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Top UK bosses earn average person's annual wage in days: survey
Top UK bosses earn average person's annual wage in days: survey
Business and Economy
by  AFP

Britain's top bosses earned more in the first few days of 2023 than most ordinary workers will all year, a study showed Thursday, as many grapple with a cost-of-living crisis. The average worker takes home £33,000 ($36,100) per year, which a chief executive earning £3.41 million pocketed in the first three working days of this year.

Western tanks seen key to Ukraine battlefield breakthrough
Western tanks seen key to Ukraine battlefield breakthrough
Business and Economy
by  AFP

With its pledge of light tank deliveries for Ukraine, France is betting Kyiv is capable of using modern Western armoured vehicles to push forward against Russian invaders. President Emmanuel Macron said Wednesday that Paris would hand over French-built AMX-10 RC light tanks to Ukraine, a step forward from tank deliveries to date from Ukraine's allies which have mostly been Soviet-era leftovers.

US trade deficit narrows to smallest since late 2020
US trade deficit narrows to smallest since late 2020
Business and Economy
by  AFP

The US trade deficit narrowed more than anticipated in November on a fall in imports, government figures showed on Thursday, with drops seen in pharmaceuticals and household goods. The US deficit with China narrowed further to $20.4 billion in November as well on a drop in imports, while year-to-date goods imports from the European Union exceeded those from China, data showed.