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Retail rout deepens as UK and Germany lose thousands of jobs 27 Jan 2019 - 07:55 pm
Shoppers walk in front of a retail shop displaying a sale sign in central Wellington, New Zealand, July 3, 2017. Reuters/David Gray
Flights disrupted at US East Coast airports as shutdown drags on 25 Jan 2019 - 09:28 pm
This December 9, 2013 photo shows American Airlines and US Airways signs stand next to each others at Denver International Airport, Colorado, AFP/Emmanuel Dunand
Yellow vests, opponents gearing up for protests in France 25 Jan 2019 - 09:28 pm
French President Emmanuel Macron stands near a man who wears a yellow vest as he attends a meeting with local residents as part of the
Canada auto workers seek boycott of GM vehicles from Mexico 25 Jan 2019 - 07:38 pm
The GM logo is seen at the General Motors plant in Sao Jose dos Campos, Brazil, January 22, 2019. Reuters/Roosevelt Cassio
14 injured in Madrid taxi protests 25 Jan 2019 - 01:00 am
Police officer uses his baton on a striking taxi driver during a taxi strike against regulation of ride-hailing and car-sharing services such as Uber and Cabify in Madrid, Spain, January 24, 2019. Reuters/Susana Vera
Venezuela crisis: Familiar geopolitical sides take shape 25 Jan 2019 - 12:00 am
In this file photo of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro (left) and Igor Sechin, president of the Russian state-owned oil company Rosneft, exchanging greetings during a meeting in Caracas. Sechin is a frequent visitor to Venezuela for massive business in
‘The new oil’: Dublin strikes it rich as Europe’s data hub 25 Jan 2019 - 12:00 am
Commercial Director, Brian Roe poses for a photograph beside the cabinets inside Servecentric Data Centre on the outskirts of Dublin in Ireland on December 10, 2018. AFP / Paul Faith
ECB's Draghi warns of weaker growth ahead 24 Jan 2019 - 06:36 pm
European Central Bank (ECB) President Mario Draghi holds a news conference, in Frankfurt, Germany January 24, 2019. Reuters/Kai Pfaffenbach
Goodbye to Ghosn as Renault appoints new chiefs 24 Jan 2019 - 05:05 pm
French carmaker Renault's newly appointed board chairman Jean-Dominique Senard (L) delivers a speech next to new chief executive Thierry Bollore during a press conference at the headquarters of the French car manufacturer Renault in Boulogne Billancourt,
At Davos, China and Germany tout openness as teenager plugs climate fight 24 Jan 2019 - 12:15 am
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Executive Chairman of the WEF Klaus Schwab attend the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, January 23, 2019. Reuters/Arnd Wiegmann
P&G confident of payoff from Gillette's 'Me Too' ad 23 Jan 2019 - 09:19 pm
The nearly two-minute ad, the latest by a big brand targeting a hot-button social issue, comes as the more than 100-year-old product continues to struggle amid meager demand as more men grow beards and online competitors like Harry's contend for market sh
‘Tired’ Lagerfeld misses Chanel Paris couture shows 22 Jan 2019 - 09:00 pm
German fashion designer for Chanel, Karl Lagerfeld, arrives to the Chanel women's 2018 Spring/Summer ready-to-wear collection fashion show in Paris on October 03, 2017 . AFP / Francois Guillot
Billionaire Stronach family feud heats up with Belinda defense 22 Jan 2019 - 09:00 pm
Belinda Stronach
Ghosn's time at Renault runs out 22 Jan 2019 - 09:00 pm
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The Amazon for Brexit helps Britons stockpile in four clicks 22 Jan 2019 - 08:26 pm
A shipment moves on a conveyor belt at an Amazon Fulfillment Centre BLR7 on the outskirts of Bengaluru, September 18, 2018. Reuters/Abhishek N Chinnappa
Pompeo says US, Russia not doomed to new Cold War 22 Jan 2019 - 07:23 pm
Brazen Paris bank raid near Champs-Elysees 22 Jan 2019 - 07:23 pm
French police check the entrance to the Milleis Banque close to the Champs-Elysees Avenue in central Paris on January 22, 2019, following a robbery earlier in the day. Criminals entered the bank holding people on the premises hostage for several hours as
El Paso Electric eyes new $143M generator, more solar power 22 Jan 2019 - 07:23 pm
The utility provides power to more than 420,000 customers in western Texas and southern New Mexico.