Milan design fair opens with sustainability and David Lynch
Milan (AFP) - One of the world's leading design events, the Salone del Mobile, opened in Milan on Tuesday, marked...
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‘Bad for business’: Gulf states scramble to avert wider war
Dubai (AFP) - Gulf states are grappling with the widening Middle East conflict as hostilities between Iran and Israel threaten...
Stellantis boss Tavares defends pay rise ahead of shareholders’ vote
Paris (AFP) - Stellantis chief executive Carlos Tavares has defended his 36. 5 million euro ($38
Thai group buys iconic Berlin department store
Berlin (AFP) - Thailand's Central Group said Friday it has bought the iconic KaDeWe department store in Berlin from insolvent...
Patek Philippe chief not worried for top-end Swiss watches
Geneva (AFP) - Patek Philippe's chief says he is not anxious about the prospects for top-end timepieces, despite Swiss watch...
Sam Bankman-Fried appeals fraud conviction, 25-year jail term
New York (AFP) - Fallen cryptocurrency wunderkind Sam Bankman-Fried has appealed his federal conviction and 25-year jail sentence in a...
Report links H&M, Zara to environmental destruction in Brazil
Paris (AFP) - Fast fashion giants H&M and Zara have used cotton from farms linked to massive deforestation, land-grabbing, corruption...
Corporate climate pledge weakened by carbon offsets move
Paris (AFP) - The world's main benchmark for vetting corporate climate action has been accused by its own staff of...
Germany’s Scholz between tough talk and trade on China trip
Berlin (AFP) - Chancellor Olaf Scholz travels to China this weekend, walking a fine line in shoring up economic ties...
Delta eyes record Q2 on still-strong demand
New York (AFP) - Delta Air Lines reported another round of strong earnings on Wednesday as it forecast a record...
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