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In a US manufacturing hub, no illusions about tariffs and jobs 26 Sep 2018 - 08:52 am
The sewing lines at Bernhard Furniture Company where skilled craft jobs are growing without the help of tariffs, and company officials say they are pressed to fill open positions is shown in Lenoir, North Carolina, U.S., August 15, 2018, 2018. REUTERS/How
UK food giants from Tesco to Nestle aim to halve waste by 2030 25 Sep 2018 - 09:31 pm
A view of a Tesco supermarket in London.  Reuters/Luke Macgregor
Global $500 mln data drive aims to end hunger by boosting harvests 25 Sep 2018 - 09:31 pm
Freshly harvested vegetables are shown in a basket after they were picked during the fall harvest of the White House Kitchen Garden at the White House, October 20, 2010. Reuters/Jason Reed
Oxford University offers boost for businesses that put people before profit 25 Sep 2018 - 08:08 pm
Graduates leave the Sheldonian Theatre after a graduation ceremony at Oxford University, in Oxford, Britain July 15, 2017. Reuters/Hannah McKay
Michael Kors makes high-end fashion statement with $2.2 bln Versace buy 25 Sep 2018 - 06:35 pm
People stroll in front of Versace's flagship shop at Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II in Milan, Italy, September 25, 2018. Reuters/Stefano Rellandini
Ryanair cancels 190 flights on Friday amid cabin crew strike 25 Sep 2018 - 05:27 pm
Ryanair aircraft are parked on the tarmac during a wider European strike at the airline to protest slow progress in negotiating a collective labour agreement, at Brussels South Charleroi Airport, Belgium August 10, 2018. (Reuters/Yves Herman/File Photo)
H&M accused of failing to ensure fair wages for global factory workers 24 Sep 2018 - 06:04 pm
People shop in the newly opened Hennes & Mauritz (H&M) store in Moscow in this March 13, 2009 file photo. Reuters/Denis Sinyakov
Siemens CEO pushes plans to boost Iraqi power infrastructure 23 Sep 2018 - 10:56 pm
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Porsche first German carmaker to abandon diesel engines 23 Sep 2018 - 10:56 pm
A shoemaker turns billionaire with luxury goods IPO 21 Sep 2018 - 11:20 pm
Online fashion house Farfetch's CEO Jose Neves and members of the company's leadership team ring the opening bell to celebrate their IPO at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., September 21, 2018. Reuters/Brendan McDermid
Ramaphosa rolls the dice to rouse South Africa's fragile economy 21 Sep 2018 - 11:20 pm
South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa gives a press conference outlining measures to stimulate the economy on September 21, 2018 in Pretoria, South Africa. AFP / Phill Magakoe
As typhoons get stronger, Asia must build better, experts say 21 Sep 2018 - 09:11 pm
A woman sits on the ruins after typhoon Nepartak swept through Minqing county, Fujian province, China, July 10, 2016. (Reuters)
World waste could grow 70 percent as cities boom: World Bank 21 Sep 2018 - 09:07 pm
An Iraqi girl stands amid garbage on the banks of the Tigris River in the village of Wana, some 10 kms south of the Mosul Dam near the city of Mosul on March 3, 2016. AFP/Safin Hamed
US blocks slave-made goods to 'safeguard American jobs' 21 Sep 2018 - 09:02 pm
An estimated 25 million people are trapped in forced labor globally, according to the International Labour Organization and the charity Walk Free Foundation.
May challenges EU as Brexit talks hit "impasse", sterling tumbles 21 Sep 2018 - 08:46 pm
File photo: A combination of images shows Prime Minister Theresa May speaking at the Complesso, Santa Maria Novella, Florence, Italy, September 22, 2017. (Reuters / Jeff J Mitchell)
iPhone XS buyers undeterred by eye-watering prices, few upgrades 21 Sep 2018 - 07:41 pm
Singaporean Daniel Lim, 23, the first in line to buy the newly released iPhones, poses with his purchases at the Apple Store in Singapore September 21, 2018. Reuters/Edgar Su
France wants to triple bike use with better cycle lanes 20 Sep 2018 - 11:22 pm
French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe (R) and French Economy Minister Bruno Le Maire (L) listen to general director of Dassault System Bernard Charles as they visit the group's headquarters prior to a press conference on the theme
One in 20 UK workers part of 'hidden revolution' to reform capitalism 20 Sep 2018 - 09:02 pm
Workers walk to work during the morning rush hour in the financial district of Canary Wharf in London, Britain, January 26, 2017. Reuters/Eddie Keogh