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One of the world's richest men is launching Pret A Manger in India, adding the British coffee and sandwich store brand to a huge business empire that spans energy, retail and telecommunications. A unit of Mukesh Ambani's conglomerate Reliance Industries said on Thursday that it has entered into a "long-term master franchise partnership" with Pret A Manger and will "launch and build the brand in India. Source

The main artery that cuts through Italy's heartland, where 30% of its food is produced, is the 650-kilometre-long (400-mile-long) River Po, which winds its way from the Alps to the Adriatic Sea on Italy's northeast coast. Source

When he opened Fish & Sips with his wife in 2015, Paul Feather found hiring to be one among many challenges of running a restaurant with long hours on the main drag of Collingwood, Ont. Source

TAIPEI, Taiwan - A former employee of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba has accused her then-manager of trying to rape her on a business trip last year as she pushes police to review charges in a case that has cast a rare spotlight on workplace harassment in the country. Source

TOKYO/LONDON - President Vladimir Putin has raised the stakes in an economic war with the West and its allies with a decree that seizes full control of the Sakhalin-2 gas and oil project in Russia's far east, a move that could force out Shell and Japanese investors. Source

LONDON - The European Union on Thursday reached a provisional deal on the world's first set of comprehensive rules to regulate what one lawmaker called the "Wild West" crypto market. WHAT ARE THE NEW RULES? Source

The astronomical rise in the average price of a home in Canada has left 39-year-old Jennifer Charbonneau more discouraged than ever before, she said. “The fact that even though we're able to afford … just under $2,000 a month for rent, but that we're not eligible for a loan to be able to pay a mortgage that’s $1,000 a month, I find that's just like a slap in the face,” she told CTVNews.ca in a telephone interview on Wednesday. Source

TOKYO - Asian benchmarks were mostly lower on Friday, echoing a decline on Wall Street, after a quarterly report by Japan’s central bank rekindled worries about the world’s third largest economy. Recent data suggest global growth is slowing as countries grapple with renewed waves of coronavirus outbreaks, soaring prices and the war in Ukraine. Source

TOKYO - European shares edged higher after Asian benchmarks finished lower Friday, as a quarterly report by Japan’s central bank rekindled worries about the world’s third largest economy. Shares were slightly higher in Europe in early trading, after finishing lower in Asia, declining in Tokyo, Seoul, Sydney and Shanghai. Source

NEW YORK - Stocks fell in morning trading on Wall Street Friday, continuing a dismal streak as markets worry about high inflation and the possibility that higher interest rates could bring on a recession. The S&P 500 fell 0.4% as of 10:23 a.m. Source