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Japan quake: Rescuers rush to reach survivors
Reuters, Published on 02/01/2024
» WAJIMA - At least 48 people were killed after a powerful earthquake hit Japan on New Year's Day, with rescue teams struggling on Tuesday to reach isolated areas where buildings had been toppled, roads wrecked and power cut to tens of thousands of homes.
Lockerbie: mid-air blast led to worldwide probe
AFP, Published on 12/12/2022
» LONDON - Just after 7:00 pm on Wednesday, Dec 21, 1988, Pan Am Flight 103 from London to New York was blown apart over the Scottish town of Lockerbie, killing all 259 people on board.
Japan's Toshiba announces plan to split into three firms
AFP, Published on 12/11/2021
» TOKYO - Toshiba's board has approved a plan to split the storied Japanese conglomerate into three companies, it announced Friday, following tension with shareholders and a controversial takeover offer.
Toshiba to split business into three: report
AFP, Published on 09/11/2021
» TOKYO - Toshiba plans to split into three companies as early as 2023, a report said Tuesday, after a series of crises at the firm including the ouster of the board's chairman and a contentious buyout offer.
Toshiba shareholders vote to oust board chair
AFP, Published on 25/06/2021
» TOKYO - Toshiba shareholders voted to oust the board's chairman on Friday, in the latest twist for the company after scandals and losses, and a rare victory for activist investors in corporate Japan.
Toshiba CEO resigns as buyout offer stirs turmoil
AFP, Published on 14/04/2021
» TOKYO - Toshiba's president Nobuaki Kurumatani has resigned, the firm announced Wednesday, as a buyout offer from a private equity fund reportedly stirs turmoil inside the Japanese company.
Toshiba to weigh buyout offer from UK fund
AFP, Published on 07/04/2021
» TOKYO - Toshiba is considering a buyout offer from a British private equity fund, it said Wednesday, with reports suggesting the deal could be worth about $20 billion.
Top 14's salary cap reduction underlines changing of the guard
AFP, Published on 15/07/2020
» PARIS - The French Top 14 has attracted some of the world's biggest names such as ex-All Blacks Dan Carter, Ma'a Nonu and Tana Umaga, former England fly-half Jonny Wilkinson or more recently South Africa's Rugby World Cup winners Handre Pollard and Eben Etzebeth, thanks to sumptuous wages.