Primark boss defends practices as budget fashion brand eyes expansion
Ireland-based budget fashion chain Primark has been criticised for its record on workers' rights and the effect of its low-cost, high-volume model on the environment.
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Williamson eyes ton as New Zealand take control against England
Kane Williamson scored an unbeaten 77 as he led New Zealand to a commanding 193-3 at tea on day one of the first Test against England in Christchurch on Thursday.
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Norway faces WWF in court over deep sea mining
The World Wide Fund for Nature's (WWF) Norwegian chapter will have its day in court Thursday, after it sued Norway for opening up its seabed to mining before performing sufficient impact studies.
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Trump, Sheinbaum discuss migration in Mexico amid tariff threat
President-elect Donald Trump said Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum had agreed Wednesday to "stop" US-bound migration, a claim she was quick to publicly downplay.
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Asian markets mixed after subdued pre-holiday shift on Wall St
Asian markets diverged Thursday as investors brushed off a negative lead from Wall Street while welcoming a drop in Treasury yields and data showing US inflation was holding steady.
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Orban's soft power shines as Hungary hosts Israeli match
Since the start of the Israel-Hamas war in October last year, many home fixtures of Israel's national football team and clubs have been moved to Hungary.
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'Retaliate': Trump tariff talk spurs global jitters, preparations
Donald Trump's tariff threats have rattled foreign businesses and governments, with many fearing it could signal the opening salvo of an all-out trade war when he returns to the White House next year.
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'Anti-woke' Americans hail death of DEI as another domino topples
America's largest private employer, Walmart, is the latest name to join a list of US businesses and institutions rethinking programs to bolster minority groups as support for progressive policies erodes.
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Trump hails migration talks with Mexico president
President-elect Donald Trump said that Mexico's leader had agreed to "stop" migration in talks Wednesday, effectively closing the southern US border, in claims that went further than his counterpart's account of a discussion about migration "strategy."
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Truckers strike accusing Wagner of driver death in Central African Republic
Soaring prices have left a bitter taste in shoppers' mouths at a market in Bangui, as a strike by Cameroonian truckers accusing Russia's infamous Wagner mercenaries of a recent murder cuts off the Central African Republic (CAR).
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