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Dubai airport sees record 92.3 million passengers in 2024
Dubai airport sees record 92.3 million passengers in 2024
by  AFP

A record 92.3 million passengers travelled through Dubai's international airport last year, its operator said on Thursday, underlining the Gulf city's economic boom. Dubai Airports CEO Paul Griffiths said he was confident of breaching 100 million passengers by 2027.

Shell annual profit drops to $16 bn as oil prices fall
Shell annual profit drops to $16 bn as oil prices fall
by  AFP

British energy giant Shell on Thursday announced a 17-percent drop in annual net profit owing to weaker oil and gas prices as well as asset write-offs. In late 2024, Shell announced it was cutting hundreds of jobs from its oil and gas exploration division to reduce costs.

Fury over prices in Croatia sparks growing retailer boycotts
Fury over prices in Croatia sparks growing retailer boycotts
by  AFP

Fed up with paying ever increasing prices at grocery stores and shopping outlets, Croatians have begun channeling their anger into a nascent boycott movement targeting retailers that shows signs of spreading across the Balkans.

UK car sector fears for Trump tariffs as output falls
UK car sector fears for Trump tariffs as output falls
by  AFP

Britain's vehicle production slid below one million units last year as the sector transitions to electric cars, an industry body said Thursday as it warned over US President Donald Trump's tariff threats. Output is forecast to decline further this year to 839,000 units before returning to above one million vehicles in 2028, it added.

French economy shrinks as political crisis eclipses Olympic boost
French economy shrinks as political crisis eclipses Olympic boost
by  AFP

The French economy grew 1.1 percent in 2024 but shrank in the fourth quarter as a political crisis gripped the country after a boost from the Paris Olympic Games, official data showed Thursday. The institute had expected the economy to post zero growth in the October-to-December period after growing by 0.4 percent in the third quarter, which includes the summer months of the Olympic games.