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Graveyard of the bikes: China's failed share-cycle scheme from above
AFP, Published on 21/04/2021
» BEIJING - Handlebars tight in snaking rows of colour, thousands of abandoned bicycles line an open field outside the city of Shenyang, relics of a shared bike mania that has overwhelmed China's cities.
Amazon to raise pay for 500,000 workers after failed unionization drive
AFP, Published on 29/04/2021
» SAN FRANCISCO - Amazon will increase pay between 50 cents to $3 an hour for more than half a million workers on its fulfillment, delivery and sorting teams, the US tech giant announced Wednesday.
China auto giant BYD denies claims its cars failed emissions test
AFP, Published on 25/05/2023
» Electric auto giant BYD on Thursday denied accusations levelled by a rival carmaker that two of its models failed China's strict emissions standards.
Malaysia's PM faces calls to quit after failed bid for emergency rule
Reuters, Published on 26/10/2020
» KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin faced calls to resign on Monday as doubts swirled over the support that he commands, after the king rejected his request to declare a state of emergency to fight the coronavirus epidemic.
Thai satellite falling back to earth after failed launch, but is insured
Online Reporters, Published on 13/01/2026
» The Thai-made satellite THEOS-2A is expectd to fall back to earth after failing to reach its designated orbit due to a failure of the Indian launching rocket, but is insured and can be rebuilt and launched again, the Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency (Gistda) said on Tuesday.
Probe finds ex-pope Benedict failed to act in German abuse cases
AFP, Published on 20/01/2022
» MUNICH: Former pope Benedict XVI knowingly failed to take action to stop four priests accused of child sex abuse in Munich, according to the findings of a damning independent report presented on Thursday.
Brazil's Vale failed to report dam defects that could have avoided tragedy: official
AFP, Published on 06/11/2019
» RIO DE JANEIRO - Mining giant Vale failed to report problems at a massive tailings dam in Brazil that could have averted its collapse, killing hundreds, a government agency said Tuesday.
Failed ESL hangs over Champions League as nouveau riche take on Real Madrid
AFP, Published on 26/04/2021
» LONDON - The cloud of a collapsed Super League project hangs over this week's Champions League semi-finals with three of the four clubs involved -- Real Madrid, Manchester City and Chelsea -- among the breakaway 12 that shook European football.
Former One Direction singer's manager, hotel staff failed 'vulnerable' singer before death, judge says
Reuters, Published on 31/12/2024
» An Argentine judge argued that the manager of former One Direction singer Liam Payne and employees of the hotel where he was staying failed the popstar in the moments before his death and allowed charges against them to proceed, according to a statement from the prosecutor's office on Monday.
Drain army swamp
Oped, Postbag, Published on 06/06/2020
» Re: "Get serious on environment", (Editorial, June 5).