World Business
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Former Volkswagen chief executive faces trial in emissions case
Almost nine years after Volkswagen admitted that it had rigged millions of cars to cheat on emissions tests, the company’s former CEO went on trial Tuesday on charges stemming from the fraud, a vast corporate conspiracy that changed the auto industry
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The biggest diamond in over a century is found in Botswana — a whopping 2,492 carats
The largest diamond found in more than a century has been unearthed at a mine in Botswana, and the country's president showed off the fist-sized stone to the world at a viewing ceremony Thursday.
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Canada’s freight trains will soon roll again after labor lockouts. Here’s what to know
Canada's two largest railroads are expected to soon start rolling their trains again after the government intervened to end a shutdown that arose from a labor dispute.
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Labor dispute stops Canada’s major freight railroads, could cause major economic disruption in US
Both of Canada’s major freight railroads have come to a full stop because of a contract dispute with their workers, an impasse that could bring significant economic harm to businesses and consumers in Canada and the U.S. if the trains don’t resume running soon.
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Shein sues Temu over copyright infringements as the legal feud between the two companies heats up
Online fast-fashion giant Shein has filed another lawsuit against competitor Temu, accusing the China-founded shopping platform of stealing its designs, copying its product images and engaging in other types of fraud.
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12-minute search shifts resume for 6 from sunken yacht off Sicily, including tech giant Mike Lynch
Police divers resumed searching Tuesday for six people, including British tech magnate Mike Lynch, believed trapped some 50 meters (164 feet) underwater in the hull of a superyacht that sank in a storm off Sicily.
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Too many people, not enough management: A look at the chaos of ‘overtourism’ in the summer of 2024
The doorbell to Martinho de Almada Pimentel’s house is hard to find, and he likes it that way. It’s a long rope that, when pulled, rings a literal bell on the roof that lets him know someone is outside the mountainside mansion that his great-grandfather built in 1914 as a monument to privacy.
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TikTok compares itself to foreign-owned American news outlets as it fights forced sale or ban
TikTok on Thursday pushed back against U.S. government arguments that the popular social media platform is not shielded by the First Amendment, comparing its platform to prominent American media organizations owned by foreign entities.
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Hunter Biden reportedly sought US government help for Ukrainian gas company Burisma
Hunter Biden asked the U.S. ambassador to Italy for help regarding an energy project a Ukrainian gas company was pursuing while his father was vice president, according to The New York Times.
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US officials to visit China for economic talks as trade tensions rise
A group of senior Biden administration officials is traveling to Shanghai this week for a round of high-level meetings intended to keep the economic relationship between the United States and China on stable footing amid mounting trade tensions between the two countries.
