Apple plan to buy music app Shazam under probe The EU on Monday launched an in-depth probe of tech giant Apple's plan to buy leading song-recognition app Shazam because of fears the deal may reduce choice for...
France’s Ritz hotel smashes record with furniture sell-off Luxury furniture auctioned off by the legendary Ritz hotel in Paris sold for 7.3 million euros ($9 million), a world record in the industry, auction house Artcurial said...
China to offer visa-free travel to its own ‘Hawaii’ China unveiled plans Wednesday to permit visa-free travel to its southern island of Hainan, as Beijing pushes international tourism to the tropical destination in another step to open up the...
Ex-Lafarge boss charged with ‘endangering lives’ in Syria A former human resources manager of cement giant Lafarge has been charged in France for "endangering the lives of others" during operations in war-torn Syria, sources told AFP on Saturday....
TV wakes up to power of old people and ‘Generation Viagra’ They have long been ignored and despised as a "dying demographic" by television executives in the headlong stampede for younger...
TV goes royal ‘crazy’ in run-up to Harry and Meghan marriage Republicans might like to look away from their television screens for the next six...
Americans world’s biggest TV addicts watching four hours a day The average person around the world spent nearly three hours a day in front their television last year, according to a report released...
French court condemns lastminute.com for ‘parasitism’ of Ryanair website The Paris commercial court has ordered online travel agent lastminute.com to stop selling Ryanair tickets without the consent of the Irish low-cost airline, slamming the practice as...
Hermes strikes gold with record profitability French luxury goods maker Hermes on Wednesday posted record profitability for 2017 thanks to strong in-store and online demand...
Abu Dhabi awards France’s Total stakes in oil concessions Abu Dhabi state energy company ADNOC said Sunday it had awarded French oil giant Total stakes in two offshore oil concessions, as it looks to boost production by year's...