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Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announces £29.5 billion ($37.2 billion) of private funding for new UK projects as more than 200 CEOs descend on London for the 2023 Global Investment Summit. The investments are "a huge vote of confidence in our country's future," Sunak says in a statement before the opening of the event at Hampton Court Palace, just outside London. SOUNDBITE
Boeing recognizes the "gravity" of the safety crisis facing the company, but the aviation giant is "making progress," Chief Executive Dave Calhoun tells a US Senate panel. SOUNDBITE
The European Central Bank (ECB) announces its first interest rate cut since 2019, reducing borrowing costs from record highs, but giving few clues about its next move while warning of continuing inflation pressures. "The governing council today decided to lower the three key ECB interest rates by 25 basis points," says Christine Lagarde, ECB President. SOUNDBITE
South Africa's electoral commission chief Sy Mamabolo says it is "difficult to call" the election turnout until vote count is completed, adding that it will likely be "well beyond" the 66 percent of the 2019 vote. SOUNDBITE
Thick clouds of smoke still obscure the horizon in Bagsvaerd in the north of Copenhagen, where firefighters have been battling a "massive" fire at an office building belonging to Danish pharmaceutical group Novo Nordisk. According to them, the blaze is now "under control" after several hours of struggle. IMAGES
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