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UK police extend North Sea crash captain’s detention
London (AFP) - The captain of a cargo ship that struck a tanker and sparked a massive blaze in the...
New corruption scandal roils EU parliament
Brussels (Belgium) (AFP) - A new graft scandal rocked the European Parliament on Thursday after police carried out several raids...
Belgium carries out raids in EU parliament corruption probe
Brussels (Belgium) (AFP) - Belgian police on Thursday raided several addresses in the country as part of a probe into...
Food app Deliveroo delivers first annual profit
London (AFP) - Food delivery app Deliveroo announced Thursday its first annual profit as orders and revenue rose, while the...
Games industry still a hostile environment for many women
Paris (AFP) - Five years on from a first wave of harassment scandals that rocked the world of gaming, multiple...
Monopoly Go game maker Scopely to buy Pokemon Go team
San Francisco (AFP) - Mobile games giant Scopely will pay $3. 5 billion to acquire Niantic's game unit including the...
German arms firm Rheinmetall seizes on European ‘era of rearmament’
Berlin (AFP) - German arms manufacturer Rheinmetall said Wednesday that moves by European capitals to ramp up military expenditure and...
French right-wing media’s Russia tilt irks Elysee
Paris (AFP) - French Sunday newspaper readers woke up this past weekend to starkly different visions of their country's relationship...
Chanel plays with proportions as Paris Fashion Week wraps up
Paris (AFP) - Chanel presented its Fall-Winter collection on the last day of Paris Women's Fashion Week on Tuesday, playing...
Struggling Japanese automaker Nissan replaces CEO
Tokyo (AFP) - Struggling Japanese automaker Nissan announced on Tuesday that chief executive Makoto Uchida would step down, a move that...
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