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Nintendo says Switch 2 console to be launched on June 5
Nintendo says Switch 2 console to be launched on June 5
by  AFP

Japanese video game giant Nintendo announced Wednesday that its new Switch console would be available on June 5, starting the countdown for one of the most hotly awaited gaming launches in years. It will launch on the Switch 2 in June and be included for the sale price, which was not revealed.

Deutsche Bank asset manager DWS fined 25 mn euros for 'greenwashing'
Deutsche Bank asset manager DWS fined 25 mn euros for 'greenwashing'
by  AFP

Deutsche Bank's asset management arm DWS was hit Wednesday with a 25-million-euro ($27-million) fine over misleading advertising for supposedly sustainable products, with activists hailing one of the world's biggest ever "greenwashing" penalties. DWS had already been hit in 2023 with $19-million penalty by financial regulators in the United States over misleading green statements.

Nigerian president sacks board of state oil company
Nigerian president sacks board of state oil company
by  AFP

President Bola Tinubu dismissed the entire leadership of Nigeria's state-run oil company Wednesday, naming a former Shell executive to lead the outfit in a sweeping overhaul that one commentator described as "long overdue".

Greece to spend 25 bn euros in 'drastic' defence overhaul: PM
Greece to spend 25 bn euros in 'drastic' defence overhaul: PM
by  AFP

Greece will spend 25 billion euros ($27 billion) through to 2036 in the "most drastic" defence overhaul in its modern history, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Wednesday. "Τhe plan involves the most drastic transformation of the armed forces in the country's modern history," Mitsotakis told parliament.