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L'Oreal says agreed 320m euro settlement with French tax authority
[PARIS] L'Oreal, the world's biggest cosmetics company, said on Friday that it would pay the French government 320 million euros…
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Walmart ending sales of e-cigarettes
[AFP] Retail giant Walmart said Friday it would stop selling e-cigarettes in its US stores amid a growing crackdown on…
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Employer-provided medical costs in Singapore to rise by 10% in 2020: report
SingaporeEMPLOYER-PROVIDED medical benefit costs in Singapore are expected to jump by 10 per cent in 2020, outpacing general inflation of…
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Europe's China telecoms gear ban would cost industry US$3.5b
[TALLINN] Replacing Chinese telecoms equipment would cost European telecom operators about US$3.5 billion, a report by industry research firm Strand…
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Netflix will make a 'big increase' in buying UK content-CEO
[CAMBRIDGE] Netflix will make a "big increase" in its investment in British television production next year, taking advantage of the…
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Britain's Thomas Cook scrambles for 250m pounds to avert collapse
[LONDON] Britain's Thomas Cook scrambled on Friday to find an extra £200 million (S$344.9 million) to satisfy its lenders and…
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5G is for show-offs, Bernstein analysts say
[TOKYO] The latest, greatest wireless networks known as 5G promise to revolutionize industries from transportation to medicine. For mobile-phone users,…
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Pet adoption surge offers another boon for US animal health stocks
[NEW YORK] Strong pet adoption trends and increasing costs for canine care should provide another boon for high-flying animal health…
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Employer-provided medical costs in Singapore to rise by 10% in 2020: report
EMPLOYER-PROVIDED medical benefit costs in Singapore are expected to jump by 10 per cent in 2020, outpacing general inflation of…
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YouTube is about to demote a wide swath of its creators
[NEW YORK] YouTube announced sweeping changes to its verification system on Thursday, notifying a slew of high-profile YouTubers that they'd…
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