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Struggling US retailer Macy’s to close 150 stores

NEW YORK, Feb 27, 2024 (AFP) - The iconic but struggling US department store Macy's announced plans on Tuesday to…

Japan inflation slows to 2.0% in January, BOJ faces dilemma between rates and recession

  By Kyoko HASEGAWA TOKYO, Feb 27, 2024 (AFP) - Japanese inflation slowed less than expected to two percent in…

Dior postpones Hong Kong fashion show: govt

HONG KONG, Feb 24, 2024 (AFP) - Dior has postponed a fashion show set to be held in Hong Kong…

Fears over Russia’s ‘ghost fleet’ bypassing oil sanctions

By Emeline BURCKEL LONDON, Feb 24, 2024 (AFP) - Two years after Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, prompting…

Digital Markets Act: Tech titans yield to new EU rules before March deadline

BRUSSELS, Belgium, Feb 23, 2024 (AFP) - 2024 will be a year of change for the world's biggest tech companies…

Boeing, Airbus grapple with supply chain woes, delaying billion-dollar orders

By Martin ABBUGAO SINGAPORE, Feb 23, 2024 (AFP) - Boeing and Airbus struck deals to sell billions of dollars' worth…

Underfunded & under-maintained: Eiffel tower workers strike for repairs, fair treatment

France's iconic Eiffel Tower was closed for a fourth day on Thursday as employees extended a strike over the monument's…

Shipping insurance rates soar on Red Sea missile attacks

By Emeline BURCKEL with Marie-Morgane Le Moel in Paris LONDON, Feb 23, 2024 (AFP) - Attacks by Yemen's Huthi rebels…

Digital media upstart Vice laying off ‘several hundred’ staff: CEO

WASHINGTON, Feb 23, 2024 (AFP) - Vice, the dynamic, fast-growing digital media company that gained a wide following with young…

AT&T outage resolved; service restored after hours-long disruption

By John BIERS NEW YORK, Feb 22, 2024 (AFP) - Thousands of AT&T customers in the United States lost cell…

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