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Amazon to pay $2.5 bn to settle Prime enrollment case
Washington (AFP) - Amazon agreed Thursday to pay $2. 5 billion to settle allegations from a US regulator that it...
Germany’s Bosch to cut 13,000 jobs in blow to auto sector
Frankfurt (Germany) (AFP) - German industrial giant Bosch said Thursday it would cut 13,000 jobs, mostly in its auto unit,...
EU rejects Apple demand to scrap landmark tech rules
Brussels (Belgium) (AFP) - The European Union rejected a call by Apple to scrap its landmark digital competition law on...
Stocks downbeat ahead of key US data
London (AFP) - Stock markets fell Thursday despite stronger-than-expected US economic growth data as investors await key inflation figures later...
Ticketmaster agrees clearer prices after Oasis probe
London (AFP) - US ticket sales giant Ticketmaster has agreed to more transparent pricing following widespread anger over the exorbitant...
Markets slide as traders prepare for key US data
Hong Kong (AFP) - Stocks skidded Thursday as traders continue to pull back from the buying that has propelled markets...
‘Shut your mouth’: Low-paid women still waiting for their #MeToo
Bordeaux (AFP) - "You need the work," one woman said, "so you shut your mouth. " #MeToo may have helped...
Apple asks EU to scrap landmark digital competition law
Brussels (Belgium) (AFP) - Apple asked the European Union to scrap its landmark digital competition law on Thursday, arguing that...
France, US tell Iran still chance to avoid nuclear sanctions
United Nations (United States) (AFP) - French President Emmanuel Macron and a US envoy said Wednesday that Iran still had...
Macron tells Iran president only hours remain to avert nuclear sanctions
United Nations (United States) (AFP) - French President Emmanuel Macron warned Iran's president there were only "hours left" for a...
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