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Business · 25 Oct
Lindt chairman says chocolate price hikes were wrong after CEO's ouster
Lindt's chairman has said the chocolate maker got its price increases wrong, following the ouster of its chief executive, according to a Reuters report published on 25 October 2026. The source gives no further details on the size of the increases or the reasons for the CEO's departure.
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Sunset Sunrise: Japanese Film Screening at TK Park Celebrates 140 Years of Japan–Thailand RelationsSquare A and B, CentralWorld. BangkokEvent details →Culture, travel & food
More →- Entertainment · 24 OctBlue Planet III keeps cloudier footage to show it is not AI-generated, producers sayThe BBC nature series Blue Planet III deliberately keeps cloudier, less polished footage to show viewers its animals are not AI-generated, producers said. BBC commissioning head Jack Bootle said no generative AI was used in any frame. It starts 1 November on BBC1 and iPlayer.
- Entertainment · 24 OctUS Embassy opens free American Fair at Siam Paragon for 250th anniversaryThe US Embassy opened a three-day American Fair at Parc Paragon, Siam Paragon, on 23 October to mark the United States' 250th anniversary. The free event, open 11.00–21.00 until 25 October, features live music, American food, technology displays and a Saturday 19.00 performance by Nene Royal.
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The world in brief
More →- 24 OctKim Jong Un visits China via Dandong bridge, South Korean official says
- 23 OctMagnitude 7.0 earthquake strikes Nagqu in China's Tibet region, agency says
- 23 OctEbola outbreak in Africa reaches widest spread yet, with first case in Nigeria
- 20 OctFrance imposes curfews in Paris and other cities after weekend riots
- 20 OctChina and Laos open joint pilot training centre north of Vientiane
- 19 OctKenya confirms eighth Ebola case as Congo outbreak spreads to eighth province