Bootleg liquor deaths revive debate on Turkey alcohol tax
Istanbul (AFP) - With 38 people dead in four days and 26 in intensive care after drinking bootleg liquor in ...
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Toyota arm Hino makes deal to settle emission fraud case
Washington (AFP) - US officials late Wednesday announced a $1. 6 billion deal with Toyota subsidiary Hino Motors to settle ...
Starbucks shift on non-paying visitors stirs debate in US
New York (AFP) - Starbucks has stirred the coffee pot by reversing a policy that allowed anyone to use its ...
Portugal, Spain, France bust contaminated seafood ring
Lisbon (AFP) - A European operation has spared revellers a potential food poisoning nightmare before Christmas, seizing 30 tonnes of ...
McKinsey to pay $650 mn to settle US criminal case on opioids
New York (AFP) - Consulting giant McKinsey & Company will pay $650 million to settle US criminal charges that it ...
New York appeals dismissed PepsiCo plastic pollution suit
New York (AFP) - New York state this week appealed the dismissal of a pollution lawsuit against soda giant PepsiCo, ...
UK pledges to cut government spending waste
London (AFP) - UK government departments must find efficiency savings of five percent, finance minister Rachel Reeves insisted Tuesday, vowing ...
Mounting economic costs of India’s killer smog
New Delhi (AFP) - Noxious smog smothering the plains of north India is not only choking the lungs of residents ...
Urban mosquito sparks malaria surge in East Africa
Nairobi (AFP) - The spread of a mosquito in East Africa that thrives in urban areas and is immune to ...
Dutch court upholds e-cigarette flavour ban
The Hague (AFP) - A Dutch court on Wednesday upheld a government ban on sweet flavours for e-cigarettes, arguing they ...
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