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Thai Airways aims to finalise a deal to buy at least 30 new aircraft by the end of the year and could double its fleet of narrow-body jets over the next decade, its chief executive said on Friday.

Shop assistants at Swedish fashion retailer H&M in Spain extended a three-day strike planned in late June to demand pay raises into two more days in early July, unions said on Friday.

Air France KLM sees potential for further expansion in its main Africa region thanks to growing demand, with the continent a strategic priority for the group, executives said on Friday.

Malaysian palm oil futures recovered from three straight sessions of losses on Friday due to higher rival oils such as soyoil, but the contract recorded a 3.18% drop for the week.

Workers at aerospace supplier Spirit AeroSystems were the latest U.S. union employees to reject a contract their leaders negotiated with their employer, joining freight railroad employees, airline pilots and others who are growing more fed up with stagnant pay, high healthcare costs, scanty sick time and uncertain scheduling.

Sri Lanka is set to start bartering tea to Iran next month in lieu of $250 million owed for oil, a Sri Lankan official told Reuters on Friday, as the crisis-hit country tries to lift sales to a key market and protect its forex reserves.

Thailand's rice exports for January-May were at 3.47 million metric tons, up 26.6% from a year earlier, helped by higher global demand and a weaker baht currency, the Commerce Ministry said on Friday.

Malaysian palm oil futures pared back some gains on Friday on early selling after jumping nearly 5% in the morning, when a recovery in soybean oil and a weaker ringgit helped prop prices.

Copper prices in London were set for their first weekly decline in four weeks on Friday, as a firm dollar made greenback-priced metals more expensive to holders of other currencies.

Chicago corn futures edged lower on Friday as traders booked profits after a recent rally over concerns of dry conditions in the key growing areas of the U.S. Midwest, although they were still poised to post weekly gains.

Thailand's rice exports for January-May were at 3.4 million metric tons, up 26.6% from a year earlier, helped by higher demand and a weaker baht currency, the Commerce Ministry said on Friday.

Beijing on Friday upgraded its warning for hot weather to "red" - the highest in a colour-coded alert system - saying most parts of the Chinese capital could roast in temperatures of up to 40 degrees Celsius (104 Fahrenheit).

An auditing company empowered by the European Union to verify sustainable fuel has suspended the certification of three Chinese biofuel exporters after an audit found the precise source of their waste products from Malaysia and Indonesia could not be verified.

Malaysian palm oil futures rebounded on Friday and snapped three sessions of losses, supported by a recovery in soybean oil and a weaker ringgit, although the contract is expected to post a weekly drop.

Chicago corn futures edged lower in early Asian hours on Friday, as traders booked profits after a recent rally over concerns amid dry conditions in the key growing areas of the U.S. Midwest, although they were still poised to post weekly gains.

Cathay Pacific Airways forecast a consolidated profit for the first half of 2023 on Friday, after multiple years of pandemic-related border closures and strict quarantine measures.

Special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) Tastemaker Acquisition Corp said on Thursday its planned $989 million merger with jewelry distributor Quality Gold had been terminated due to challenging market conditions.

The chief executive of Brazil's state oil company Petrobras said on Thursday he expects to resume work on a major nitrogen fertilizer project in the city of Tres Lagoas, and hinted at new gas projects in Bolivia.

Chicago Mercantile Exchange feeder cattle futures firmed on Thursday, rebounding from a sharp decline a day earlier on support from weakness in the corn market.

3M Co has reached a $10.3 billion settlement with a host of U.S. public water systems to resolve water pollution claims tied to "forever chemicals," the chemical company announced on Thursday.