Ice-cream spin-off turns up heat on Unilever to deliver on growth, margins
WorldLONDON -- With The Magnum Ice Cream Company's shift towards beauty and wellbeing can fire up growth and margins.
Lagos' first Street Art festival celebrates the city's vibrancy
WorldLAGOS, Nigeria -- Lagos' bustling streets have become a canvas for bold murals and vibrant graffiti as the city hosts its first Street Art Festival.
JPMorgan's Dimon signals support for Kevin Warsh as Fed chair, FT reports
WorldJPMorgan top boss Jamie Dimon signaled support for former Federal Reserve Governor Kevin Warsh as the next chair of the U.S. central bank, the Financial Times reported on Friday.
Netflix’s $72 billion Warner Bros deal faces skepticism over YouTube rivalry claim
WorldNEW YORK -- Netflix says it must acquire Warner Bros Discovery to compete with YouTube, but antitrust experts doubt regulators will buy that argument.
'Don't use them': Tanning beds triple skin cancer risk, study finds
WorldPARIS, France -- When Heidi Tarr was a teenager, she used a tanning bed several times a week with her friends because they all wanted to glow like a celebrity.
Tsunami advisories issued briefly for northern Japan
WorldTOKYO -- Japan issued tsunami advisories for the Pacific coast of Hokkaido and Aomori, Iwate and Miyagi prefectures from northern to northeastern Japan after another offshore earthquake shook the regions late Friday morning.
Nearly half of Japanese familiar with loneliness, isolation
WorldTOKYO -- Almost half of Japanese nationals feel familiar with loneliness and isolation, a government survey showed Friday.
Japan unveils measures to tackle mass oyster deaths
WorldTOKYO -- Japan's Fisheries Agency and others announced measures Thursday to address the mass deaths of farmed oysters in the western prefectures of Hiroshima, Okayama and Hyogo, all facing the Seto Inland Sea.
Vaccines do not cause autism: WHO
WorldA new analysis by the World Health Organization reaffirmed there is no link between vaccines and autism -- contrary to theories being propagated in the United States.
South Korea exam chief quits over complaints of too-hard tests
WorldThe chief organiser of South Korea's notoriously gruelling university entrance exams has resigned -- after complaints that an English test he designed was just too difficult.
