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Private jets protest disrupts flights at Geneva Airport
Private jets protest disrupts flights at Geneva Airport
by  AFP

Activists demonstrating against Europe's biggest private jets sales fair disrupted flights at Geneva Airport on Tuesday after chaining themselves to the planes on display. Speaking outside the airport perimeter, they insisted the intention had been to disrupt the sales fair and not regular commercial flights.

US new homes sales surged to high in April
US new homes sales surged to high in April
by  AFP

New home sales in the United States defied expectations in April to reach a one-year high, the Commerce Department said Tuesday, fueled by increases in the south and the Midwest. New home sales cratered in the northeast in April, but were offset by a sharp increase in the south and Midwest, where sales rose by 17.8 and 11.8 percent respectively, month-on-month.

Climate protestors disrupt Shell shareholder meet
Climate protestors disrupt Shell shareholder meet
by  AFP

British oil and gas giant Shell faced a stormy shareholders' gathering Tuesday, as environmental protesters hit out over its pledge to tackle carbon emissions. Campaigners have slammed Shell over its goal to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2050, accusing it of "greenwashing" or marketing as climate-friendly its operations.

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