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The world's last linen beetling mill eyes strong future
The world's last linen beetling mill eyes strong future
Economy
by  AFP

The noise is deafening and the work can be lonely, but to William Smyth, who toils in the world's last commercial linen "beetling" mill, his job is unique. The handsome riverside stone building houses three working engines and is the last commercially-run beetling mill in the world, says Andrew Wilson, a businessman who invested in the mill earlier this year.

Poland cools on Ukrainians despite their economic success
Poland cools on Ukrainians despite their economic success
Economy
by  AFP

Warsaw's central business district is booming alongside Poland's economy, but those teaching yoga and taking coffee orders in bustling premises under glass and steel office towers are often Ukrainian. We are currently selling one of our premises and every day if I take seven calls from people who are interested, six are Ukrainians."