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Burberry sales jump on China boost
Burberry sales jump on China boost
by  AFP

British luxury fashion house Burberry on Friday logged a jump in quarterly sales on surging demand in China after the key market lifted Covid restrictions. "In all, this update represents a strong base for the year on which Burberry can build," said Richard Hunter, head of markets at Interactive Investor.

Singapore issues arrest notice for billionaire in rare graft probe
Singapore issues arrest notice for billionaire in rare graft probe
by  AFP

Singapore's powerful anti-graft body issued an arrest notice for one of the city-state's richest people, his company said Friday, widening a probe into rare high-level corruption. Ong, in his late 70s, was allowed to travel overseas from Friday and will surrender his passport to the anti-graft body upon his return, the company said.

'Like hell': India's burning coalfields
'Like hell': India's burning coalfields
by  AFP

Deadly fires have raged for a century in mines in India's Jharkhand state, where Savitri Mahto is one of 100,000 people risking their lives shovelling coal to supply insatiable demand. The fires, raging in pockets across opencast mines spread over nearly 300 square kilometres (116 square miles), have burned millions of tonnes of CO2-belching coal, experts say.

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