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Pfizer lifts 2022 forecast for Covid-19 vaccine sales as profits rise
Pfizer lifts 2022 forecast for Covid-19 vaccine sales as profits rise
Business and Economy
by  AFP

Pfizer reported higher quarterly profits Tuesday as it lifted its full-year forecast for coronavirus vaccine sales and predicted Covid-19 would yield billions more in revenues for the forseeable future. Overall, Pfizer reported profits of $8.6 billion in the third quarter, up six percent from the year-ago period on a six percent drop in revenues to $22.6 billion.

Lufthansa to raise salaries for German cabin crew
Lufthansa to raise salaries for German cabin crew
World
by  AFP

Lufthansa said Tuesday it had agreed a pay rise for 19,000 cabin crew members in Germany to help compensate for soaring inflation. Lufthansa already agreed to raise the salaries of pilots and ground staff in Germany earlier this year after they staged walkouts to press their demands for better pay.

Cameroon's electronic waste recyclers struggle despite historic law
Cameroon's electronic waste recyclers struggle despite historic law
Africa
by  AFP

Sheltered from the harsh central African sun by a patched-up parasol, Ismael Alioum rummages through piles of electronic waste, gleaning useful components and high-value metals from circuit boards and switches. - Unprofitable - Poughela said Cameroon was the first African country to have passed legislation on e-waste management.