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Estrella Galicia's boss has accused British brewers for "dishonesty", as they sell beers that look Spanish, but are actually brewed in Britain. Aitor de Artaza is the international managing director for the Spanish brewery. He said that…

Three people with knowledge of the situation say that Russia's efforts to reach a deal on a major pipeline with China have been stymied by what Moscow views as Beijing's unreasonable requirements regarding price and supply. Beijing's…

The South Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics announced on Wednesday the first ever strike by its employees. This could threaten the global semiconductor supply chain. A spokesperson stated that union members, which is around 20% of…

Li Qiang, Premier of China, hailed "a new beginning" in the relationship between China and South Korea as well as Japan. The three countries also pledged to restart talks on a Free Trade Agreement. In a statement released after their…

Owners of Toblerone Milka and Oreo were fined €337.5m (£288m ) in the EU for anti-competitive behavior. The US food group formerly known as Mondelez, is the largest confectionery company in the world. It owns Ritz biscuits and TUC…

Turkey has been in negotiations with US energy giant ExxonMobil about a multi-billion dollar deal to purchase liquefied gas, as Ankara tries to reduce its dependency on Russian energy. In an interview, Alparslan Bayraktar, the Turkish…

Netflix has signed a five-billion dollar deal to stream World Wrestling Entertainment’s flagship Raw program in the US for the next decade. This is the biggest move yet by the company into streaming live events. The streaming service…

Investors become more nervous as the share price of a company drops and sales drop Tim Cook didn't hold back. In a 2018 email to finance executives, he ordered his lieutenants that they should improve the sales of Apple's new iPhones.…

A senior International Monetary Fund representative has warned that the world economy is at the brink a second Cold War, which could "annihilate", the progress made since collapse of the Soviet Union. Gita Gopinath is the first deputy…

The shares of one of the largest music rights owners are at an all-time high, the latest indication that gold rush for back catalogues is over. Hipgnosis' stock fell after the company said that its accountants have reduced their…

Last week, Vardan Tadevosyan was still the health minister of a small if unrecognised republic in the south Caucasus mountains, managing dozens of government employees and running one of the busiest medical facilities in the region. But…

Saudi Arabian and OPEC officials do not seem to believe that the world's oil demand will continue to grow rapidly for another generation, as if there had never been electric cars invented and if the Paris Accord did not exist.…

Jake Sullivan, White House National Security Advisor, met with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi as part of the latest efforts to stabilize US-China Relations ahead of a potential meeting between Joe Biden (US Vice President) and Xi Jinping…

In response to growing concerns about Tehran's nuclear program, Britain, Germany, and France announced that they would not be removing a number of sanctions against Iran, which were due to expire at the end of next month. The UK stated…

Gabon closed Tuesday the first debt for nature swap in continental Africa. This is a sign of how more developing countries are looking to agreements that will funnel money into conservation and reduce their debt burdens. The $500mn…

Sweden is poised to join Nato, after Turkey dropped their objections. This marks a historical turning point for the Scandinavian nation that has cherished its non-aligned military status for over two centuries. In 2013, the Russian air…

Goldman Sachs strategists argued that the 46 percent rise in Chinese stocks in just a few weeks after Covid restrictions were removed was only the start. They argued that "China appears well-positioned in terms of growth, policy, and…

The frontrunner for the conservative party to become Spain's new prime minister, has pledged to revamp a €3bn tax on windfall gains that is reviled both by energy and banking companies. He said he wants to make it legal watertight, but did…