LUBUMBASHI, DR Congo, Jun 18 - Democratic Republic of Congo's army has sent a battalion of troops to oust illegal miners from land worked by a majority-owned Chinese company, the military said Tuesday. One of the largest cobalt and copper producers in
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Under fire over Monsanto’s glyphosate, Bayer vows ‘transparency’
BERLIN, Germany, Jun 14 - Pharmaceutical giant Bayer announced Friday plans to invest five billion euros ($5.6 billion) over the next decade in a new generation of herbicides and promised more transparency after the Monsanto "watch list" scandal. Since
VW aims to raise up to 1.9bn euros by floating Traton
BERLIN, Germany, Jun 14 - Volkswagen aims to raise between 1.6 billion and 1.9 billion euros ($2.1 billion) by listing between 10 and 11.5 percent of the capital for its truck division Traton on the stock market. The German car giant will offer shares
Air France to eliminate single-use plastic items on all flights
NAIROBI, Kenya Jun - The end is near for plastic cutlery, cups, stirrers and other single-use plastic items currently used in all Air France flights globally. The Airline, which is a SkyTeam Airline Alliance member, has kicked off a global campaign to
Visa Launches Corporate Cross-Border Payments Processing Solution
NAIROBI, Kenya, June 12 - Visa Inc. today announced the commercial launch of the Visa B2B Connect network, giving financial institutions an ability to quickly and securely process high-value corporate cross-border payments globally. The Visa B2B Connect
Bloomberg financial journalism training expands to Francophone countries
NAIROBI, Kenya, Jun 12 - 191 Kenyan journalists have graduated from the Bloomberg Media Initiative Africa's (BMIA) Financial Journalism Training (FJT) program since the program launched in 2014 to advance financial journalism and improve access to accurate,
Big brands break pledge to not destroy forests: report
PARIS, France, Jun 11 - A rainforest area the size of Spain will have been destroyed by firms growing consumer staples like palm oil in the decade to 2020 - industry's self-imposed deadline to end deforestation, Greenpeace said Tuesday. Some of the world's
Banning Huawei would cost EU telcos up to 55 bn euros: industry body
PARIS, France, Jun 7 - Banning Huawei and fellow Chinese equipment maker ZTE from Europe's roll-out of 5G telecom networks would cost EU mobile operators up to 55 billion euros ($62 billion), according to an industry body's internal assessment seen by
Gas surges globally as green groups cry foul
PARIS, France, Jun 6 - 2018 was a "golden year" for natural gas with demand surging worldwide, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said Friday, prompting concern from environmental groups over the climate impact of the world's new favourite fuel. Demand
Russia, China to show united front at economic forum
Moscow, Russian Federation, Jun 7 - Chinese President Xi Jinping appears Friday as guest of honour at Russia's showcase economic forum, as the two neighbours present a united front in the face of shared troubles with the US.Xi arrived in Moscow on Wednesday
