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Thousands of Bangladeshi garment factory workers have again taken to the streets to demand better wages and voice frustration with higher rent and bills. They're calling for the equivalent of 200 euros per month, with most currently earning 70 euros. Plus, the Bank of England holds its main interest rate steady at 5.25%, saying rates could stay high for an "extended period of time".

Great income on some days, poverty wages on most others: Ride-hailing drivers in Africa and beyond are beholden to the whims of the apps they work for. Here’s how some countries are starting to protect them better.

Consumer price inflation in the eurozone has slowed to its lowest level since July 2021. But the sluggish performance of the German economy contributed to the eurozone's economy shrinking by 0.1%.

At least 13 people have died after two passenger trains collided in southeast India. The country's railway ministry said a preliminary investigation suggested that the crash was a result of "human error."

U.S. officials are visiting South Africa this week to meet African trade ministers and will face calls to reauthorise the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) and those in the garment industry are worried about the uncertainty of its future if the programme is not renewed.

The monthlong trial of Sam Bankman-Fried wrapped up on Thursday, leaving the jury to decide the fate of the FTX founder. Bankman-Fried pleaded not guilty to criminal fraud charges tied to the collapse late late year of crypto exchange FTX and sister hedge fund Alameda Research. The prosecution's key witnesses were former members of Bankman-Fried's inner circle.

The United Auto Workers union has announced a tentative deal with General Motors to end a six-week walkout. It comes after the union clinched deals with Ford and Stellantis, the other two companies disrupted by industrial action at the "Detroit Three".

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is visiting Nigeria as part of a three-day visit to West Africa. Part of his mission is to agree an energy partnership to diversify Germany's energy sources.

Cryptocurrency's role in terrorist financing and funding militant groups has come under renewed scrutiny following a deadly attack in Israel by Palestinian militant group Hamas.

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, director-general of the World Trade Organization, says the world needs trade to solve the problems it faces today.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Sunday said his country was willing to invest in gas and critical minerals in Nigeria, Africa's largest oil producer, as he started a two-nation visit to sub-Saharan Africa.

When bombs are falling, arms industry profits are rising. As war rages in Gaza, we look at how the defence sector is both benefiting from the violence and struggling to keep up. Even before the latest flare-up, global defence spending was rising to Cold War levels – largely due to the war in Ukraine, but also due to a perceived threat from China's growing military prowess. In 2022, military outlays rose for the eighth straight year, hitting $2.24 trillion.