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S. Koreans March To Protest US Missile Defence System

Thousands of protesters marched near the US embassy in Seoul on Saturday, accusing President Donald Trump of "forcing"...

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GM Reaches Settlement Over Faulty Ignition Switches

US auto giant General Motors has reached a settlement with hundreds of car owners in a lawsuit over faulty ignition...

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Uber Chief Executive Kalanick Resigns

Uber boss, Travis Kalanick, has resigned as chief executive after pressure from shareholders. His resignation comes...

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France’s Altice USA Rallies In New York Market Debut

Altice USA shares rallied Thursday in their New York market debut after the telecom group controlled by French...

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Kalanick, Uber’s Disruptive Driving Force

Travis Kalanick was the driving force behind Uber, taking a spur-of-moment idea and turning it into the world's most...

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Apple Opens New Round In Battle With Qualcomm

Apple has expanded its legal battle against Qualcomm, accusing the US chip maker of charging for invalid patents in the...

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Uber CEO Travis Kalanick Has Resigned

Uber boss Travis Kalanick has resigned as chief executive after pressure from shareholders. Mr Kalanick will remain on...

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Vice Media To Push Global Expansion With New Funds

Vice Media's latest capital infusion of $450 million will help accelerate its global expansion to some 80 markets by...

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Ford To Import Focus Cars Built In China

Ford will import its next-generation Focus sedans into the US market from China, after a highly-publicized move to...

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Chevron Prevails In Ecuador Pollution Battle At US Supreme Court

Oil giant Chevron prevailed in a long-running legal battle over pollution in Ecuador, with the US Supreme Court...

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Presidency A Boon For Some Trump Businesses

Becoming president forced Donald Trump to resign from a slew of corporate positions, but it also appears to have netted...

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Presidency A Boon For Some Trump Businesses

Becoming president forced Donald Trump to resign from a slew of corporate positions, but it also appears to have netted...

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Amazon Buys Whole Foods Market At Whooping US$13.7 Billion

Amazon announced Friday that it will acquire Whole Foods Market, a grocery store chain, for 42 U. S. dollars per share,...

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No More Gender Gaps – Research Suggests

Reducing gender gaps would significantly benefit women, society and the economy, a new International Labour...

International

Trump Administration Unveils Plan To Defang Consumer Watchdog

The Trump administration has said it wants to ease oversight of smaller banks and curb the Consumer Financial...

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Embattled Uber CEO Kalanick To Take Leave of Absence

Uber chief executive Travis Kalanick announced Tuesday he would take an indefinite leave of absence as the embattled...

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S. Africa Probes Pharmaceutical Giants Over Cancer Drug Pricing

South Africa's competition commission said Tuesday it had launched investigations into pharmaceutical giants Roche,...

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US Orders GE To Offload Unit To Win Approval For Oil Deal

US antitrust regulators on Monday ordered General Electric to divest one of its units in order to win approval for the...

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Immelt To Depart As GE Names New Chief Executive

General Electric announced a leadership shakeup on Monday as it faces scrutiny after a corporate makeover executed by...