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Boeing shares dive on latest MAX issue
Boeing shares dive on latest MAX issue
Business and Economy
by  AFP

Shares of Boeing tumbled Friday after the company disclosed a problem with a supplier part on the 737 MAX that is expected to slow deliveries of new jets. "We expect lower near-term 737 MAX deliveries while this required work is completed."

China, Brazil urge developed nations to meet climate finance vows
China, Brazil urge developed nations to meet climate finance vows
Business and Economy
by  AFP

China and Brazil on Friday called on developed countries to honour their climate finance pledges, after their leaders put their close economic and diplomatic ties on full display at a meeting in Beijing. "We urge developed countries to honour their unfulfilled climate finance obligations, and... provide a clear roadmap of doubling adaptation finance."

UK sex workers take more risks due to cost-of-living crunch
UK sex workers take more risks due to cost-of-living crunch
Business and Economy
by  AFP

Britain's cost-of-living crisis is pushing more of its sex workers into taking potentially dangerous risks in order to make ends meet. "One of the main challenges I face as a sex worker is the potential risk of violence -- not because sex work is inherently dangerous, but as a direct consequence of it being both criminalised and heavily stigmatised."

Foreign aid stalls as Africa's debt spirals
Foreign aid stalls as Africa's debt spirals
Business and Economy
by  AFP

Africa is battling decades-high levels of debt after the pandemic and Russia's invasion of Ukraine, but the international community is struggling to agree on extending its financial support for the region. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said in a report Friday that public debt and inflation in sub-Saharan Africa were "at levels not seen in decades".