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NBA studying uptick of Achilles injuries
AFP, Published on 26/06/2025
» NEW YORK - NBA commissioner Adam Silver said Wednesday the league is studying a rash of recent Achilles tendon injuries, days after Indiana's Tyrese Haliburton became the latest player to be hobbled by such an injury in game seven of the NBA Finals.
Oasis reunion: from clash to cash
AFP, Published on 23/06/2025
» LONDON - Fifteen years after their explosive split, British music legends Liam and Noel Gallagher are reuniting for an Oasis tour that promises not only Britpop nostalgia but also staggering revenues.
Missy Elliott, George Michael, Kate Bush to enter Rock Hall of Fame
AFP, Published on 03/11/2023
» NEW YORK - Music's glitterati will fete a new class of legends entering the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Friday, among them Missy Elliott and the late George Michael.
Wembanyama chosen by Spurs with No.1 pick in NBA Draft
AFP, Published on 23/06/2023
» NEW YORK: France's Victor Wembanyama was chosen with the top pick in the NBA Draft by the San Antonio Spurs on Thursday, sparking wild celebrations as the Texas club reveled in landing the gifted teenager seen as a once-in-a-generation talent.
Energy majors go slow on green transition despite pressure
AFP, Published on 26/05/2023
» PARIS - Most oil majors are stepping up investment in green energy amid rising activist pressure but without abandoning fossil fuels, putting at risk reaching carbon neutrality in 2050.
Climate activists put the heat on shareholder meetings
AFP, Published on 17/05/2023
» PARIS - Climate activists are using shareholder meetings to turn up the heat on corporations about their carbon footprints, from flooding them with questions to more colourful tactics like singing or throwing cake at executives.
JPMorgan sues former exec over Jeffrey Epstein links
AFP, Published on 10/03/2023
» NEW YORK - JPMorgan Chase is suing former high-level executive Jes Staley over his ties to Jeffrey Epstein, naming him as the official involved in a sexual assault case against the firm, court filings showed.
Global stocks rise after strong US retail sales, better UK inflation data
AFP, Published on 16/02/2023
» NEW YORK - Wall Street stocks shrugged off early weakness and pushed higher Wednesday as they followed European bourses upward after strong US economic data.
UK police lift lid on largest ever counter-fraud operation
AFP, Published on 24/11/2022
» LONDON - UK police on Thursday said their biggest ever counter-fraud operation had disrupted an international criminal network targeting hundreds of thousands of victims in millions of spam phone calls.
Large Wall Street firms fined $1.8bn in US over lax recordkeeping
AFP, Published on 28/09/2022
» NEW YORK: Large Wall Street firms agreed to pay $1.8 billion in fines over failures to keep electronic records such as text messages between employees on personal mobile phones, US authorities announced Tuesday.