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Will EU give ground on 2035 combustion-engine ban?
Will EU give ground on 2035 combustion-engine ban?
Business and Economy
by  AFP

Europe's embattled auto industry and its backers are ramping up pressure on the EU to relax its planned 2035 ban on new petrol and diesel car sales -- hoping for a decision by year end. "If we abandon the 2035 target, forget about European battery plants," President Emmanuel Macron warned after an EU summit in October.

Netflix's Warner Bros. acquisition sparks backlash
Netflix's Warner Bros. acquisition sparks backlash
Business and Economy
by  AFP

Netflix faced fierce criticism on Friday over its blockbuster deal to acquire Warner Bros., the storied Hollywood studio. The deal's biggest loser may be Warner Bros. competitor Paramount Skydance, the Hollywood studio owned by Larry Ellison, one of the world's richest people and a close ally of US President Donald Trump.