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Pipeline uncertainty leaves Germany with energy jitters
AFP, Published on 08/07/2022
» BERLIN - The Nord Stream pipeline, which supplies Germany with most of its Russian gas, will be shut down for routine maintenance from Monday -- with fears rising that it may remain off for good.
Henkel acquires Shiseido's hair professional business
Business, Published on 05/07/2022
» Henkel, the marketer of Schwarzkopf Professional hair products, has sealed the acquisition of the Asia-Pacific hair professional business of Shiseido in Tokyo.
Why and how we need to reskill at scale
Published on 05/07/2021
» Research by the US firm Gartner indicates that the number of skills needed for a single job, say in marketing or sales, has increased by 10% per year for the last four years. At the same time, 30% of the skills required for a job four years ago are no longer relevant or required. They are obsolete.
'Never so nervous' Osaka, Halep survive Roland Garros horror shows
AFP, Published on 29/05/2019
» PARIS: World number one Naomi Osaka was just two points from a sensational Roland Garros exit on Tuesday before securing her place in the second round where she was joined by defending champion Simona Halep who also needed three sets to survive.
How far can Venezuela go in raising price of world's cheapest gas?
AFP, Published on 05/08/2018
» CARACAS - In Venezuela's inflation-hit economy, a single US dollar can buy 3.5 million liters of gasoline -- an absurdity that the government says it will tackle with a hike in the cost of state-subsidized fuel.
Stripping zeros not the answer to save Venezuelan economy, say analysts
AFP, Published on 29/07/2018
» CARACAS - Zapping five zeros off Venezuela's almost worthless currency is nothing but a half-hearted measure and won't solve the country's chronic hyperinflation, analysts have told AFP.
Devotees reenact crucifixions in Philippines
Associated Press, Published on 30/03/2018
» SAN PEDRO CUTUD, Philippines: Filipino Roman Catholic devotees, including a woman, were nailed to wooden crosses in a gory Good Friday reenactment of Jesus Christ's sufferings that was watched by thousands of spectators but frowned upon by church leaders.
Henkel sees bounce in local hair market
Business, Pitsinee Jitpleecheep, Published on 15/02/2018
» Henkel (Thailand) Ltd, the marketer of Schwarzkopf professional hair products, expects Thailand's haircare market to recover this year after flat growth in 2017.