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Optus to pay $65 million fine over 'unconscionable conduct'
Australia's competition watchdog said on Wednesday that Singapore Telecommunications-owned Optus has reached a settlement over allegations of 'unconscionable conduct' in selling te...
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UAW President Fain found to have retaliated against top officer in expenses feud
The federal monitor overseeing the United Auto Workers union has found that its president, Shawn Fain, retaliated against the union's secretary-treasurer after disagreements over s...
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General Mills to remove artificial colors from all its US cereals and foods
General Mills said on Tuesday it would remove artificial colors from its full U.S. retail portfolio by the end of 2027.
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Indonesia seizes $725 mln from Wilmar Group in palm oil graft case
Indonesia's Attorney General's Office said on Tuesday it had seized 11.8 trillion rupiah ($725 million) from food company Wilmar Group that it said was related to corruption in obt...
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UK invests $340 million in clean tech for air travel
Britain said it would invest 250 million pounds ($340 million) in technology to make air travel greener, backing research into zero-emission flying, laser-beam manufacturing and cu...
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Google comes out on top as years-long Mexico antitrust case closed
Mexico's antitrust watchdog said on Friday it had closed a case against Google, clearing the tech giant from any potential fines, after a multi-year investigation determined it did...
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EU plans energy saving measures for data centres
The European Union is preparing a package of measures to improve data centres' energy savings, the bloc's energy commissioner said on Thursday.
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South Africa's $5.8 billion Hive project aims to lead low-cost ammonia output
A $5.8 billion project on South Africa's east coast seeks to use the country's infrastructure and cheap renewable power to make some of the world's cheapest green ammonia for clien...
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Walgreens, Authentic Brands, Kourtney Kardashian among those evaluating Rite Aid assets, sources say
Pharmacy chain Walgreens and reality star turned entrepreneur Kourtney Kardashian are among those picking over the remaining assets in Rite Aid's bankruptcy, according to two peopl...
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Recursion to lay off 20% of workforce amid biotech funding woes
Recursion Pharmaceuticals said on Tuesday it would lay off about 20% of its workforce as the biotech company tries to cope with an industry-wide funding crunch and the current poli...
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Indonesia revokes nickel ore mining permits in Raja Ampat after protest
Top nickel ore producer Indonesia revoked permits for four mining firms in Raja Ampat in its easternmost region of Papua, the country's energy minister said on Tuesday, after conce...
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FTC seeks information from top ad agencies as part of ad-boycott probe, WSJ reports
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has sought information from some of the world's top advertising firms as part of a probe into whether advertising and advocacy groups violated ant...
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Asset manager Amundi plans to cut 50 jobs in Italy, document says
The Italian arm of France's Amundi , Europe's biggest asset manager, has set a target of 50 staff cuts to be achieved by the end of the year, a document it sent to unions on Monday...
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Why Brazil’s ‘King of Cattle’ is embracing a plan to save the Amazon
The ambitious move, if successful, could be a turning point in the struggle to halt the destruction of the world's largest rainforest.
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Latin America's development bank CAF doubles investment target for marine ecosystems
The Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean said on Saturday it will invest $2.5 billion in the region's so-called blue economy by 2030 to ensure the sustainability of ...
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Trump administration approves coal mine expansion to boost Asia exports
The U.S. Interior Department approved a plan by Signal Peak Energy to expand coal mining, providing exports for Japan and South Korea, the agency said on Friday, as it responded to...
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FuelCell Energy lays off 22% of workforce in restructuring plan, shares surge
Renewable power company FuelCell Energy said on Friday it had laid off 22% of its workforce, as part of a global restructuring plan to reduce its operating expenses by 30% from a y...
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Nippon Steel, US seek 8-day pause in litigation to resolve deal concerns
Nippon Steel and the Trump administration on Thursday asked a U.S. appeals court to extend a pause in their litigation for eight days, to give them more time to reach a deal allowi...
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