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General Mills sells N. America yogurt operations in $2 billion deal to focus on stronger brands

-General Mills will sell its North America yogurt business to French dairy firms Groupe Lactalis and Sodiaal in a $2.1 billion deal, the Cheerios maker said on Thursday.

Business|News|Travel

Alaska Air raises profit forecast on summer demand, outage-linked bookings

Alaska Air Group raised its third-quarter profit forecast on Thursday, benefiting from strong summer travel demand and re-bookings from passengers stranded due to flight cancellations

Alaska Air raises profit forecast on summer demand, outage-linked bookings
Economy|Europe|Finance

Apple back taxes hand Ireland infrastructure opportunities, PM Harris says

An EU court order this week that Apple pay Ireland 13 billion euros ($14.4 billion) presents the government with opportunities to address pressing infrastructure, housebuilding and

Apple back taxes hand Ireland infrastructure opportunities, PM Harris says
Europe|News|Political

Russian judge bars observers from 'extremism' trial of Navalny's lawyers, says Mediazona

A Russian judge ordered the trial of three lawyers for the late opposition leader Alexei Navalny closed to journalists and the public on Thursday, citing the potential for

Russian judge bars observers from 'extremism' trial of Navalny's lawyers, says Mediazona
Health|News|World

WHO evacuates nearly 100 patients from Gaza in biggest operation yet

The World Health Organisation said on Thursday it had carried out a rare evacuation of 97 people, around half of them children, from Gaza to the United Arab Emirates for medical

Business|Europe|Finance

UniCredit CEO says Europe needs Commerzbank takeover as he seeks deal

UniCredit's investment in Germany's Commerzbank has laid the basis for talks over a tie-up that could help Europe build stronger banks to compete with U.S. and Asian

UniCredit CEO says Europe needs Commerzbank takeover as he seeks deal
Asia|Economy|News

Economic relationship with China "unfair", "imbalanced", India foreign minister says

India's economic relationship with neighbour China has been very "unfair" and "imbalanced", Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar said on Thursday.

Economic relationship with China "unfair", "imbalanced", India foreign minister says
Business|Europe|Finance

Commerzbank, UniCredit shares extend gains as Orcel lays out plans

Commerzbank and UniCredit shares extended gains on Thursday after the Italian bank's CEO Andrea Orcel laid out plans to buy more of its German rival or even take it over, fuelling

Commerzbank, UniCredit shares extend gains as Orcel lays out plans
Africa|Election|News

Guinea Bissau President Embalo says he will not run for a second term

Guinea Bissau's President Umaro Cissoko Embalo said on Thursday he would not run for a second term in elections in November.

Guinea Bissau President Embalo says he will not run for a second term
Economy|Europe|News

Hungary ready to sue EU executive over border protection costs, PM aide says

Hungary is ready to sue the European Commission to reimburse the costs of protecting the European Union's external border, which Budapest says has cost it some 2 billion euros ($

Hungary ready to sue EU executive over border protection costs, PM aide says
News|World

UN Palestinian refugee agency says six staffers killed in two airstrikes in Gaza

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Business|Finance|Stock Markets

FTSE 100 hits one-week high as US rate cut expectations boost sentiment

London's FTSE 100 hit its highest level in over a week on Thursday, amid broader gains after some clarity around the U.S.

FTSE 100 hits one-week high as US rate cut expectations boost sentiment
Asia|Travel

India, China discuss early resumption of passenger flights, Indian minister says

India and China discussed early resumption of direct passenger flights between their two countries, India's Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu Kinjarapu said on Thursday, in

India, China discuss early resumption of passenger flights, Indian minister says
Business|Europe|Finance|Stock Markets|Technology

European shares hit one-week high as ECB cuts interest rates

European shares jumped on Thursday after the European Central Bank (ECB) cut interest rates again as inflation hovers within striking distance of its 2%

European shares hit one-week high as ECB cuts interest rates
Europe|News|World

Greek PM says German border plan will be burden for Greece

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Thursday that a German plan to impose tighter checks at its land borders amounted to unilaterally scrapping Europe's open-border

Greek PM says German border plan will be burden for Greece
Asia|News

Rift deepens between the Philippines, China over South China Sea

Relations between Manila and Beijing have soured under Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr, with Manila pivoting back towards the United States which supports the Southeast

Rift deepens between the Philippines, China over South China Sea
Australia|Crime|News

Australia introduces bill to step up fight against hate crimes

Australia's centre-left government on Thursday introduced new hate crime legislation that would impose criminal penalties including jail for offenders if they targeted a person's

Australia introduces bill to step up fight against hate crimes
Europe|MidEast|News|Political

Turkey condemns Cyprus-US defence co-operation roadmap

Turkey said it condemned this week's signing of a roadmap to boost two-way defence co-operation between the United States and the Republic of Cyprus.

Europe|News|Opinion|World

Russian hawk pushes case for Putin to toughen policy on nuclear weapons

Russia should clearly state its willingness to use nuclear weapons against countries that "support NATO aggression in Ukraine", according to an influential foreign

Russian hawk pushes case for Putin to toughen policy on nuclear weapons
Asia|Business|Economy

Thai consumer confidence drops to 13-month low in August as growth slows

Thai consumer confidence dropped for a sixth consecutive month in August to a 13-month low, weighed by concerns about slow economic growth and higher living amid uncertainty over a

Thai consumer confidence drops to 13-month low in August as growth slows
Asia|Europe|Finance|Stock Markets|Technology

Tech stocks cue rally while ECB looms

A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Stella Qiu Asian stock markets were broadly higher as investors regained some of their love for tech stocks, and Nvidia in particular, while

Tech stocks cue rally while ECB looms
Business|Economy|Finance

US holiday sales to grow at slowest pace since 2018, report says

U.S. holiday sales are expected to grow at their slowest pace in six years, data from Deloitte showed on Thursday as persistent inflation and dried up savings turn shoppers more frugal for

US holiday sales to grow at slowest pace since 2018, report says
Asia|News|World

How will Japan's ruling party pick the next prime minister?

Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party unveiled on Thursday a list of nine candidates for its Sept 27 election to replace outgoing Prime Minister Fumio Kishida as leader of the party

How will Japan's ruling party pick the next prime minister?
Americas|Economy|News

US household rent burden unchanged last year, varied by race, Census says

The median cost of housing for both U.S. renters and homeowners rose last year and while the share of income renters put toward housing was unchanged overall the degree to which households

US household rent burden unchanged last year, varied by race, Census says
Business|Finance|Stock Markets

Couche-Tard considers raising offer price for Seven & i, Bloomberg News reports

Canada's Alimentation Couche-Tard is discussing how much it could raise the offer price to buy Japan's Seven & i Holdings, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday, citing unnamed sources

Couche-Tard considers raising offer price for Seven & i, Bloomberg News reports

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