World News in Brief Aid cut threat for Afghan deportees, saving Rohingya lives at sea, China respiratory illness spike, new rail transport treaty

Emergency support for thousands of Afghan families repatriated from Pakistan could dwindle due to a lack of funding as winter approaches, the World Food Programme (WFP) said on Thursday.

Global Linear Actuators Market Analysis Report 2023-2030 Mechanization of Agriculture Sowing the Seeds of Opportunity – ResearchAndMarkets com

The global market for Linear Actuators estimated at US$27.7 Billion in the year 2022, is projected to reach a revised size of US$46.8 Billion by 2030, growing at a CAGR of 6.7% over the analysis period 2022-2030.

Courier J&T Global Express could raise as much as US$520 million from Hong Kong IPO after offering oversubscribed

J&T Global Express, an Asian courier service group based in Shanghai, could raise as much as HK$4.1 billion (US$520 million) from its initial public offering after orders from investors exceeded the shares offered for sale.

Boycott campaigns over Gaza war hit Western brands

CAIRO: Midway through a recent evening in Cairo, a worker cleaned tables in an empty McDonald’s restaurant. Branches of other Western fast-food chains in the Egyptian capital also appeared deserted. All have been hit by a boycott campaign over Israel’s military offensive in the Gaza Strip. Western brands are feeling the impact in Egypt and Jordan, and there are signs the campaign is spreading in some other Arab countries including Kuwait and Morocco.