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Heathrow Airport drops Covid face…

The UK's largest airport has dropped mandatory face masks for passengers.

Heathrow Airport no longer requires people to wear them in its… Read more

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Afghans turn to cryptocurrencies…

US sanctions, failing banks, and the drying up of foreign aid and cash transfers since the Taliban takeover have left Afghanistan's economy in… Read more

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Lithuania threatens to stop using…

Lithuania's president has said it is willing to stop importing Russian oil and gas in the latest sign of how some EU countries plan to tighten… Read more

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KFC-owner Yum sales plunge as…

The owner of KFC and Pizza Hut said sales plunged by 20% in the first two weeks of March as a surge of new Covid cases spread across China.

Yum… Read more

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The Western brands unable to leave…

The invasion of Ukraine has led many Western brands to shun Russia, but some still have outlets open in the country and say they are not able to shut… Read more

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Chip giant Arm set to axe 15%…

UK computer chip designer Arm Holdings has said it plans to cut up to 15% of its workforce.

The redundancies have emerged just a month after… Read more

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IMF: Ukraine economy could shrink…

The Ukrainian economy could shrink by more than a third this year if the war with Russia continues, the International Monetary Fund said.

The… Read more

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UK wage growth trails rising cost…

UK wage growth failed to keep up with the rising cost of living between November and January, new figures show.

Wages rose, but when taking… Read more