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Hong Kong property tycoon Lee Shau-kee dies aged 97
Hong Kong (AFP) - Hong Kong's second-richest man Lee Shau-kee has died aged 97, the property tycoon's firm Henderson Land...
Stock markets rise as China unveils consumer plan
London (AFP) - European and Asian stock markets started the week on the front foot on Monday as investors welcomed...
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,...
Peruvian farmer demands ‘climate justice’ from German energy giant
Hamm (Germany) (AFP) - A Peruvian farmer taking a German energy giant to court said Monday he is battling for...
Race to name creatures of the deep as mining interest grows
Paris (AFP) - In the cold, lightless Pacific Ocean deep, the seabed is scattered with metal-rich rocks coveted by miners...
‘Dark oxygen’: a deep-sea discovery that has split scientists
Brest (France) (AFP) - Could lumpy metallic rocks in the deepest, darkest reaches of the ocean be making oxygen in...
Wind-powered mast to cut emissions sets sail to Canada
Kingston upon Hull (United Kingdom) (AFP) - A pioneering rigid shipping mast has set off on its first journey, harnessing...
Markets start week on front foot as China unveils consumer plan
Hong Kong (AFP) - Markets rose on Monday as investors welcomed Chinese plans to kickstart consumption in the world's number...
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...
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...
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