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UN expert says firms 'profiting' from 'genocide' of Palestinians
AFP, Published on 04/07/2025
» GENEVA - UN rights expert Francesca Albanese on Thursday denounced companies she said "profited from the Israeli economy of illegal occupation, apartheid, and now genocide", in a report that provoked a furious response from Israel.
Chinese billionaire’s carmaker adds satellites in Musk territory
Bloomberg News, Published on 03/02/2024
» HONG KONG - A Chinese rocket launched a group of communications satellites produced by one of the country's largest carmakers, boosting the nation's efforts to catch up in low-Earth orbit — an area dominated by Elon Musk's SpaceX.
China's Chengdu extends Covid lockdown
AFP, Published on 08/09/2022
» BEIJING - The Chinese megacity of Chengdu has extended a Covid-19 lockdown in most areas, maintaining curbs that have ground business to a halt and confined the majority of its 21 million residents to their homes.
The Arctic's tricky quest for sustainable tourism
AFP, Published on 27/05/2022
» LONGYEARBYEN - Home to polar bears, the midnight sun and the northern lights, a Norwegian archipelago perched high in the Arctic is trying to find a way to profit from its pristine wilderness without ruining it.
Sweden didn't lock down, but economy to plunge anyway
AFP, Published on 07/06/2020
» STOCKHOLM - Unlike most countries, Sweden never locked down during the coronavirus pandemic, largely keeping businesses operating, but the economy appears to be taking a hard hit nonetheless.
Energias de Portugal shareholders block takeover bid by China Three Gorges
AFP, Published on 25/04/2019
» LISBON - Shareholders in Portugal's biggest company, Energias de Portugal, on Wednesday blocked a nine-billion-euro ($10-billion) takeover bid by the state-owned China Three Gorges (CTG) Corporation.
Nissan-Renault on smoother road but speed bumps loom: analysts
AFP, Published on 25/01/2019
» TOKYO - Renault's appointment of a new leadership duo to replace the detained Carlos Ghosn should ease tensions with Japanese partner Nissan, analysts say, although the French state's close involvement remains a brake on ties.
First all-female professional crew for Sydney-Hobart race
AFP, Published on 23/11/2018
» SYDNEY - An all-woman professional yacht crew will race Australia's gruelling Sydney to Hobart bluewater classic for the first time this year, with former foreign minister Julie Bishop acting as their mentor.
Coca-Cola, Walmart to cut plastic pollution in oceans
AFP, Published on 21/09/2018
» MONTREAL - Coca-Cola, Walmart and other big multinationals pledged on Thursday to help reduce plastic pollution in the world's oceans in support of a campaign by five of the G7 industrialized nations.
Brazilians opt for budget bulletproofing as economy tanks
AFP, Published on 18/09/2018
» SAO PAULO - Brazilians are as worried as ever about getting shot while driving, but have less money in a stagnant economy to spend on protecting themselves.