Boeing chief executive, Dennis Muilenburg, testified before the US Congress on Tuesday. He admitted to senators that his company made mistakes with the design of its 737 Max jets and deserves the scrutiny it's receiving after two crashes killed 346 people. Sally Ayhan reports.

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Two weeks of protests across Lebanon have culminated in Prime Minister Saad Hariri's resignation. The demonstrations against his government have paralysed the country's already struggling economy.. with schools, banks and businesses closed for several days. Hariri's resignation fulfils a key demand of the protesters, but as Sibel Karkus reports, it leaves the country in even greater uncertainty. Kamel Wazne spoke to us from Beirut, he’s an expert on Middle Eastern and economic studies and was an economic adviser to Lebanon's Labor Ministry.

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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has finally scored a win in parliament. Lawmakers have agreed to his request for a general election on the 12th of December. While Johnson hopes the vote will break the Brexit deadlock, markets face weeks of even more uncertainty ahead of Britain's third elections in just four years. The potential outcomes all have risks for investors, and could plunge the country's political system deeper into chaos. Simon McGregor-Wood has this report from London. Jonathan Portes gave us analysis from London. He's a professor of Economics and Public Policy at King's College, and is a senior fellow at the university's independent research body on UK-EU relations.

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A new dam on the Mekong River in Thailand is generating electricity and controversy. Villagers have been protesting against the construction of the Xayaburi Dam since it began nine years ago. Now, as its turbines begin to power the national grid, many are at a loss over how to save livelihoods. Mobin Nasir reports.

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Saudi Arabia's annual investment summit, called Davos in the Desert, has kicked off. Last year, many business leaders refused to attend after the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. But one year on, some of them have returned. And as Sibel Karkus reports, that's to do with Saudi oil giant, Aramco. For more on this Manouchehr Takin joined the show from London. He's an international oil and energy consultant, who has worked for the OPEC Secretariat and the Centre for Global Energy Studies.

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Holiday greetings and campaign slogans could fight for attention in the UK this Christmas season. UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson's wish for an early election in December could come true. That's after parliament approved Prime Minister Boris Johnson's request for elections in December. The government says voters would be the key to settling the deadlock over Brexit. Paolo Montecillo reports. And for more on this Iain Begg joined us from London. He's a professorial research fellow at the London School of Economics and Political Science's European Institute.

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Chile's President Sebastian Pinera has lifted a state of emergency and replaced his cabinet. Yet he's failed to end protests against his government's policies. Many Chileans blame them for their economic hardships. The demonstrations began two weeks ago over hikes in public transport fares. The government's scrapped those increases, but that's done little to improve conditions. Chile still has the worst income inequality in the world.

#Chile #TransportFares #StateofEmergency

Alberto Fernandez is the winner of Argentina's presidential election. It means a return to the center-left after four years under conservative leader Mauricio Macri. As Sibel Karkus reports, the vote was dominated by concerns over an ailing economy. For more on this, Carlos Caisedo spoke to us from London. He's a Latin America Country Risk analyst at IHS Markit.

#Fernandez #Argentina #PresidentialElections

Diamonds may be a girl's best friend, but it seems LVMH's chief Bernard Arnault has taken a shine to them as well. The world's biggest luxury group is looking to add another upscale brand to its empire, to help them get another foothold in the lucrative US market.

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HSBC is launching a major restructuring plan that could see its business shrink in the US and Europe. Interim Chief Executive Noel Quinn says the bank's performance in these markets is 'unacceptable'. We got more from TRT World's Senior Business Producer Mobin Nasir.

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