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Thu, 12 Feb 2026 09:37:10 GMT
Sanofi says board has removed CEO Paul Hudson
Belen Garijo, currently chief executive of Germany's Merck KGaA and previously a Sanofi vice president, will take over at the group's AGM in April, the company said. "Belen Garijo's brilliant international career attests to her strategic vision and...

Thu, 12 Feb 2026 09:27:13 GMT
Struggling Nissan forecasts $4.2 bn full-year net loss
The huge loss is twice as much as analysts surveyed by Bloomberg had predicted. The company, however, sharply lowered the forecast for its annual operating loss to 60 billion yen, citing the acceleration of its restructuring measures. That is far ...

Thu, 12 Feb 2026 09:07:16 GMT
Venezuela to debate historic amnesty bill for political prisoners
The legislation, which covers charges used to lock up dissidents under Maduro and his predecessor Hugo Chavez, aims to turn the page on nearly three decades of state repression. It was spearheaded by interim president Delcy Rodriguez, who replaced ...

Thu, 12 Feb 2026 08:11:10 GMT
France jails three in gang rape case after mother saves evidence
The mother's actions helped lead to the conviction late Wednesday in a country where only a fraction of women file a police report after a sexual assault, and most of these cases never make it to court. The teenager was living in western France but...

Thu, 12 Feb 2026 07:49:18 GMT
From 'Derry Girls' to 'heaven', Irish writer airs new comedy
"How To Get to Heaven from Belfast" -- which released Thursday on streaming giant Netflix -- is set in the present day, and features a new band of "women running around being chaotic, crazy and flawed". "I think female friendships are so complex, p...

Thu, 12 Feb 2026 07:43:09 GMT
Shanaka fireworks as Sri Lanka pile up 225-5 against Oman
It was the highest total of the tournament, beating the 213-4 posted by South Africa against Canada in Ahmedabad. Skipper Shanaka, who had been under pressure after a lean run, batted superbly smashing two fours and five sixes to post a 19-ball hal...

Thu, 12 Feb 2026 07:29:13 GMT
Samsung starts mass production of next-gen AI memory chip
The high-bandwidth HBM4 chips are seen as a key component needed to scale-up the vast data centres powering the explosion in artificial intelligence. US tech giant Nvidia -- the world's most valuable company -- is widely expected to be one of Samsu...

Thu, 12 Feb 2026 07:23:16 GMT
Benin's lovers less row-mantic as apps replace waterway rendezvous
Now the so-called "lovers' channel" in west Africa's largest lake city risks becoming a relic of the past, the once-adventurous secret meeting place rendered obsolete by loosening social norms and dating apps. "It's a beautiful story, but today......

Thu, 12 Feb 2026 07:05:20 GMT
Non-alcoholic wine: a booming business searching for quality
"Whatever you do, you're judged," he told AFP at the giant Wine Paris industry fair this week where no- and low-alcohol wines and spirits had their own dedicated space for the first time. "I don't care about it, but it affects me when it's people c...

Thu, 12 Feb 2026 06:55:26 GMT
Greece's Cycladic islands swept up in concrete fever
The foundations are for a hotel extension that attracted so much controversy last year that the country's top administrative court ended up temporarily blocking its building permit. Construction machinery still dots the site for a planned 59-room e...

Thu, 12 Feb 2026 06:27:48 GMT
Milan-Cortina 2026: Golden day for France's Simon and ice dancing duo Cizeron, Fournier Beaudry
It was a banner day for Team France on February 11, 2026, at the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics. In the women's 15km individual biathlon, Julia Simon claimed gold ahead of teammate Lou Jeanmonnot, who took silver. In moguls, Perrine Laffont grabbed b...

Thu, 12 Feb 2026 06:03:14 GMT
Israel president says at end of visit antisemitism in Australia 'frightening'
Herzog's tightly policed visit to Australia this week was meant to offer consolation to the country's Jewish community following the mass shooting on Bondi Beach that killed 15 people in December. However, it sparked demonstrations in major cities,...

Thu, 12 Feb 2026 04:43:14 GMT
Cunningham on target as depleted Pistons down Raptors
Duren and Stewart were both handed multi-game suspensions for their part in a mass brawl during Monday's stormy victory over the Charlotte Hornets. But the absence of the two centers had little effect on Detroit as they coasted to a wire-to-wire vi...

Thu, 12 Feb 2026 04:15:24 GMT
Scotland coach Townsend under pressure as England await
Another victory in rugby union's oldest international fixture may even be used as fresh evidence that while Scotland can get themselves up for the full 80 minutes against the Auld Enemy, they often struggle to do likewise against other leading teams...

Thu, 12 Feb 2026 04:15:20 GMT
Dutch speed skater Jutta Leerdam combines Olympic gold and influencer attitude
An Olympic champion already at the Milan-Cortina Games, she goes for a second gold on Sunday in the 500 metres event. So is 27-year-old Leerdam a leading star of her sport or more of an influencer? She certainly doesn't go unnoticed -- just like h...

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