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Nestle Ousts CEO Laurent Freixe Over Undisclosed Relationship, Names Philipp Navratil as Successor

Swiss food giant Nestle on Monday dismissed Laurent Freixe as chief executive with immediate effect over an "undisclosed romantic relationship with a...

03.09.2025 10

Robin Millard

World Plastic Pollution Treaty Talks Collapse With No Deal

Talks aimed at striking a landmark global treaty on plastic pollution fell apart Friday without agreement, as countries failed to find consensus on...

18.08.2025 9

Robin Millard

Clock Ticks Down On Global Plastic Pollution Treaty

Negotiators trying to secure a global agreement on tackling the scourge of plastic pollution were frantically trying to find common ground with just...

16.08.2025 10

Robin Millard

Plastic Pollution Treaty Talks In Disarray

Attempts to secure a landmark treaty combating plastic pollution descended into disarray on the penultimate day of talks Wednesday as dozens of...

15.08.2025 8

Robin Millard

Momentum Sagging At UN Plastic Pollution Treaty Talks

Talks on forging a landmark treaty to combat the scourge of plastic pollution were stumbling Saturday, with progress slow and countries wildly at odds...

12.08.2025 9

Robin Millard

Decision Time As Plastic Pollution Treaty Talks Begin

Countries were to start the clock Tuesday on 10 days of talks aimed at hammering out a landmark global treaty on combating the scourge of plastic...

06.08.2025 8

Robin Millard

Lights, Cameras, Action At Eurovision Song Contest Final

In a blaze of laser lights, artists from 26 countries were preparing to rip the roof off at Saturday's Eurovision Song Contest final, the world's...

18.05.2025 8

Robin Millard

Israel In Eurovision Spotlight At Second Semifinal

Israel's participation in the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest has drawn protests but its competitor Yuval Raphael -- who escaped the Hamas attack on her...

17.05.2025 9

Robin Millard

Parade, Protests Kick Off Eurovision Song Contest Week

The Eurovision Song Contest burst into Basel on Sunday, but a parade launching a week of build-up to the grand final was marked by protests over...

13.05.2025 9

Robin Millard

Israel Attack On Gaza IVF Clinic A 'Genocidal Act': UN Probe

A United Nations investigation concluded Thursday that Israel carried out "genocidal acts" in Gaza through the destruction of its main IVF clinic,...

15.03.2025 20

Robin Millard

Gaza Healthcare Nearing 'Total Collapse' Due To Israeli Strikes: UN

A United Nations report published Tuesday found that Israeli strikes on and near hospitals in the Gaza Strip had left healthcare in the Palestinian...

01.01.2025 4