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Niels B. Christiansen, CEO of Lego presents the annual results of the Danish toy company during a news conference at Lego headquarters in Billund, Denmark on February 27, 2019. (Photo by Michael Drost-Hansen / Ritzau Scanpix / AFP) / Denmark OUT (Photo credit should read MICHAEL DROST-HANSEN/AFP via Getty Images)

Record earnings at Lego as CEO says Trump’s tariffs are ‘not what keeps me awake at night’

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Arno Antlitz, CFO & COO of German car giant Volkswagen (VW), addresses journalists to present his company’s annual business report, on March 14, 2023 in Berlin. – Volkswagen is planning to invest 122 billion euros ($130 billion) in the shift towards electric vehicles over the coming years, as the battle for dominance in the EV market heats up. (Photo by John MACDOUGALL / AFP) (Photo by JOHN MACDOUGALL/AFP via Getty Images)

Volkswagen hit hard by the shift to EVs, as profits plunge 30% and Chinese competition continues

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A worker uses a pedestrian overpass between offices at the UBS Group AG headquarters in Zurich, Switzerland on Tuesday, May 7, 2024. UBS Group AG returned to profit after two loss-making quarters, with both wealth management and the investment bank adding to sustained progress in the integration of Credit Suisse after its emergency rescue last year. Photographer: Stefan Wermuth/Bloomberg via Getty Images

UBS fined €75,000 for harassing two whistleblowers who exposed a tax-dodging scheme for French clients

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HONG KONG, CHINA – MARCH 09: Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte gives a speech during a campaign rally at Southorn Stadium on March 09, 2025 in Hong Kong, China. Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte addressed thousands of overseas Filipino workers at a campaign rally in Hong Kong’s Southorn Stadium, fueling speculation that he may be trying to avoid a possible arrest warrant from the International Criminal Court. The rally, which also featured Vice President Sara Duterte, was part of a campaign for the PDP-Laban senatorial slate ahead of the Philippines’ May 12 midterm elections. (Photo by Anthony Kwan/Getty Images)

Former Philippines president Rodrigo Duterte arrested after ICC charge of ‘crime against humanity of murder’

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South Korea’s Kia says it didn’t approve an ad saying drivers bought its EV ‘after Elon went crazy’

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King Charles recorded the show to mark Commonwealth Day, which is being celebrated on Monday.

Royal rhythms: King Charles’ dancefloor favorites debut on Apple Music, from Kylie Minogue to Ghanaian Highlife

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Greenland’s Prime Minister Mute B Egede speaks during a New Year’s Reception at the Greenlandic Representation in Copenhagen on January 9, 2025. Danish leaders were set to confer on January 9 over US President-elect Donald Trump’s ambitions to take control of Greenland which the foreign minister said were being taken seriously if not literally. Greenland’s Prime Minister Mute Egede, speaking at Greenland’s mission in Copenhagen on January 9, said the territory was “entering a new era, in a new year where Greenland is in the centre of the world.” (Photo by Mads Claus Rasmussen / Ritzau Scanpix / AFP) / Denmark OUT (Photo by MADS CLAUS RASMUSSEN/Ritzau Scanpix/AFP via Getty Images)

The U.S. President is ‘unpredictable’ in a way that makes people feel ‘insecure’ says Greenland PM

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Beautiful young woman on balcony above the city at sunset

An 82% jump in Madrid rental prices has caused Spaniards to turn to the lottery for help

By Wafaa Essalhi and AFP

Soybeans for sale at a wholesale grains market in Shanghai, China, on Tuesday, March 4, 2025. China will adopt necessary countermeasures to defend its rights and interests against US tariffs, the Ministry of Commerce said in a statement. Photographer: Raul Ariano/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Beijing’s tariffs on U.S. farm imports kick in as Trump’s trade war threatens China’s struggling economy

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MOSCOW, RUSSIA – MARCH 4 (RUSSIA OUT) Russian President Vladimir Putin looks on during a bilateral meeting at the Grand Kremin Palace, March 4, 2025, in Moscow, Russia. Myanmar’s head of military government travels to ally Russia for talks with Putin. (Photo by Contributor/Getty Images)

Vladimir Putin’s ruling party gives actual meat grinders to mothers of soldiers killed in Ukraine as gifts

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Norbert Winkeljohann, chairman of Bayer AG, at the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) Economy Forum in Berlin, Germany, on Tuesday, May 23, 2023. The health of Germany’s economy will take center stage this week with multiple reports that may illustrate persisting malaise. Photographer: Krisztian Bocsi/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Bayer shares plunge 10% as ongoing U.S. lawsuits trigger cash-raising plans

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FIER, ALBANIA – APRIL 21: Albanian Health and Social Protection Minister Ogerta Manastirliu speaks during an opening ceremony of Turkey-Albania Fier Friendship Hospital in Fier, Albania on April 21, 2021. (Photo by Aytug Can Sencar/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

Albania moves to ban TikTok amid concern over youth safety following tragic teen killing

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Emmanuel Macron, France’s president, bottom left, Keir Starmer, UK’s prime minister, bottom center, and Volodymyr Zelenskiy, Ukraine’s president, bottom second right, and other world leaders at a family photo during a summit at Lancaster House in London, UK, on Sunday, March 2, 2025. Starmer is hosting Zelenskiy and more than a dozen other European leaders to discuss security guarantees the continent can offer Kyiv in the event of a ceasefire with Russia. Photographer: Neill Hall/EPA/Bloomberg via Getty Images

EU leaders rally to ‘re-arm Europe’ with $860 billion defense plan as U.S. announces new talks with Kyiv

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Christine Lagarde, president of the European Central Bank (ECB), at a rates decision news conference in Frankfurt, Germany, on Thursday, March 6, 2025. The European Central Bank lowered interest rates for the sixth time since June and indicated that its cutting phase may be drawing to a close as inflation cools and the economy digests seismic shifts in geopolitics. Photographer: Alex Kraus/Bloomberg via Getty Images

European Central Bank lowers rates again to 2.5%, with biggest hint yet on direction of future cuts

By Sam Reeves and AFP

TOPSHOT – In this photo taken on February 23, 2025 alleged scam centre workers and victims rest during a crackdown operation by the Karen Border Guard Force (BGF) on illicit activity, at the border checkpoint with Thailand in Myanmar’s eastern Myawaddy township. Hundreds of foreigners are being sent home from scam compounds in Myanmar that are run by criminal gangs, with many workers saying they were trafficked and forced to swindle people around the world in protracted internet scams. (Photo by AFP) (Photo by STR/AFP via Getty Images)

Thailand pushes to repatriate 1,500 Chinese workers freed from Myanmar scam centers each week

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