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Justin Bieber sells music rights for $200m 24 Jan 2023 - 09:57 pm
In this file photo taken on April 03, 2022, Canadian singer and songwriter Justin Bieber arrives for the 64th Annual Grammy Awards at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. - Bieber has sold his shares of his music publishing and recording catalog to the Blackstone-backed Hipgnosis Songs Capital, Hipgnosis said on January 24, 2023.  (Photo by ANGELA WEISS / AFP)
3M to cut 2,500 jobs as it girds for tougher economy 24 Jan 2023 - 09:01 pm
The 3M logo is seen at its global headquarters in Maplewood, Minnesota, US on March 4, 2020. (REUTERS/Nicholas Pfosi)
US sues Google on digital ad business dominance, joined by eight states 24 Jan 2023 - 09:00 pm
The logo for Google LLC is seen at the Google Store Chelsea in Manhattan, New York City, US, on November 17, 2021. File Photo / Reuters
Twitter sued over 'unpaid rent' on London office 24 Jan 2023 - 04:52 pm
Reuters file photo
China offers Sri Lanka debt moratorium, IMF help still in doubt 24 Jan 2023 - 04:46 pm

Laborers carry sacks of flour in the main market as Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe announced 2023 budget amid the country's economic crisis, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, November 14, 2022. (REUTERS/ Dinuka Liyanawatte)
Live Nation CEO to face senate about Taylor Swift ticket fiasco 24 Jan 2023 - 02:43 pm
Singer Taylor Swift arrives to speak at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) in Toronto, Ontario, Canada September 9, 2022. REUTERS/Mark Blinch/File Photo
Ford to cut 3,200 jobs in Europe, with focus on Germany 23 Jan 2023 - 11:00 pm
Signage is seen outside the Ford Halewood transmissions plant in Liverpool, Britain, December 1, 2022. (REUTERS/Phil Noble)
Mars drops M&M’s ‘spokescandies’ after they ‘break the Internet’ 23 Jan 2023 - 10:36 pm
Image: M&M's
Excitement for beach businesses as Thailand braces for Chinese deluge 23 Jan 2023 - 05:13 pm
Colourful umbrellas are seen in a restaurant as tourists enjoy a beach on the island of Phuket in Thailand on January 19, 2023. (REUTERS/Jorge Silva)
Slowdown could linger into 2024, says World Bank’s Malpass 22 Jan 2023 - 09:15 pm
File Photo: World Bank President David Malpass attends the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow, Scotland, Britain, November 3, 2021. (REUTERS/Yves Herman)
Brazil and Argentina to begin preparations for common currency 22 Jan 2023 - 12:58 pm
Argentine pesos: the new currency would at first run in parallel with the existing currencies © REUTERS
UN announces grain export of 17.8 million tons to 43 countries since August 2022 20 Jan 2023 - 09:50 am
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Coffee prices poised to climb with bean shortfall nearing third year 19 Jan 2023 - 11:17 pm
Coffee berries are seen on a tree at the Biological Institute plantation in Sao Paulo, Brazil May 8, 2021. (REUTERS/Amanda Perobelli)
Indian startups rejoice as Android ruling against Google upheld 19 Jan 2023 - 06:24 pm
A view of the main lobby of building BV200, during a tour of Google's new Bay View Campus in Mountain View, California, US on May 16, 2022. File Photo / Reuters
Google loses bid to block Indian Android antitrust ruling in major setback 19 Jan 2023 - 05:52 pm
Reuters file photo
Saudi crude exports slip to five-month low in November 19 Jan 2023 - 05:34 pm
Logo of Saudi Aramco is seen at the 20th Middle East Oil & Gas Show and Conference (MOES 2017) in Manama, Bahrain, on March 7, 2017. File Photo / Reuters
Musk 'lied' about funding to take Tesla private, investors' lawyer says 18 Jan 2023 - 08:58 pm
Alex Spiro, attorney for Elon Musk, arrives for the Elon Musk shareholder lawsuit trial at the Phillip Burton Federal Building on January 18, 2023 in San Francisco, California. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images/AFP
Davos 2023: China recovery could be very quick -IMF's Gopinath 18 Jan 2023 - 07:28 pm
IMF Deputy Managing Director Gita Gopinath at the International Monetary Fund (IMF), speaks during a news conference in Santiago, Chile, on July 23, 2019.  File Photo / Reuters