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Swiss rider Gino Mader has died after crashing into a ravine on the descent towards the finish line in Thursday's stage five of the Tour de Suisse, his team Bahrain Victorious said on Friday.

The global battle to reshape the lithium industry is sucking in oil producers, tech startups and entrenched mining giants, each jockeying to be the first to reinvent how a metal key to the green energy transition is produced.

A surge in production of potent new drugs in Europe that can lead to poisoning and death requires more investment in services and stronger policies against illicit substances, an EU study said on Friday.

Malaysian palm oil futures soared on Friday for a fourth day, recording an 11% weekly jump, as dry weather conditions curbed the prospects of palm and U.S. soybean production.

Copper prices touched their highest level in over five weeks on Friday, but came off the peak as data showed inventories on the London Metal Exchange growing, highlighting an improving supply picture.

Global aerospace and defence companies will tout the cleaner transport and robotic weapons of the future as they also tackle urgent supply bottlenecks at next week's Paris Airshow, taking place under the shadow of climate fears and a war economy.

It is "impossible" to extend the Black Sea grain deal under current circumstances, the speaker of Russia's upper house of parliament, Valentina Matviyenko, said on Friday, according to Interfax news agency.

Swiss agrichemicals and seeds group Syngenta's initial public offering (IPO) application has passed a review by the listing committee of the Shanghai Stock Exchange, a filing posted on the exchange showed on Friday.

The euro may benefit if a reported sky-high wage increase offered by Lufthansa is mirrored by other firms in the single currency area, as this would pour oil on the euro zone inflation fire and pressure the European Central Bank to keep on raising rates beyond 4%.

France will invest 200 million euros ($218.78 million) to boost the production of sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) as part of measures to make the French and the European aviation industry greener, President Emmanuel Macron said on Friday.

Chicago soybean futures extended gains on Friday to hit their highest in nearly six weeks as signs of a worsening drought in the U.S. Midwest heightened crop concerns while oilseed crushing data suggested brisk demand.

Ukraine's 2023 spring sowing is almost complete at almost 13 million hectares, agriculture ministry data showed on Friday.

Pilots at Spain's beleaguered airline Air Europa will go on strike between June 19 and July 2 following a breakdown in salary negotiations, the country's main pilots union SEPLA said in a statement late on Thursday.

The Shanghai Futures Exchange has set the base price of its alumina futures at 2,665 yuan per metric ton, it said on Friday.

Singapore Airlines on Friday refuted a media report saying it may raise its stake in Air India from the 25.1% which it secured as part of the Tata Group's Vistara merger to create a bigger full-service India's national carrier.

Singapore Airlines on Friday said it has not raised its stake in Air India from the 25.1% which it secured as part of the Tata Group's Vistara merger to create a bigger full-service India's national carrier.

Indonesia has signed an agreement with the Indian government to potentially import 1 million tonnes of rice if the El Nino weather pattern hits domestic supply, media quoted the trade minister as saying on Friday.

U.S. soybean futures extended gains on Friday to hit their highest level in nearly six weeks on yield concerns after forecasts signalled more dry weather in portions of the Midwest crop belt.

Indonesian has signed an agreement with the Indian government to potentially import 1 million tonnes of rice if the El Nino weather pattern hits domestic supply, the trade minister was quoted as saying by news site Kompas.com on Friday.

Indonesia's attorney general's office has named three palm oil companies as suspects in a corruption investigation, alleging misconduct in obtaining export permits at a time when shipments were being restricted.