Thursday, February 26, 2026
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Starbucks ordered to pay $50m for hot tea spill
Los Angeles (United States) (AFP) - Starbucks has been ordered to pay $50 million to a customer who was burned...
Designer Jonathan Anderson leaves Spanish brand Loewe
Paris (AFP) - British designer Jonathan Anderson has left Spanish brand Loewe after more than a decade at the helm,...
Giant mine machine swallowing up Senegal’s fertile coast
Lompoul (Senegal) (AFP) - Like something from the science fiction film "Dune", the "world's biggest mining dredger" has been swallowing...
Hong Kong’s Hutchison under fire again for Panama ports deal
Hong Kong (AFP) - Hong Kong conglomerate CK Hutchison is under renewed pressure from Beijing after selling its Panama Canal...
Shein says US tariff hit won’t stop fast-fashion flood
Paris (AFP) - Tariffs imposed by the Trump administration will not eject fast-fashion juggernaut Shein from the US market, its...
France launches manslaughter probe against TotalEnergies over Mozambique attack
Nanterre (France) (AFP) - French prosecutors said Saturday they had opened a manslaughter investigation against energy giant TotalEnergies following a...
BMW expects big hit from tariffs after 2024 profits plunge
Berlin (AFP) - German automaker BMW warned Friday that it would take a big hit from trade wars between the...
Panama ‘firm’ on canal as US reportedly weighs options
Panama City (AFP) - Panama's government said Thursday it would remain "firm" in defending its sovereignty and the Panama Canal,...
UK salvage teams board North Sea crash vessels
London (AFP) - Salvage teams have boarded the two vessels involved in a crash that sparked a massive blaze in...
End of era as Donatella Versace gives up creative reins of Italian brand
Rome (AFP) - Donatella Versace is giving up the creative reins of luxury fashion label Versace after nearly three decades,...
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