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Amazon says repays $1.9 mn to workers in Saudi over unlawful fees
Dubai (AFP) - Online retailer Amazon said Friday it had paid $1. 9 million to more than 700 contracted workers...
Digital media upstart Vice laying off ‘several hundred’ staff: CEO
Washington (AFP) - Vice, the dynamic, fast-growing digital media company that gained a wide following with young readers, said Thursday...
Reddit files to go public as ‘RDDT’ on NYSE
San Francisco (AFP) - Reddit on Thursday told US stock regulators that it plans to go public on the New...
Swiss-Italian chocolate war set to end with sweet truce
Milan (AFP) - Swiss giant Lindt said Thursday a deal may soon be reached with group of Italian artisan chocolatiers...
Anti-fur activists target Max Mara, Fendi at Milan Fashion Week
Milan (AFP) - Animal activists have fashion brands squarely in their sights this Milan Fashion Week, hoping to pressure Italian...
UK to quit ‘outdated’ fossil fuel friendly treaty
London (AFP) - The UK will join a string of European countries in leaving a controversial energy treaty that has...
Airbus says Vietjet to buy 20 widebody A330-900 planes
Singapore (AFP) - European aviation giant Airbus said Thursday that Vietnamese airline Vietjet Air has agreed to buy 20 of...
Qantas says profits down but reputation rebounding
Sydney (AFP) - Qantas reported a slide in half-year net profits Thursday but said its reputation had "bounced back" under...
Bundesliga investor deal collapses after fan protests
Frankfurt (Germany) (AFP) - The German Football League (DFL) on Wednesday dropped a huge cash injection deal with investors for...
Two dead, two hurt in Dutch bridge accident
Lochem (Netherlands) (AFP) - At least two people died on Wednesday and two more were injured when part of a...
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