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Renault turns to VW's De Meo as carmaker seeks fresh start 28 Jan 2020 - 09:26 pm
SEAT President and CEO Luca de Meo attends the 89th Geneva International Motor Show in Geneva, Switzerland March 5, 2019. (REUTERS/Pierre Albouy/File Photo)
How fashion uses greenwashing to hide its dirty secrets 27 Jan 2020 - 12:01 am
A woman looks at backpacks made of hemp, recycled plastics and bottles from fishing nets at the booth of the company Vaude, during the ISPO trade fair for sports equipment and fashion in Munich, Germany, January 26, 2020. Reuters/Michael Dalder
Modi’s nationalism masks a bad economy, protesters say 26 Jan 2020 - 09:34 pm
People line up along a road to form a 620 km human chain across the southern state of Kerala organized by the Left Democratic Front (LDF) to protest against the Indian government's Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), Thiruvananthapuram on January 26, 2020. A
Britain unveils 50 pence coin minted to mark Brexit 26 Jan 2020 - 07:24 pm
A handout photo released by Britain's HM Treasury in London on January 24, 2020, shows the obverse, or back, of a new Brexit-themed 50p coin, that will go into circulation on January 31, the day that Britain will leave the European Union. AFP / HM Treasur
Tesla's Musk seeks to allay water concerns at factory site after protests 26 Jan 2020 - 07:24 pm
Elon Musk speaks during the unveiling of the new Tesla Model Y in Hawthorne, California on March 14, 2019. AFP / Frederic J Brown
Too good to be true? The best investment that never was 23 Jan 2020 - 09:36 pm
A US five dollar note is seen in an illustration, June 1, 2017. Reuters / Thomas White
Burned by wildfire losses, insurance industry rethinks risks 23 Jan 2020 - 09:36 pm
A woman uses her mobile phone to film as a forest fire burns out of control in Las Manchas on the southwestern part of La Palma island, Spain, August 5, 2016. Reuters / Borja Suarez
Trump threatens big tariffs on car imports from EU 22 Jan 2020 - 11:55 pm
US President Donald Trump and White House senior advisor Jared Kushner leave the 50th World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, January 22, 2020. Reuters/Denis Balibouse
As Britain decides, Europe grapples with Huawei conundrum 22 Jan 2020 - 08:08 pm
An employee stands next to the logo of Huawei in Shenzhen Guangdong province, China, March 29, 2019. Reuters / Tyrone Siu?
The Dutch businessman on a mission to unite companies over climate change 22 Jan 2020 - 06:43 pm
Paul Polman attends the MEDEF union summer forum on the campus of the HEC School of Management in Jouy-en-Josas near Paris, August 28, 2018. Reuters / Benoit Tessier
Tech must diversify to avoid inbuilt bias, says Facebook's Sandberg 22 Jan 2020 - 06:43 pm
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Facing economic crisis, Lebanon's government weighs options 22 Jan 2020 - 05:45 pm
Members of the new Lebanese government pose for a picture at the presidential palace in Baabda, Lebanon January 22, 2020. Dalati Nohra/Handout via Reuters
Renault chairman dismisses talk of Nissan shareholding changes 22 Jan 2020 - 05:45 pm
Renault Chairman Jean-Dominique Senard attends a Renault Nissan and Mitsubishi chief’s joint news conference in Yokohama, Japan, March 12, 2019. Reuters / Kim Kyung-Hoon
Mumbai bets on all-night shopping to lift India's economy 22 Jan 2020 - 05:45 pm
 People shop for clothes during a seasonal sale at a store inside a shopping mall in Mumbai, India, July 14, 2012. Reuters/Danish Siddiqui
Spain nears life without coal sooner than anyone thought 22 Jan 2020 - 04:56 pm
Steam rises from a coal power plant of RWE in Neurath, north-west of Cologne, Germany, November 10, 2017. Reuters / Wolfgang Rattay
Jaguar Land Rover cuts 500 jobs at SUV plant amid cost squeeze 22 Jan 2020 - 04:17 pm
FILE PHOTO: Signs are seen outside the Jaguar Land Rover plant at Halewood in Liverpool, northern England, September 12 , 2016. REUTERS/Phil Noble
France, US agree to extend talks over digital tax 22 Jan 2020 - 12:35 am
French Economy and Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire (R) delivers a speech next to Arnaud Vaissie (C) CEO and co-founder of medical and travel security services firm, International SOS and Olivier Schiller (L), CEO of Septodont during a gathering of 500 bus
Boeing says 737 MAX may not win approval to return until mid-year, shares drop 21 Jan 2020 - 11:20 pm
Visitors watch as a Boeing 737 Max lands after an air display during the Farnborough Airshow, south west of London on July 16, 2018. AFP / Ben Stansall