Britain said on Monday it had detected a first human case of flu strain A(H1N2)v, which is similar to a virus currently circulating in pigs, and that the individual concerned had experienced a mild illness and fully recovered.
Syria's delegation to the United Nations climate summit in Dubai will be headed by its prime minister, a delegate said, without specifying whether President Bashar al-Assad would eventually pay a visit to the COP28 gathering.
Chicago soybeans rose from their lowest in around three weeks on Monday as dealers waited to see how much urgently needed rain would fall in Brazilian crop areas after leading consultants cut harvest forecasts.
Brazil's 2023/24 soybean planting had reached 74% of the expected area as of Thursday, agribusiness consultancy AgRural said on Monday, making it the slowest progress for the period in eight years as the country grapples with bad weather.
Environmental groups on Monday criticised Indonesian palm oil producer Astra Agro Lestari (AAL) over a third-party report investigating complaints against its subsidiaries' alleged abuses, saying it failed to investigate key issues.
More than 2,000 flight attendants at Air Transat voted to authorize a strike mandate, the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) said in a statement on Monday.
A government agency in Pakistan has issued an international tender to purchase and import 110,000 metric tons of wheat, European traders said on Monday.
The lowest price offered in an international tender from Egypt's GASC to buy about 50,000 metric tons of raw sugar was believed to be $690 a ton CIF free out, traders said in initial assessments on Monday.
The lowest price offered in the international tender from Egypt's state sugar buyer GASC to buy around 50,000 metric tons of raw sugar which closed on Saturday was believed to be $690 a ton CIF free out, traders said in initial assessments on Monday.
Nickel prices in Shanghai hit a 16-month low on Monday, pulled down by waning demand from the stainless steel sector and higher supply in China, the world's biggest consumer of the metal.
Chicago soybeans fell to more than three-week lows on Monday as rain in parts of Brazil's oilseed producing areas eased crop concerns, even as leading consultants reduced their output forecasts.
Malaysian palm oil futures touched a near two-week low on Monday, tracking losses in crude and rival Dalian oils although losses were capped by improving exports.
China's most active hog futures fell more than 5% on Monday, extending a downward price trend that has started since August due to large sow herds despite government stockpiling efforts.
Chicago soybean futures firmed on Monday as forecasts of lower output in the world's biggest exporter Brazil following hot and dry weather underpinned prices.
German logistics entrepreneur Klaus-Michael Kuehne is examining a takeover of Signa Group's abandoned Elbtower high-rise project in his hometown of Hamburg, Handelsblatt reported.