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Picasso's 'Woman with a Watch' fetches $139 mn at auction: Sotheby's
Picasso's 'Woman with a Watch' fetches $139 mn at auction: Sotheby's
by  AFP

One of Pablo Picasso's masterpieces, "Woman with a Watch," was sold at auction Wednesday night for $139.3 million by Sotheby's in New York, the second-highest price ever achieved for the artist. She also featured in "Femme assise pres d'une fenetre (Marie-Therese)", which was sold in 2021 for $103.4 million by Christie's auction house.

Lloyd's of London pays out over slave trade links
Lloyd's of London pays out over slave trade links
by  AFP

Lloyd's of London, the insurance market, said Wednesday it would spend £52 million ($64 million) on racial-equality causes after a report found it played a "significant role" in the transatlantic slave trade.

UK rail union agrees deal that could halt strikes
UK rail union agrees deal that could halt strikes
by  AFP

Rail workers in Britain are to vote on a pay deal that could pause more than a year of walkouts on the strike-plagued country's train network, a union said Wednesday. Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union are to vote on an agreement reached with the Rail Delivery Group (RDG), which represents train operating companies.

Croatia recalls some Coca-Cola products over intoxication scare
Croatia recalls some Coca-Cola products over intoxication scare
by  AFP

Croatian authorities on Wednesday ordered Coca-Cola to withdraw some drinks after food poisoning cases were reported in three cities. A 19-year-old youth was hospitalised in the western town of Rijeka on Saturday and other food poisoning cases have been reported in Zagreb and Varazdin, according to Health Minister Vili Beros.

Russia using gold to evade sanctions, warns UK
Russia using gold to evade sanctions, warns UK
by  AFP

The UK's National Crime Agency (NCA) on Wednesday issued a red alert to the financial sector warning that Russia was using gold to evade sanctions imposed after it invaded Ukraine.

Switzerland ends electric car tax exemption
Switzerland ends electric car tax exemption
by  AFP

Switzerland on Wednesday scrapped a tax exemption for imports of electric cars, whose growing presence on Swiss roads has cut into tax revenues. The government had then wanted to create incentives for the use of electric cars.