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Claudel bronze sculpture goes for $3 mn at France auction
AFP, Published on 17/02/2025
» ORLéANS (FRANCE) - A bronze by French sculptor Camille Claudel thought to evoke her separation with fellow artist and lover Auguste Rodin was auctioned off in France Sunday for more than $3 million.
Foxconn exits $19.4bn chip deal in India
AFP, Published on 11/07/2023
» TAIPEI" Taiwanese electronics giant Foxconn withdrew from a $19.4 billion deal with India's Vedanta to make semiconductors in the South Asian nation owing to "challenging gaps", it announced Tuesday.
Chile workers end strike at world's largest copper producer
AFP, Published on 24/06/2022
» SANTIAGO - Workers at Chile's state mining company Codelco, the world's largest copper producer, called off an open-ended strike Thursday after reaching agreement with the government.
Workers in Chile strike at world's largest copper producer
AFP, Published on 23/06/2022
» SANTIAGO - Workers at Chile's state mining company Codelco, the largest producer of copper in the world, launched an open- ended strike Wednesday to protest the closure of a foundry in one of the country's most polluted regions.
Workers strike at world's largest copper producer, Chile's Codelco
AFP, Published on 23/06/2022
» SANTIAGO - Workers at Chile's state mining company Codelco, the largest producer of copper in the world, went on an "indefinite" strike on Wednesday, unions said, protesting the closure of a foundry in one of the country's most polluted regions.
US Navy boosts monitoring of subs after falsified steel tests
AFP, Published on 10/11/2021
» WASHINGTON - The US Navy has stepped up monitoring of its submarines after a former metallurgist for a company that supplied steel for the vessels was found to have falsified test results.
Intel to spend $20bn on new US chip plants
AFP, Published on 24/03/2021
» SAN FRANCISCO: US chip titan Intel said Tuesday it will invest $20 billion in building two new plants in Arizona as part of a plan to ramp up production in the United States and Europe.
Taiwan chip giant TSMC to build $12bn US plant
AFP, Published on 15/05/2020
» TAIPEI - Taiwanese computer chip giant TSMC announced Friday it will spend $12 billion on a state-of-the-art semiconductor foundry in the United States, creating thousands of jobs.
One of world's largest bells unveiled in Poland
AFP, Published on 21/09/2018
» WARSAW: One of the largest swinging bells in the world, weighing 55 tonnes, was unveiled in the Polish city of Krakow on Thursday ahead of being installed at a major pilgrimage site in Brazil.