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Dec 22, 2017

12/22/2017: Boeing sets sights on regional tie up

(Global Edition) From the BBC World Service … Aerospace giant Boeing is eyeing a tie up with the smaller, regional end of the plane-making market. We’ll explain why one Brazilian company may be just the right fit. Then, Catalan election results are in … but some Spaniards have their eye on something else entirely: The annual Christmas lottery. We’ll take you there, and explain why the tradition is such a highly anticipated one for the region’s residents. Afterwards, a look at how investors in Asia are driving up the price of digital currencies despite the risks. 

Boeing 777 passenger planes in various stages of completion.
Boeing 777 passenger planes in various stages of completion.
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(Global Edition) From the BBC World Service … Aerospace giant Boeing is eyeing a tie up with the smaller, regional end of the plane-making market. We’ll explain why one Brazilian company may be just the right fit. Then, Catalan election results are in … but some Spaniards have their eye on something else entirely: The annual Christmas lottery. We’ll take you there, and explain why the tradition is such a highly anticipated one for the region’s residents. Afterwards, a look at how investors in Asia are driving up the price of digital currencies despite the risks. 

12/22/2017: Boeing sets sights on regional tie up