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Stung by high costs, Dutch board ‘shopbus’ to cheaper Germany
Bocholt (Germany) (AFP) - Marleen Naipal scoops up another pot of face cream, glances at the price tag, and tips...
Oil and gas majors stick to their guns on climate advertising
Paris (AFP) - Oil and gas companies have increasingly come under legal attack over their role in contributing to global...
Taiwan detects first cases of swine fever
Taipei (AFP) - Taiwan has culled dozens of pigs after detecting its first cases of African swine fever, with the...
Crude spikes as Trump threatens Russian giants, stocks turn lower
Hong Kong (AFP) - Crude prices spiked more than two percent Thursday after Donald Trump said he would hit two...
Gold, stocks slide on economic jitters
London (AFP) - Gold prices sank further Wednesday and major stock markets mostly fell on fresh economic jitters caused by...
Eurostar plans double-decker train amid competition threat
London (AFP) - Eurostar said Wednesday it will run double-decker trains through the Channel Tunnel for the first time, as...
Unspoilt corner of Portugal fears arrival of high-end tourism
Comporta (Portugal) (AFP) - Above the pine forests and dunes that stretch along the nearly deserted beaches of southwestern Portugal,...
New JPMorgan skyscraper underlines Manhattan office comeback
New York (AFP) - JPMorgan Chase officially inaugurated its new Manhattan tower Tuesday, a 60-story skyscraper that also marks a...
Netflix shares sink as quarterly profit misses mark
San Francisco (United States) (AFP) - Netflix shares sank on Tuesday after the streaming television powerhouse reported quarterly profit that...
OpenAI unveils search browser in challenge to Google
San Francisco (United States) (AFP) - ChatGPT-maker OpenAI on Tuesday announced an "Atlas" search browser, leveraging its artificial intelligence prowess...
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