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Aiming a blow at narcos, Colombia pays farmers to uproot coca
Aiming a blow at narcos, Colombia pays farmers to uproot coca
by  AFP

With cocaine production at an all-time high, Colombia's government is testing a pacific approach to its narcotics problem: paying farmers to uproot crops of coca, the drug's main ingredient. With high stakes for its crop replacement gamble, observers fear the government may be taken advantage of.

US judge cancels planned Boeing trial over 737 crashes
US judge cancels planned Boeing trial over 737 crashes
by  AFP

A US federal judge on Monday cancelled the planned trial of US aviation giant Boeing over crashes of its 737 MAX aircraft that left nearly 350 people dead. The case dates to a January 2021 Justice Department agreement with Boeing that settled charges that the company knowingly defrauded the Federal Aviation Administration during the MAX certification.

Swiss glacier collapse could cost huge sums: insurers
Swiss glacier collapse could cost huge sums: insurers
by  AFP

The dramatic collapse of Switzerland's Birch glacier, which wiped out a village, is an unprecedented disaster likely to cost hundreds of millions of dollars, the Swiss Insurance Association said Monday. On Wednesday, the Birch glacier collapsed, sending scree, ice and mud hurtling down into the Lotschental valley in Switzerland's southern Wallis region.

As Tesla stalls across Europe, sales rise in Norway
As Tesla stalls across Europe, sales rise in Norway
by  AFP

Tesla sales have rebounded in Norway this year, official figures showed Monday, bucking a broader European trend as consumers turn away from Elon Musk's electric car brand. "Looking at Tesla sales in Norway in May and for the year so far, we stand out from the rest of Europe, where sales of this brand have seen a noticeable decline," OFV director Oyvind Solberg Thorsen said in a statement.

Amazon price rules anti-competitive: German regulator
Amazon price rules anti-competitive: German regulator
by  AFP

Amazon's pricing rules are an abuse of its market power, Germany's competition watchdog said Monday, paving the way for possible demands for changes to its business practices in Europe's biggest economy. Germany's cartel office began investigating Amazon's pricing rules in November 2022. vbw/sr/rl