‘Next year, the global oil supply is expected to exceed demand by an average of 1.2 million barrels per day,’ the World Bank announced
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Forget China, Chanel exec warns of luxury fatigue risk
‘There’s this feeling hitting mature markets in which customers are starting to ask what’s the point of this industry,’ said Chanel executive
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75 sickened as McDonald’s severe E. Coli outbreak expands
Investigators have yet to confirm a specific ingredient as the contamination source, though they are assessing whether slivered onions or beef patties could be the origin
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Drifting off — US late night talk shows no longer must-see TV
As if the competition for viewers from series, films, social media and sports events was not enough, late night shows also must contend with podcast videos
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UK plans to ban disposable vapes next year
Public Health and Prevention Minister Andrew Gwynne said it was ‘deeply worrying’ that a quarter of 11 to 15-year-olds used a vape last year
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Pinterest secretly tracks users, EU privacy group says
Pinterest said they had not seen the complaint yet, but a company spokesman insisted their approach to targeted advertising complied with European privacy law
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Bank of Canada cuts rates, says fight against inflation ‘worked’
The central bank’s move is likely to offer relief to a range of borrowers, notably homeowners with variable rate mortgages, with the high cost of housing consistently ranked as a central concern for Canadians
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McDonald’s linked to one death, dozens of food poisonings in US
The outbreak, which began in late September, spans 10 western states, with most of the 49 cases concentrated in Colorado and Nebraska: CDC
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US regulator finalizes air taxi rules
The rules come as several companies explore lower-cost, electric-powered air transit, and apply to aircraft which ‘have the characteristics of both airplanes and helicopters’
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Fungi finding: mushroom hunters seek new species and recognition
Of the at least 2.5 million species of fungus thought to exist on Earth, scientists have described around six per cent. Compared with what we know about plants and animals, that’s nothing