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Emirates chief commercial officer resigns after airline's profit dives 12 May 2019 - 02:07 pm
(FILES) In this file photo taken on September 14, 2017 an Airbus A380 of Emirates Airlines lands at the tarmac at Dubai's International Airport. AFP / GIUSEPPE CACACE
Uber's IPO joins ranks of Wall Street flops 11 May 2019 - 05:20 pm
Traders work near the post where Uber is traded on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, May 10, 2019. (REUTERS/Brendan McDermid)
Renewable revolution: Danish isle eyes fossil fuel-free future 10 May 2019 - 10:58 pm
Windmills turn in the breeze at Horns Rev 2, the world largest wind farm, 30 km off the west coast of Denmark, near Esbjerg, September 15, 2009. Reuters/Bob Strong
Trump says no hurry to reach deal with China as trade war escalates 10 May 2019 - 08:28 pm
US President Donald Trump speaks at a news conference following midterm congressional elections at the White House, November 7, 2018. Reuters/Kevin Lamarque
Trump tariffs on China likely to cost 400,000 manufacturing jobs, group Says 10 May 2019 - 10:04 am
FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump takes part in a welcoming ceremony with China's President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, November 9, 2017. REUTERS/Damir Sagolj
India's richest man buys famed British toy-store chain Hamleys 10 May 2019 - 09:57 am
FILE PHOTO: Indian business magnate, chairman and managing director of Reliance Industries Mukesh Ambani speaks at the Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit being held in Gandhinagar.  AFP / SAM PANTHAKY
Foreigners stage 'positive invasion' of Sicily in one-euro home sale 09 May 2019 - 10:58 pm
A panoramic view of Cocullo village where snakes are used to cover a wooden statue of Saint Domenico during the St. Domenico procession, in central Italy May 1, 2013. Reuters/Alessandro Bianchi
Falling coffee prices mean falling forests: US coffee czar 09 May 2019 - 10:58 pm
Coffee grower Rubiela and her daughter Camila pick coffee in San Carlos, Colombia, July 14, 2017. Reuters/Federico Rios
One year in, Mahathir gets mixed result on Malaysian economy 09 May 2019 - 09:46 pm
Mahathir Mohamad celebrates with other leaders of his coalition during a press conference following the 14th general elections in Kuala Lumpur on early May 10, 2018. AFP / Manan Vatsyayana
Chinese companies brace for tariff hike as trade talks begin 09 May 2019 - 03:18 pm
FILE PHOTO: A US cargo ship berthing at a port in Qingdao in China's eastern Shandong province.  China OUT / AFP
Trump 'happy' to keep tariffs on Chinese goods; Beijing prepares retaliation 09 May 2019 - 12:59 am
Trump, who has embraced largely protectionist policies as part of his
Waymo at 1,000 riders: the self-driving frontrunner inches forward 09 May 2019 - 12:59 am
Waymo unveils a self-driving Chrysler Pacifica minivan during the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, January 8, 2017. Reuters/Brendan McDermid
Top China trade negotiator to visit US as tariffs threat looms 07 May 2019 - 09:47 am
Chinese Vice Premier Liu He, right, gestures as U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, center, chats with his Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer, left, before they proceed to their meeting at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing, Wednesday, May
Fact Check: Trump's fallacious tariff tale 06 May 2019 - 11:18 pm
Donald Trump exits Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House on May 13, 2017. AFP/Olivier Douliery
Trade threats press China to change or suffer consequences 06 May 2019 - 08:36 pm
Danish social enterprise manufactures self-esteem for disabled 06 May 2019 - 08:34 pm
Lars Holstein, in a wheelchair, (left) and Jeanett Dian Amonsen (right), employees at Huset Venture, a Danish social enterprise which hires people with disabilities, pose at their office in Aarhus, Denmark on Mar 19, 2019. Thomson Reuters Foundation/Thin
Tired to trendy: architects give Russian provinces urban makeover 06 May 2019 - 08:09 pm
People rest in the park on the renovated embankment of the Vezelka river in the Russian city of Belgorod, some 700 km south of Moscow, on April 10, 2019.  AFP / Vasily Maximov
Billionaire Warren Buffett gives new hint about his successor 05 May 2019 - 09:55 am
Berkshire Hathaway Chairman Warren Buffett walks through the exhibit hall as shareholders gather to hear from the billionaire investor at Berkshire Hathaway Inc's annual shareholder meeting in Omaha, Nebraska, U.S., May 4, 2019. REUTERS/Scott Morgan