A roundup of this week's top stories
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The end is in sight for the Boeing-Airbus dispute
The EU and US are poised to resolve the 17-year dispute between Boeing and Airbus that has seen the governments on both sides of the Atlantic impose as much as $11.5 billion worth of levies on each other and soured the relationship between the two...
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What's on the agenda for the UK-Australia trade deal?
The protection of UK farmers, the removal of tariffs on certain imports and an emphasis on jobs and free movement are all part of a recent free trade deal struck between the UK and Australia in a meeting held between British Prime Minister...
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3 giants partner on closed-loop recycling pilot for single-use facemasks
Saudi chemical firm, SABIC, Germany's Fraunhofer Institute, and global consumer goods company Procter & Gamble (P&G) have begun collaborating on an innovative circular economy pilot project looking at the feasibility of closed-loop recycling for...
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Italy to raise over €1bn in funds for battery gigafactory
Italy is looking to generate over €1 billion in investments to build an electric vehicle gigafactory with automaker Stellantis expected to play a major role...
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China to release metals reserves to tackle global shortages & high prices
Authorities in China have pledged to releases government reserves of industrial metals in a bid to tackle global concerns over shortages and consequent high prices...