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Deals of the day-Mergers and acquisitions
August 22 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 0930 GMT on Friday: ** Activist investor Cevian Capital has taken a 3.02% stake in Dulux paints maker AkzoNobel , a filing by Dutch market regulator AFM showed on Friday, signalling conf...Reuters
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S.Korea dispatches delegation to China as Trump tariffs shift trade dynamics
SEOUL, Aug 22 (Reuters) - South Korean President Lee Jae Myung will send a special delegation to China from August 24-27, his spokesperson said on Friday, as Seoul and Beijing increasingly align in response to U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs policy. The delegation will deliver a message fr...Reuters
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Chinese e-vapor company RLX Technology Q2 revenue rises on international markets expansion
OverviewRLX Technology Q2 revenue rises 40.3% yr/yr to RMB880 mln (US$122.8 million)Gross margin improves to 27.5% from 25.2% in prior yearNon-GAAP income from operations up 147.6% yr/yr to RMB116.2 mlnOutlookCompany emphasizes global compliance and strategic partnerships for future growthRLX Techno...Reuters
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Germany's DHL joins peers in restricting US-bound parcel services
DUSSELDORF, Germany, Aug 22 (Reuters) - German postal services group DHL DHLn.DE said on Friday it would suspend the shipment of standard parcels for businesses to the United States, in line with similar moves by European peers deterred by looming U.S. customs duties for low-value packages. U.S....Reuters
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Famine has struck Gaza, says global hunger monitor
IPC reports 514,000 Gazans in famine, rising to 641,000 by end of SeptemberIsrael disputes famine claims, accuses Hamas of false starvation campaignFifth time in past 14 years that the IPC has determined there is a famine By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS, Aug 22 (Reuters) - Famine has struck an...Reuters
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Deaths from starvation in Gaza may amount to war crime, UN rights chief says
GENEVA, Aug 22 (Reuters) - The U.N. human rights chief on Friday said that the emergence of famine in northern Gaza is the "direct result of actions taken by the Israeli government" and said that deaths from starvation might amount to a war crime."The famine declared today in Gaza Govern...Reuters
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Japan to provide H3 rocket for Europe's mission to observe Apophis asteroid
By Kantaro Komiya TOKYO, Aug 22 (Reuters) - Japan will join a European project to observe the Apophis asteroid when it passes close to the Earth by providing the H3 rocket as a launch vehicle, a Japanese space agency official said on Friday.The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) will join...Reuters
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Israeli ministry of foreign affairs says there is no famine in Gaza
JERUSALEM, Aug 22 (Reuters) - Israel’s foreign ministry said there is no famine in Gaza, responding to a report on Friday from a global hunger monitor that said famine had struck an area of Gaza and would likely spread over the next month. “Over 100,000 trucks of aid have entered Gaza since the star...Reuters
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Famine has struck Gaza, says global hunger monitor
IPC reports 514,000 Gazans in famine, rising to 641,000 by end of SeptemberIsrael disputes famine claims, accuses Hamas of false starvation campaignFifth time in past 14 years that the IPC has determined there is a famine By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS, Aug 22 (Reuters) - Famine has struck an...Reuters
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UN aid chief calls Gaza famine preventable, blames Israel's obstruction of aid
GENEVA, Aug 22 (Reuters) - The United Nations aid chief said on Friday that the famine that has struck part of Gaza was preventable, blaming the "systematic obstruction" of aid by Israel and demanding that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu let supplies in on a massive scale. "It is a...Reuters
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INSIGHT-Gaza's hungry children slide towards starvation as emergency treatments dwindle
Aid agencies report rapid increase in child malnutrition cases in Gaza, deaths spikeGlobal hunger monitor says 132,000 young children at risk of death from famine"The worst possible humanitarian catastrophe," NGO says.By Dawoud Abu Alkas, Olivia Le Poidevin and Nidal al-Mughrabi GAZA CITY...Reuters
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CORRECTED-DHL: German postal service to suspend transport of business parcels to US
DUSSELDORF, Aug 22 (Reuters) - DHL DHLn.DE, which runs Germany's postal service Deutsche Post, said it will suspend acceptance and transport of parcels and postal items containing goods from business customers destined for the United States after August 25."The reason for these likely tempor...Reuters
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SA's Competition Commission Approves Proposed Warburg Pincus/Uvex & Uvex GP Deal
Aug 22 (Reuters) - SA's Competition Commission:SA'S COMPETITION COMMISSION: RECOMMENDS TRIBUNAL APPROVES PROPOSED TRANSACTION WHEREBY EMH TO BUY EMI, WITHOUT CONDITIONSSA'S COMPETITION COMMISSION: APPROVED PROPOSED DEAL WHEREBY CTI HONG KONG TO BUY SAFETY SA, WITHOUT CONDITIONSSA'S C...Reuters
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U.S. RESEARCH ROUNDUP-Heico, Nordson, Workday
Aug 22 (Reuters) - Wall Street securities analysts revised their ratings and price targets on several U.S.-listed companies, including Heico, Nordson, and Workday on Friday. HIGHLIGHTS* Heico Corp HEI.N: RBC raises target price to $335 from $315* Intuit Inc INTU.O: Barclays cuts target price to ...Reuters
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Fleeing Maduro then Trump, Venezuelans seek refuge in Spain
Venezuelans facing US expulsion under TrumpVenezuelans among main drivers of EU asylum applicationsSpain has more flexible migration policy than EU peersMigrants face housing, job challenges rebuilding lives in SpainBy Corina Pons and Charlie Devereux MADRID, Aug 22 (Reuters) - After surviving th...Reuters
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DHL: German postal service to suspend transport of business parcels to US
DUSSELDORF, Aug 22 (Reuters) - DHL DHLn.DE, which runs Germany's postal service Deutsche Post, said it will suspend acceptance and transport of parcels and postal items containing goods from business customers destined for the United States from August 22."The reason for these likely tempora...Reuters
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