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Travel
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Fashion
Swiss antitrust agency names four firms in fragrances cartel probe
By Reuters API Fashion Published Mar 8, 2023 Swiss antitrust authorities on Wednesday named four companies targeted in an international investigation into an alleged fragrances cartel. Reuters They are Switzerland’s Givaudan SA, U.S.-headquartered Firmenich International, U.S.-based International Flavors & Fragrances Inc and Germany’s Symrise AG, Swiss competition commission COMCO said. News of the probe into the supply of fragrances and fragrance ingredients broke on Tuesday, when fragrance and flavour maker Givaudan confirmed it was being targeted. COMCO said several raids were carried out in conjunction with the European Commission, the U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division and the UK Competition...
Horoscope
Gemini horoscope 2023: Your yearly horoscope predictions
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Fitness
PV Sindhu’s Proposal for Financial Help to Coach, Fitness Trainer Approved by TOPS
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Infra
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Sports
Canada’s Gairns, Howden capture World Cup ski cross bronze medals | CBC Sports
Canada’s Tiana Gairns and Reece Howden both skied onto the podium at a World Cup ski cross event in Veysonnaz, Switzerland, on Sunday. Gairns, of Prince George, B.C., finished the women’s big final behind gold medallist Fanny Smith of Switzerland and silver medallist Jade Grillet Aubert of France for her first World Cup medal. “It feels pretty darn good,” a grinning Gairns told Alpine Canada following her her fifth consecutive top-10 finish and sixth in 10 races this season. “It’s a little bit of a relief too. I feel like I’ve been pushing towards that podium for a while now so cracking into it and getting on...
Gambling
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