Crypto-curious corporations struggle to find right recipe
Four years ago, fried-chicken chain KFC tweeted from its Canadian account that it would accept bitcoin as payment for its "buckets".
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Favourable breezes boost Spain's wind power sector
Buoyed by a surge in investment and new projects, wind power has become Spain's main source of electricity generation just as Europe seeks to curb its energy imports from Russia.
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After Covid blues, French saxophone maker hits the right note
After the financial blues of the Covid pandemic, the French saxophone maker favoured by American jazz greats celebrates its 100th birthday looking to expand further in Asia and the United States.
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Global ambitions drive Algerian tech start-up Yassir
It's the Algerian start-up that made good: despite the country's notoriously complex business climate, taxi and home-delivery firm Yassir has millions of users and is expanding across Africa.
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Man City and Liverpool brace for summit meeting
Manchester City and Liverpool meet at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday in a Premier League summit meeting that could decide the title and set the tone for the rest of the season.
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Brumbies back on top, Barrett returns to lead Blues to victory
ACT Brumbies bounced back from a first defeat to claim the outright Super Rugby Pacific lead at the weekend, but admitted their title credentials cannot be gauged until they face New Zealand opposition.
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Waley-Cohen's National fairytale sparked by family tragedy
The death of Thomas Waley-Cohen in 2004 sparked his brother Sam's philosophy "to make the most of life" and it climaxed on Saturday, with him bowing out from jump racing in his final ride with victory in the Grand National.
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Mexicans vote whether president should stay or go
Mexicans will vote Sunday in a divisive national referendum championed by President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on whether he should step down or complete his six-year term.
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Former hostages unmask Islamic State 'Beatle' at trial
Former hostages taking the witness stand at the trial of their alleged Islamic State group captor have described their brutal treatment in chilling detail.
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Ukraine invasion places sharp new focus on calls for UN reform
The long-simmering debate over UN reform -- and particularly over the role of the Security Council, which does not represent today's world and which failed to prevent Russia's invasion of Ukraine -- has suddenly become acute.
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