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Cognac maker Remy Cointreau lifts guidance after China deal

Cognac maker Remy Cointreau lifts guidance after China deal

French drinks group Remy Cointreau lifted Friday its outlook for the year after a deal between the EU and China on cognac imports, but now expects a stiffer impact from US levies and the strong euro.

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Martin Johnson pep talk fires up Lions ahead of second Test

Martin Johnson pep talk fires up Lions ahead of second Test

A pep talk by Martin Johnson has fired up the British and Irish Lions ahead of the second Australia Test, with the England great stressing the importance of fundamentals and staying calm in big games.

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Small businesses warn of Trump tariff impact on toy industry at Comic-Con

Small businesses warn of Trump tariff impact on toy industry at Comic-Con

Small business owners used the festive backdrop of Comic-Con on Thursday to discuss a sobering topic: the negative impact that US President Donald Trump's proposed tariffs are having on the toy industry.

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Boats bring Philippine flood victims to safety as death toll rises

Boats bring Philippine flood victims to safety as death toll rises

Rescuers in the northern Philippines used boats to pick up residents stranded by flooding Friday as Typhoon Co-May was downgraded to a tropical storm and the death toll from a week of monsoon rains edged higher.

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Volkswagen takes 1.3-bn-euro hit from Trump tariffs

Volkswagen takes 1.3-bn-euro hit from Trump tariffs

German auto giant Volkswagen said Friday that tariffs imposed by US President Donald Trump had cost it 1.3 billion euros in the first half of the year as it reported falling profit.

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Trump trip to Scotland combines diplomacy and golf

Trump trip to Scotland combines diplomacy and golf

US President Donald Trump travels to Scotland on Friday for a mix of diplomacy, business and leisure, as he stays at family-owned golf resorts.

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UK water pollution alarms summer bathers

UK water pollution alarms summer bathers

Pensioner Chris Stanley became so incensed by water companies dumping wastewater into the sea near his home that four years ago he stopped paying his bills.

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Lebanese militant released after 40 years in French jail

Lebanese militant released after 40 years in French jail

One of France's longest-held inmates, the pro-Palestinian Lebanese militant Georges Ibrahim Abdallah, was released from prison and is due to be deported on Friday, after more than 40 years behind bars for the killings of two diplomats.

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Wallabies vow to put bodies on line in crunch second Lions Test

Wallabies vow to put bodies on line in crunch second Lions Test

Skipper Harry Wilson vowed Friday the Wallabies will "throw their bodies around" to physically dominate the British and Irish Lions with everything on the line in the crunch second Test.

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'Lungs of the Earth': the Indonesians fighting for peatland

'Lungs of the Earth': the Indonesians fighting for peatland

Indonesian environmentalist Pralensa steered his boat through a shallow canal in the marshy peatlands near his village, an environment he fears may soon disappear.

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