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World Business Report: First broadcast 2016/05/19 17:32 GMT: EgyptAir crash: Plane 'made sharp turns before plunge'

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First broadcast 2016/05/19 17:32 GMT

First broadcast 2016/05/19 17:32 GMT: EgyptAir crash: Plane 'made sharp turns before plunge'

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Egypt's civil aviation minister: terror attack more likely than technical failure.

Search and rescue teams are scouring the Mediterranean for a missing EgyptAir plane.  Egypt's aviation minister says terrorism was a more likely cause than technical failure.

Another crisis for the global travel business. Search teams are scouring the eastern Mediterranean after an Egyptian airliner disappears with sixty-six people on board, reports say the aircraft made two sharp turns and then plunged in altitude. Egypt's aviation minister says terrorism was a more likely cause than technical failure - we have the latest.

Talks are underway to create what would be the world's biggest agricultural supplier.The German drug and pesticides giant Bayer has made a takeover bid for Monsanto of the US, which produces genetically modified or GM crop seeds. It's a controversial area - some believe GM technology is unproven, and could be a threat to human health.

Plus, the King of Swaziland - grounded - in a dispute over his alleged debts.

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