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Starbucks faces new hot spill lawsuits weeks after $50 million ruling
AFP, Published on 03/04/2025
» LOS ANGELES — Starbucks was facing two new lawsuits over spilled hot drinks Wednesday, just weeks after a court ordered the coffee giant to pay US$50 million to a man who was injured by a cup of tea.
Trump talks Xi, tariffs and aliens in freewheeling Rogan podcast
Bloomberg News, Published on 26/10/2024
» WASHINGTON - Former United States President Donald Trump said he’d consider entirely replacing income taxes with tariffs, conceded he had botched senior staff appointments, and teased a possible revelation about extraterrestrial life during a freewheeling three-hour podcast with comedian Joe Rogan on Friday.
China spokeswoman's Taiwan restaurant tweet sparks ridicule online
AFP, Published on 08/08/2022
» A senior Chinese foreign ministry spokeswoman has prompted a storm of ridicule online, after a late-night tweet where she used restaurant listings to assert Beijing's claim over Taiwan.
Mustard, fries in short supply due to Canada climate woes
AFP, Published on 25/12/2021
» OTTAWA - A mix of drought in Canada's prairies and flooding on its Pacific coast have brought about crop production and shipping woes now leading to international shortages of fries and mustard.
Hong Kong violence prompts debate but no division among protesters
AFP, Published on 14/10/2019
» HONG KONG: Hong Kong's more hardline pro-democracy protesters have embraced increased violence towards private property, businesses and even people, triggering some soul-searching within the movement. But few moderates are willing to abandon their more radical comrades.
Yemeni rebel attack on Saudi airport kills one, wounds 21: coalition
AFP, Published on 24/06/2019
» RIYADH: A Yemeni rebel attack on a civilian airport in southern Saudi Arabia killed a Syrian national and wounded 21 other civilians Sunday, a Riyadh-led coalition said, in a new escalation following a series of strikes on the site.
Au revoir, baguette! France goes mad for le burger
AFP, Published on 20/03/2018
» PARIS - For the first time in history, hamburger sales in France have soared higher than the classic baguette jambon-beurre sandwich as French diners surrender to the American fast-food favourite.
Au revoir, baguette! France goes burger-mad
AFP, Published on 20/03/2018
» PARIS - Baguette lovers may be horrified to learn that in 2017, for the first time ever, hamburger sales were higher in France than the classic jambon-beurre sandwich.