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Germany allows smaller Chinese stake in Hamburg port
AFP, Published on 26/10/2022
» BERLIN - Germany's coalition government on Wednesday allowed a Chinese firm to take a smaller-than-planned stake in a Hamburg port, after Chancellor Olaf Scholz resisted calls to ban the controversial sale outright.
Tech giants to donate Covid vaccines to Taiwan in China workaround
AFP, Published on 12/07/2021
» TAIPEI: Taiwanese tech giants Foxconn and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company announced Monday they will each donate five million coronavirus vaccine doses to the government in a deal with a China-based distributor.
Baltimore Sun deal sets up major test for nonprofit news model
AFP, Published on 14/03/2021
» BALTIMORE - After years of staff cuts, shrinking budgets and declining readership, the Baltimore Sun finally has some good news to report about itself: a deal for a new nonprofit group to take over, and potentially revive the struggling newspaper.
Juventus make De Ligt world's most expensive defender
AFP, Published on 18/07/2019
» ROME - Dutch central defender Matthijs de Ligt, one of the most coveted young players in world football, signed Thursday for Juventus from Ajax for a fee of 75 million euros ($84.2 million) plus add ons.
Amazon to pull plug on China retail operations
AFP, Published on 18/04/2019
» SHANGHAI - Amazon is planning to close down online retail operations catering to consumers in China, in an apparent admission of defeat to local e-commerce rivals such as Alibaba, a report said on Thursday.
Apple's bombshell and the trillion-dollar question
AFP, Published on 04/01/2019
» WASHINGTON - Apple's bombshell news -- a sharply weaker revenue outlook and lower iPhone sales -- has raised questions over the future of the California giant, which until recently had been seen as the undisputed innovation leader in the tech sector.
'If they die drop them in a forest': the ringleader behind the migrant death truck
AFP, Published on 14/06/2018
» KECSKEMéT (HUNGARY) - At the start of his trial last June, Samsoor Lahoo flashed a boyish smile at the cameras as he entered the packed Hungarian courtroom in handcuffs to face charges over the gruesome deaths of 71 migrants rammed into a truck in 2015.
Australian regulator approves logistics giant takeover
AFP, Published on 21/07/2016
» SYDNEY - The break-up of Australian logistics giant Asciano between local and international suitors cleared a key hurdle Thursday after the nation's corporate regulator approved their Aus$9.05 billion (US$6.78 billion) bid.
S. Africa approves AB InBev takeover of SABMiller
AFP, Published on 30/06/2016
» JOHANNESBURG - South Africa's Competition Tribunal approved Thursday the blockbuster buyout of SABMiller by the world's top brewer AB InBev, subject to conditions, paving the way towards completion of the huge deal.
Korean Air, Airbus sign accord for jet fighter bid
AFP, Published on 22/02/2015
» SEOUL - Korean Air and European aerospace giant Airbus have signed an agreement to jointly bid for an $8-billion jet fighter project, an airline spokesman said Sunday, pitting them against a team comprised of Lockheed Martin and Korea Aerospace Industries.