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Fresh Eurostar cancellations cause misery for New Year travellers
Eurostar trains were cancelled on Saturday due to flooded tunnels in southern England, causing misery for New Year travellers in the second major disruption in 10 days. Saturday's cancelled services top off a year of travel disruption for UK travellers due to strikes, storms and other problems.
Eurostar cancels trains due to flooded UK tunnels
At least 14 Eurostar trains were cancelled on Saturday after flooding in tunnels in southern England, stranding thousands of passengers just ahead of New Year's Eve. "We are working to fix the flooding in the tunnels."
Chinese appetite for Australian barley is back
Three years after steep Chinese tariffs halted imports of Australian barley as tensions between the two countries ratcheted higher, the grain is once again flowing freely. In response, Beijing slapped high tariffs on key Australian exports, including barley, beef and wine, while halting its coal imports.
Spanish PM appoints new economy minister
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Friday appointed Carlos Cuerpo, the head of the treasury, to be his new economy minister. Little known in Spain, Cuerpo worked closely with Calvino, 55, who served as economy minister since Sanchez came to power in 2018.
Google agrees to settle $5 bn consumer privacy lawsuit
Google has agreed to settle a consumer privacy lawsuit seeking at least $5 billion in damages over allegations it tracked the data of users who thought they were browsing privately.
Venezuela oil giant says 80 percent of oil spill cleaned up
Venezuela's state oil company said Thursday that an oil spill at a refinery on the country's western coastline was no longer "active" and that more than 80 percent of the affected area had been cleaned up. The last oil spill recorded in the area was in July 2020, when waste from the same refinery flowed into the sea.
China's Huawei says expects revenue up almost nine percent in 2023
Chinese tech giant Huawei said Friday it "weathered the storm" of US sanctions as it announced a rise of almost nine percent in revenues in 2023, a year that saw it shock Washington with the release of a high-end smartphone. "After years of hard work, we managed to weather the storm," rotating chairman Ken Hu said in New Year's remarks released Friday.
Asian stocks open year's last trading day cautiously
Asian stocks opened cautiously on Friday, largely continuing an end-of-year rally that has been boosted by investors' expectations of a US Federal Reserve rate cut as early as March.
'I'll keep going:' Chile granny finds solace, celebrity in online gaming
Few players of the online video game Free Fire would know that one of their most ferocious opponents -- a lithe, gun-wielding warrior in a short kimono and fang mask -- is in reality an 81-year-old grandmother from rural Chile. - 'I'll keep going' - Three years after starting her Free Fire journey, Arevalo says she no longer feels lonely.
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