...
Video game giant Embracer sells ‘Borderlands’ maker to Take-Two
Stockholm (AFP) - Swedish video game group Embracer said Thursday it was selling Gearbox Entertainment, the developer of the popular...
Notre-Dame rebuild ‘meeting deadline and budget’: project head
Paris (AFP) - Paris's Notre-Dame Cathedral, ravaged by fire in 2019, is on track to re-open on time on December...
Panama opens new cruise ship terminal at mouth of canal
Panama City (AFP) - Panama on Tuesday inaugurated a new cruise ship terminal at the mouth of the drought-hit Panama...
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