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Amazon hit by 'Black Friday' strikes in Europe
Amazon hit by 'Black Friday' strikes in Europe
Economy
by  AFP

Amazon was hit by strikes at various locations in Britain, Germany and Italy during the annual "Black Friday" shopping extravaganza as workers demand higher wages and better working conditions. Held the day after the US Thanksgiving holiday, "Black Friday" is increasingly copied in Europe and beyond, with stores offering big discounts to kick off shopping for the holiday gift-giving season.

Argentine shopkeepers struggle to keep pace with soaring prices
Argentine shopkeepers struggle to keep pace with soaring prices
Economy
by  AFP

Paola Basso sighs as she hastily sticks price tags one on top of the other in a suburb of Buenos Aires, as the cost of goods soars after the election of libertarian outsider Javier Milei. "These are crazy days," said Paola's husband Fernando Savore, vice-president of the Buenos Aires grocers' federation.