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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.
£1.5m reward offered after 'brazen' London gem raid
AFP, Published on 01/01/2025
» LONDON - Victims of a £10 million ($12.5 million) London jewellery raid have offered rewards of up to £1.5 million to help recover the gems and catch the thief.
Hong Kong mooncakes sold in fake Hermes, Gucci, LV packaging
South China Morning Post, Published on 13/09/2024
» Hong Kong customs has seized 12 boxes of mooncakes in counterfeit gift boxes bearing the labels of designer brands and arrested an online seller in the run-up to the Mid-Autumn Festival.
China's rich ditch flashy luxury as global sales stall, says Bain
Reuters, Published on 18/06/2024
» PARIS/MILAN - China's richest people are avoiding flaunting their wealth in favour of more discreet fashion, according to a report published on Tuesday by Bain consultancy that predicted the weakest global luxury market since the height of the pandemic.
Wildcat Channel tunnel strike blocks France-UK train travel
AFP, Published on 22/12/2023
» PARIS - A shock strike by workers operating the Channel tunnel blocked train travel Thursday between Britain and France, leaving thousands of pre-Christmas travellers as well as freight traffic stranded.
The women who dress men
AFP, Published on 23/01/2023
» PARIS - Women are increasingly making their mark in men's fashion, breaking through the "fabric ceiling" that has seen the industry dominated by men, and attracted by a sector where some of the most radical changes are taking place.
At Pele museum, fans proud of ailing football icon's legacy
AFP, Published on 29/12/2022
» SANTOS (BRAZIL) - On a visit to the Pele Museum in Brazil's seaside city of Santos, Sergio Murillo Junior says he's sad to see the football legend's health deteriorate, but adds "I am proud of the legacy he left us."
The new king: Charles III in dates
AFP, Published on 09/09/2022
» LONDON: Charles III is the longest-serving heir-apparent in British history.
Malaysian ex-PM's wife guilty of corruption
AFP, Published on 01/09/2022
» KUALA LUMPUR: Rosmah Mansor, the wife former Malaysian premier Najib Razak, was found guilty of graft on Thursday, just over a week after her husband began serving a 12-year jail term.
Putin threatens Ukraine 'statehood' as Moscow sanctions tighten
AFP, Published on 06/03/2022
» KYIV: Russian President Vladimir Putin has threatened the existence of Ukrainian statehood as his army's invasion of the neighbour faces stiff resistance and his economy is increasingly asphyxiated by sanctions.