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Airbus earns record net profit of 4.2 bn euros in 2022

Airbus earns record net profit of 4.2 bn euros in 2022

European aircraft manufacturer Airbus said on Thursday profits soared to a record level in 2022 despite supply chain problems limiting its ability to raise production.

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Missing a beat: Music stars absent from Nigeria's vote campaign

Missing a beat: Music stars absent from Nigeria's vote campaign

Nigeria's Afrobeats resonates all over Africa, and in the West, where young people sing and dance to the rhythms of Burna Boy, Wizkid and Tems.

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Attack-minded England take control of first Test in New Zealand

Attack-minded England take control of first Test in New Zealand

High-octane batting and a precocious day-one declaration put England in control of the first Test against New Zealand in Mount Maunganui on Thursday.

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Eco-friendly mud houses make comeback in Hungary

Eco-friendly mud houses make comeback in Hungary

They were long derided as old-fashioned symbols of grinding poverty, but mud and straw houses are making a comeback in Hungary as a low-cost, eco-friendly alternative to concrete.

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Markets rise as traders evaluate strong US economy

Markets rise as traders evaluate strong US economy

Asian and European markets rose Thursday, extending gains in New York, as a forecast-busting US retail sales report showed American consumers remained confident despite elevated inflation and the prospect of more interest rate hikes.

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Inflation nibbles at Nestle margins

Inflation nibbles at Nestle margins

Swiss food giant Nestle said on Thursday sales rose last year but inflation nibbled at its margins, while net profits plunged due to asset disposals in 2021.

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As Spain advances trans rights, other early adopters hesitate

As Spain advances trans rights, other early adopters hesitate

As Spain prepares to adopt a law simplifying the process for self-identifying as transgender, other early adopters are applying the brakes over the complexities involved in this highly sensitive issue.

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Australia's Cummins backs struggling Warner for second India Test

Australia's Cummins backs struggling Warner for second India Test

Australia skipper Pat Cummins brushed off concerns Thursday over David Warner's batting form and said he was certain the opener would play in this week's second Test against India.

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Duckett, Brook set up England attacking declaration in first  Test

Duckett, Brook set up England attacking declaration in first Test

Ben Duckett and Harry Brook struck blistering half-centuries as England declared their innings at 325-9 late on the opening day of the first Test against New Zealand in Mount Maunganui on Thursday.

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US says Bangladesh sanctions to remain until police reform

US says Bangladesh sanctions to remain until police reform

The United States will not lift sanctions on an elite Bangladesh police unit accused of extrajudicial killings until it is reformed, a top US envoy visiting the country has said.

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