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West African states review post-coup sanctions at key summit

Flights cancelled in Spain due to Ryanair, EasyJet strikes

Wall Street started the second half of the year on a dull note on Friday as investors worried over the risks to economic growth from the Federal Reserve's resolve to curb rising prices at all costs.

"We are working 24 hours a day, seven days a week on this. You deserve answers," Daily Harvest Founder and CEO Rachel Drori, said.

The European Union on Thursday reached a provisional deal on the world's first set of comprehensive rules to regulate what one lawmaker called the "Wild West" crypto market.

OPEC in June did not deliver on an oil output increase pledged under a deal with allies, a Reuters survey on Friday showed, as involuntary declines in Libya and Nigeria offset supply increases by Saudi Arabia and other large producers.

Manny Villar’s net worth is valued at $7.8 billion as of July 2022.

"There's huge opportunity for manufacturers to shoot the gap and catch up a bit," John Murphy, senior auto analyst at Bank of America, said.

Eurozone inflation hits record, as gas crunch looms

In a new take on ancient technology, Cargill, one of the world's biggest charterers of ships, is to add state-of-the art sails to a vessel early next year to test whether wind power can cut its carbon emissions, a top company executive said.

US warns of jihadists and Russian forces as Africa war games end

A handful of chipmakers including Micron and AMD have signaled waning demand as red-hot inflation squeezes spending, even as it eases a two-year global semiconductor shortage that has hit production of everything from cars to smartphones.

A handful of chipmakers including Micron and AMD have signaled waning demand as red-hot inflation squeezes consumer and corporate spending, while easing a two-year global semiconductor shortage that was exacerbated by supply-chain disruptions.

Mansa Musa, a 14th Century West African ruler, is believed to be the richest man of all time, with a net worth valued at $400 billion.

Japan warns on 'interests' after Russia gas project decree

General Motors Co surpassed Toyota Motor Corp in second-quarter U.S.

General Motors Co is poised to outsell Japan's Toyota Motor Corp in the second quarter, even as sales at major automakers in the United States are set to drop as inventory shortages persist, industry analysts say.

General Motors Co reported a 15% drop in second-quarter auto sales on Friday, as a global chip shortage and supply chain disruptions hit production and left nearly 100,000 vehicles waiting for more parts.

'American Woman' rocker reunited with stolen guitar... 46 years on

Metaverse years from being global phenomenon, says pioneer

Toyota Motor Corp on Friday unveiled its first mass market hybrid car for India, a sport utility vehicle (SUV), charting a new course for the Japanese automaker in one of the world's fastest growing car markets.

Toyota Motor Corp on Friday unveiled its first mass market hybrid car for India, a sport utility vehicle (SUV), charting a new course for the Japanese automaker in one of the world's fastest growing car markets.

Hyundai Motor Co's unionised workers in South Korea voted for a possible strike for the first time in four years over demands for higher wages and anger that management was prioritising overseas investment.

Hyundai Motor Co's unionised workers in South Korea vote on Friday to decide whether to go on a strike for the first time in four years over demands for higher wages and anger the management was prioritising overseas investment.

Three times a week, Loris Foreman, a ground handling agent at Paris' main international airport Roissy-Charles de Gaulle, drives to his workplace, coffee in hand, before sunrise.

French catering and food services group Sodexo announced on Friday a reorganisation of its main on-site services business to improve effectiveness and said it expects revenue and margin to return to pre-pandemic levels in 2023.

French catering and food services group Sodexo on Friday reported better-than-expected revenue for the third quarter with strong growth in all business segments and geographies, helped by price hikes and post-Omicron volume recovery.

India bans many single-use plastics to tackle waste

President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on Thursday to take charge of the Sakhalin-2 gas and oil project in Russia's far east, a move that could force Shell and Japan's Mitsui and Mitsubishi to abandon their investments as the economic tit-for-tat over Ukraine deepens.