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Volcano lava destroys hundreds of homes overnight in Hawaii

Getty Images Zivile Roditis hugs Howie Rosin (L), shortly after Roditis’ home was destroyed by lava from a Kilauea volcano fissure, in Leilani Estates, on Hawaii’s Big Island, on May 25, 2018 in Pahoa, Hawaii. A Hawaii County spokeswoman says lava from the erupting Kilauea volcano destroyed hundreds of homes …

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FIFA files complaint over World Cup sales

Getty Images FIFA on June 5, 2018 said it had filed a criminal complaint against the secondary ticketing firm Viagogo’s sale of 2018 World Cup tickets, opening a new battle between sports organisations and websites seeking a share of their profits. A category 3 ticket, the cheapest available to non-Russian …

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‘Opening’ for investors as Ethiopia lifts state of emergency

Minasse Wondimu Hailu | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmedat at the National Palace in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on May 25, 2018. East African growth hub Ethiopia lifted its state of emergency two months early on Tuesday, and now could be the time for frontier market …

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LEGO aims to get back into growth after cleaning up operations in 2017

Zhang Peng | LightRocket | Getty Images Children playing with Lego sets in Tianjin, China. As for the future, Lego would further expand by integrating technology into its products, such as the Lego Boost — which teaches children to code and introduce them to robotics, Lao said. The company is …

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New World Trade Center building set to open

Jeenah Moon | Bloomberg | Getty Images The Manhattan skyline is seen past furniture displayed on the 68th floor during a tour of the 3 World Trade Center (WTC) building in New York, U.S., on Tuesday, May 22, 2018. Silverstein said he sees the commercial real estate market as “strong.” …

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‘Racism is not a known side effect of any Sanofi medication’

Adam Rose | ABC | Getty Images Actors Sara Gilbert, Laurie Metcalf and Roseanne Barr on the iconic comedy series Roseanne on ABC. Ambien maker Sanofi isn’t buying Roseanne Barr’s claim that she compared former Obama aide Valerie Jarrett to an ape because she was “ambien tweeting.” “While all pharmaceutical …

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Flyers are actually more satisfied with (most) airlines in the US.

Andrew Harrer | Bloomberg | Getty Images Airline passengers at Ronald Reagan National Airport (DCA) in Washington, D.C. Airlines’ social media mentions are usually full of travelers’ frequent frustrations: a downgrade, a missed connection, a refund. But air travelers are feeling more satisfied with airlines in North America, according to …

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Tesla hires new chief financial officer for China

VCG | Getty Images Elon Musk, Chairman, CEO and Product Architect of Tesla Motors, addresses a press conference to declare that the Tesla Motors releases v7.0 System in China on a limited basis for its Model S, which will enable self-driving features such as Autosteer for a select group of …

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Ramaphosa says state-owned firms to re-invest billions

Rajesh Jantilal | AFP | Getty Images South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa (second left) speaks with workers during a visit to a Volvo assembly plant in Durban on May 19, 2018. According to Ben Payton, head of Africa at risk analysis firm Verisk Maplecroft, the speech signified Ramaphosa’s most important …

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United reaches ‘resolution’ with owners of dog that died in overhead bin

Gary Hershorn | Getty Images A United Airlines airplane passes the skyline of lower Manhattan and One World Trade Center as it heads to a runway at Newark Liberty Airport on January 20, 2018 in Newark, New Jersey. United Airlines has reached a settlement with the family whose French bulldog …

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