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Couche-Tard set to affirm Seven & i interest after rejection
ALIMENTATION Couche-Tard plans to tell Seven & i Holdings that it’s still keen to pursue an acquisition, even after the Japanese convenience store operator rejected its initial proposal, people with…
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Thai electric vehicle sales set to miss target as banks tighten car loans
Thailand’s electric vehicle (EV) sales are set to miss targets this year as lenders turn more cautious in sanctioning new car loans with the nation’s household debt hovering near a…
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Venice Set To Award Golden Lion After Star-filled Competition
The Venice Film Festival wraps up Saturday with one winner to be awarded the prestigious Golden Lion prize out of an eclectic roster of exceptional international films. From “The Brutalist”…
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Hunter Biden Offers Guilty Plea As Tax Evasion Trial Set To Start
Joe Biden’s son Hunter offered to plead guilty in his tax evasion trial on Thursday, as jury selection was about to get under way in a case that has been…
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Ugandan Athlete Cheptegei Dies After Being Set On Fire By Boyfriend
Ugandan Olympian Rebecca Cheptegei died in Kenya on Thursday, four days after being set on fire by her boyfriend, medics and Ugandan athletics officials said. It was the latest horrific…
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China EVs, Hybrids set to cement sales lead over petrol cars
SALES of electric vehicles (EVs) and hybrid vehicles in China likely surged in August, surpassing faltering deliveries of conventional petrol cars for the second month in a row. Sales of…
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Anti-whaling Activist Watson Set To Remain Behind Bars In Greenland
A Greenland court decides Wednesday whether to keep US-Canadian anti-whaling activist Paul Watson in custody pending a decision on his extradition to Japan, where he is wanted over an altercation…
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Ugandan Olympian Suffers 80 Percent Burns After Partner ‘Set Her On Fire’
A Ugandan Olympian was in intensive care in Kenya on Tuesday suffering 80 percent burns after being doused with petrol and set on fire allegedly by her partner, the latest…
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Asia-Pacific set for take-off in global air traffic despite supply-chain headwinds
THE Asia-Pacific region is set to dominate global air passenger traffic growth in the next 15 years, with the numbers projected to more than double the 2019 levels in that…
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Asia-Pacific set for takeoff in global air traffic despite supply-chain issues
THE Asia-Pacific region is set to dominate global air passenger traffic growth in the next 15 years, with the numbers projected to more than double the 2019 levels in that…
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Asia-Pacific set for takeoff in global air traffic despite supply-chain issues
THE Asia-Pacific region is set to dominate global air passenger traffic growth in the next 15 years, with the numbers projected to more than double the 2019 levels in that…
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Norway’s electric car sales set new world record
Norwegians bought 10,480 new EVs in August, bringing the total to 68,435 since the start of the year Electric car sales in Norway took a 94-per cent share of the…
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Israel Set For General Strike After Gaza Hostages Found Dead
A nationwide strike aimed at ramping up pressure on Israel’s government to secure the release of the remaining hostages in Gaza was set to begin Monday. The call by Israel’s…
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Apple set for music, TV streaming fight in India after Airtel deal
APPLE’S partnership with India’s second-biggest telecoms firm will give the iPhone maker a sorely needed boost in a content market where it lags far behind the likes of Spotify and…
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Pimco, GMO refine EM playbook as Fed cuts set to shake up market
TOP-PERFORMING emerging-market (EM) bond managers are recalibrating positions as the most anticipated US interest rate cut in decades brings fresh impetus to an asset class buffeted by nearly US$15 billion…
