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Finnish footbridge collapse injures 27, mostly children
Some 27 young people, mostly children, were injured in Finland on Thursday when a temporary footbridge near a construction site collapsed and they fell several metres onto a road, officials said. Rescue workers could be seen treating multiple people lying injured on the road shortly after the accident.
iPhone maker Foxconn's profits slump 56 percent in first quarter
Profits for Taiwanese tech giant and key Apple supplier Foxconn fell 56 percent in the first quarter, it announced Thursday, a plunge blamed on weakened demand due to a global downturn. During Thursday's earnings call, Foxconn Chairman Young Liu blamed the profit plunge on unspecified "asset write-off from non operational business".
German union calls new two-day rail strike
Transport union EVG on Thursday called a new round of strikes on Germany's rail network as workers demand higher wages to cope with inflation, an industrial action slammed as "insane" by train operator Deutsche Bahn. - Inflation worries - EVG represents 230,000 workers across some 50 transport companies, including Deutsche Bahn.
A delicate succession in the Arctic Council after Russia sidelined
The Arctic Council, a model for cooperation between former Cold War foes, on Thursday sees a delicate handover of chairmanship, with the sidelining of Russia, its largest member. "(But) because of the war of aggression launched by Russia, it will be a totally different chairmanship than what was envisaged," she said.
Nissan full-year results beat estimates, forecast bullish
Nissan said Thursday its full-year net profit slightly topped estimates and offered an upbeat forecast for the current fiscal year, despite warning of "challenging" conditions ahead.
Zambia's president defends 'economic diplomacy' to escape debt
Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema said his copper-rich country needs to forge diverse economic partnerships worldwide to extract itself from a debt burden he described as a "python around our necks." The debt is "like a python around our necks, ribs and legs," Hichilema said in an interview with Agence France-Presse in Paris after meeting President Emmanuel Macron for talks on Wednesday.
'Full recovery': Emirates Group unveils record $3bn profit
Emirates Group announced a record $3 billion annual profit on Thursday, hailing a "full recovery" for the Dubai-based carrier after last year's losses due to the pandemic. "We're proud of our 2022-23 performance which is not only a full recovery but also a record result," Emirates chairman and CEO Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum said in a statement.
SoftBank Group logs $7.2 billion full-year loss on tech woes
SoftBank Group reported an annual net loss of over $7.2 billion on Thursday after a bruising year for the tech startup sector in which it is heavily invested. The company said its annual net loss came to 970 billion yen ($7.2 billion) on sales of 6.57 trillion yen, reflecting in part major losses from its Vision Fund portfolios.
'A game of chance': Migrants battle glitchy app at US border
The fate of tens of thousands of people seeking asylum at the United States' southern border will, from Friday, hinge on an app that has just 2.5 stars in the App Store. "It is the dream of every human being to cross to the United States to help our relatives," he said.
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