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CEO Hayek: Swatch will hike US prices after 39% import duty
CEO Hayek: Swatch will hike US prices after 39% import duty

ZURICH, Switzerland: Swatch is preparing to make U.S. consumers pay more for its watches, as the Swiss group responds to steep tariffs...

Wall Street has record-breaking day ahead of Fed rate decision
Wall Street has record-breaking day ahead of Fed rate decision

NEW YORK, New York - U.S. stocks rallied on Monday, kicking off the new week in style. The Standard and Poor's 500 closed above 6,600...

Giorgio Armani’s will maps partial sale, foundation control
Giorgio Armani’s will maps partial sale, foundation control

MILAN, Italy: Giorgio Armani, the legendary Italian designer who built one of fashion's last great independent empires, left detailed...

Pressure mounts on Nestlé’s Bulcke as investors seek exit
Pressure mounts on Nestlé’s Bulcke as investors seek exit

VEVEY, Switzerland: Pressure on Nestlé's board intensified as some investors urged Chairman Paul Bulcke to resign after the company...

FDA clears Apple Watch blood pressure alert, global rollout set
FDA clears Apple Watch blood pressure alert, global rollout set

Cupertino, California: Apple's smartwatch is set to get a new health tool next week, after U.S. regulators cleared a feature that can...

OpenAI, Microsoft strike non-binding pact as startup eyes IPO, growth
OpenAI, Microsoft strike non-binding pact as startup eyes IPO, growth

REDMOND, Washington: Microsoft and OpenAI have agreed to a new framework for their partnership, signing a non-binding deal that would...

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WHO: Limited access, funding gaps hamper Congo Ebola response
WHO: Limited access, funding gaps hamper Congo Ebola response

KINSHASA, Congo: The World Health Organization (WHO) says limited access and a shortage of funds are hampering efforts to contain the...

South Africa strikes down apartheid-era name law
South Africa strikes down apartheid-era name law

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa: South Africa's Constitutional Court has struck down an apartheid-era law that prevented men from taking...

Undersea cable cuts hit connectivity in Africa, Asia, Middle East
Undersea cable cuts hit connectivity in Africa, Asia, Middle East

DUBAI, U.A.E.: A ship is believed to have accidentally severed key internet cables in the Red Sea, disrupting online access across...

Egypt: Mass Crackdown Targets Online Content Creators
Egypt: Mass Crackdown Targets Online Content Creators

(Beirut) - Egyptian authorities have since July 2025 carried out an abusive campaign of mass arrests and prosecutions targeting online...

(SP)JAPAN-TOKYO-ATHLETICS-WORLD ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS-MEN'S 3000M STEEPLECHASE-AWARDING CEREMONY
(SP)JAPAN-TOKYO-ATHLETICS-WORLD ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS-MEN'S 3000M STEEPLECHASE-AWARDING CEREMONY

(250916) -- TOKYO, Sept. 16, 2025 (Xinhua) -- Gold medalist Geordie Beamish of New Zealand poses duirng the awarding ceremony of the...

(SP)JAPAN-TOKYO-ATHLETICS-WORLD ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS-MEN'S 800M-HEAT
(SP)JAPAN-TOKYO-ATHLETICS-WORLD ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS-MEN'S 800M-HEAT

(250916) -- TOKYO, Sept. 16, 2025 (Xinhua) -- Handal Roban (5th L) of Saint Vincent competes during the men's 800m heat at the 2025...

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