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Shares in UK banks jump after car loan court ruling
Shares in UK banks jump after car loan court ruling
by  AFP

Shares in British banks rose on Monday after the country's top court spared the sector from the worst of feared compensation claims over controversial car loans. While the court upheld one of the three cases, it narrowed the overall grounds for claims, offering relief to banks that had been bracing for widespread payouts from millions of car buyers.

Rwanda bees being wiped out by pesticides
Rwanda bees being wiped out by pesticides
by  AFP

The use of pesticides in East Africa, some sold by European firms despite being banned in the EU, is killing off bees in large numbers and threatening whole eco-systems, scientists say. Despite being banned for use in the EU, malathion is still exported by Denmark, France and Germany -- 12.5 tonnes in 2023, according to the European Chemicals Agency.

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