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Food app Deliveroo delivers first annual profit
Food app Deliveroo delivers first annual profit
by  AFP

Food delivery app Deliveroo announced Thursday its first annual profit as orders and revenue rose, while the 12-year old company sees further growth despite exiting Hong Kong. Deliveroo, which earlier this week said it was exiting Hong Kong owing to growing competition in the Chinese city, posted profit after tax of £2.9 million ($3.8 million) last year following a loss of £31.8 million in 2023.

Games industry still a hostile environment for many women
Games industry still a hostile environment for many women
by  AFP

Five years on from a first wave of harassment scandals that rocked the world of gaming, multiple women working in the industry tell AFP they have seen or experienced sexism in the workplace, fearing economic hardship in the sector will lead to backsliding.

Ukraine ceasefire bid, trade war to dominate as G7 diplomats meet
Ukraine ceasefire bid, trade war to dominate as G7 diplomats meet
by  AFP

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio is set to meet his Canadian counterpart at a G7 gathering Thursday, but discussion of American annexation threats has been ruled off-limits at talks expected to be dominated by efforts to agree a ceasefire in Ukraine. Canadian Foreign Minister Melanie Joly said she expected her talks with Rubio will be centered on "Ukraine and the ceasefire that's on the table."

Doubts over climate funding as donors squeeze aid
Doubts over climate funding as donors squeeze aid
by  AFP

There are growing doubts about a pledge by rich nations to provide more climate finance to poorer nations, as foreign aid budgets are slashed and the US guts environmental spending.