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Judge narrows Ben & Jerry's lawsuit accusing Unilever of silencing social activism Updated / Saturday, 22 Aug 2026 07:40 Getty The dismissed claims relate primarily to how Ben & Jerry's…
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney today slammed what he called a trade "war" launched by the United States after the neighbours failed to reach an agreement, leading to the imposition…
TikTok has agreed to pay $400 million to settle a lawsuit with the US Department of Justice over claims that the video-sharing platform violated federal children's privacy laws, the department…
Hyundai Motor's South Korean union staged its first full strike in a decade today after wage talks stalled, as it seeks a higher retirement age and job protections against artificial…
France's consumer watchdog fined British fast-fashion retailer Boohoo €2.3m for deceptive practices such as fake discounts on its website, it said. Boohoo exaggerated the discounts it was offering, giving shoppers…
Italy's Monte dei Paschi di Siena has launched simultaneous, independent all-share takeover bids worth about €34 billion in total for rival Banco BPM and wealth manager Banca Generali, escalating a…
British retail sales fell back as expected in July after a surge in June when hot weather boosted demand for fans and air conditioners and supermarkets offered promotions alongside the…
Met Éireann has said Ireland could have a greater chance of wetter and windier weather over the coming months as the El Niño effect developing over the Pacific Ocean continues…
The Government is taking a step-by-step approach to fuel subsidies, Minister for Agriculture Martin Heydon has said, following confirmation that the planned reversal of excise duty fuel cuts in September…
Oil prices climbed to three-week highs today, driven by concerns that the impasse in the Iran war will continue to disrupt supply from the key Middle Eastern producing region. Brent…
Dublin and California-headquartered payments firm Stripe said it had agreed to buy OpenRouter, which helps businesses route and optimise token usage, its latest bet on the fast-growing AI industry. While…