The United States and Brazil lodged separate protests with Thailand over its ban on two farm chemicals earlier this month, documents reviewed by Reuters show, saying the "restrictive" and "serious" move could hurt key agricultural exports.
Norsk Hydro will reduce alumina output at its Alunorte plant in Brazil after a power outage that occurred when three electricity transmission towers collapsed at the firm's Paragominas bauxite mine, the company said on Monday.
Lufthansa shares slumped 5.7% on Monday morning after CEO Carsten Spohr said the company would seek to avoid a grounding and insolvency in a battle with the airline's biggest shareholder over the terms of a 9-billion-euro bailout.
China's notorious dog-meat festival has opened in defiance of a government campaign to improve animal welfare and reduce risks to health highlighted by the novel coronavirus outbreak, but activists are hopeful its days are numbered.
South Africa's Omnia Holdings said on Monday it is in talks to sell its Oro Agri division as part of the chemicals and fertiliser maker's turnaround and restructuring plans.
Virgin Australia Holdings Ltd's administrator said on Monday that it had received final offers for Australia's second-biggest airline from Bain Capital and Cyrus Capital Partners and that it hoped to select a preferred bidder by June 30.
Virgin Australia Holdings Ltd bondholders are working on a revival plan for the airline involving a debt-to-equity swap if they are not satisfied with a sale offer, according to a person with knowledge of the matter.
American Airlines Group Inc said on Sunday it plans to secure $3.5 billion in new financing, to improve the airline's liquidity as it grapples with travel restrictions caused by the coronavirus.
Mexico will resume sending temporary farmworkers to Canada after the two countries reached an agreement on improved safety protections for laborers on Canadian farms during the coronavirus pandemic, the Mexican government said on Sunday.
China's customs authority said on Sunday it had suspended imports of poultry products from a plant owned by U.S.-based meat processor Tyson Inc that has been hit by the novel coronavirus.
An American non-profit organisation has launched a $40 million joint venture with one of Zambia's top farm suppliers to boost crop yields and food security as farmers struggle to access finance amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the local company said on Sunday.
Saudi Arabian Mining Co's (Ma'aden) phosphate subsidiary is rescheduling and refinancing about $4.1 billion of debt to give it more flexibility to pursue growth and development projects, the company said on Sunday.
Iran is drawing up plans to offer discounts to some foreign airlines using its airspace, state news agency IRNA quoted a senior aviation official as saying on Saturday, after a slump in flights due to the coronavirus pandemic and regional tensions.
Argentina's president has agreed to a plan to avoid the expropriation of bankrupt agricultural exporter Vicentin following stringent objection from the country's grains sector, the governor of Santa Fe province said on Friday.
The United States on Friday rejected a request by Chinese airlines for additional weekly flights between the two countries, but said the decision was not meant to escalate tensions over travel restrictions.
European planemaker Airbus SE said on Friday it is extending furlough programs for 5,300 of its employees in Spain and the United Kingdom in its latest effort to cope with the impact of the coronavirus outbreak.
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