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Sacklers, Purdue to pay $7.4 bn over opioid crisis: NY state
New York (AFP) - Several US states have reached a $7. 4 billion settlement with the Sackler family and their pharmaceutical...
US news giant CNN eyes 200 job cuts, streaming overhaul
New York (AFP) - US news network CNN will shed six percent of staff, some 200 people, the outlet said...
UK to make case to Trump against whisky tariff: finance minister
Davos (Switzerland) (AFP) - Britain will make the case to US President Donald Trump that Scotch whisky and other goods...
Trump to take virtual centre stage in Davos
Davos (Switzerland) (AFP) - Banking and oil executives will quiz Donald Trump at the World Economic Forum in Davos on...
Spain’s Sabadell bank to move HQ back to Catalonia
Barcelona (AFP) - Spain's Banco Sabadell approved Wednesday moving its headquarters back to Catalonia, the first major firm to do...
Trump puts US govt diversity workers on leave, calls bishop ‘nasty’
Washington (AFP) - US President Donald Trump ordered federal employees of diversity offices to be put on paid leave by...
Prince Harry settles lawsuit against Murdoch’s UK tabloids
London (AFP) - Prince Harry settled Wednesday his long-running lawsuit against Rupert Murdoch's UK tabloid publisher, which agreed to pay...
Lesotho’s king pitches green energy to Davos elites
Davos (Switzerland) (AFP) - Lesotho's King Letsie III has embarked on an ambitious mission in snowy Davos, where global powerbrokers...
France holds off Spain as world’s tourist favourite
Paris (AFP) - Olympic host France retained its spot as the world's top tourist destination in 2024 with 100 million...
Pharrell kicks off Paris Fashion week with Louvre show
Paris (AFP) - Louis Vuitton artistic director Pharrell Williams kicked off Paris Men's Fashion Week on Tuesday with a VIP-studded...
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