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Exclusive: Veolia, Suez $14.7 billion tie-up to win EU antitrust approval

8 Dec 2021

By Foo Yun Chee and Gwénaëlle Barzic BRUSSELS/PARIS (Reuters) – French waste and water management companies Veolia and Suez are set to secure EU antitrust approval for their 13 billion euro ($14.7 billion) tie-up, which will help them compete with Chinese rivals, people familiar with the matter said on Wednesday. The deal, agreed in April, …

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YouTube stays on Roku devices as companies strike multi-year deal

8 Dec 2021

By Paresh Dave (Reuters) – YouTube and Roku Inc announced on Wednesday a multi-year pact to end a battle that dragged for months over accusations of anti-competitive conduct and threatened to strip the internet’s biggest video streaming service from tens of millions of TV devices. “Roku and Google have agreed to a multi-year extension for …

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Sudan cut off from $650 million of international funding after coup

8 Dec 2021

By Aidan Lewis, Khalid Abdelaziz and Nafisa Eltahir KHARTOUM (Reuters) – Sudan was unable to access $650 million in international funding in November when assistance was paused after a coup, the finance minister of the dissolved government said – a freeze that puts in doubt basic import payments and the fate of economic reforms. The …

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U.S. imposes arms embargo on Cambodia over Chinese military influence

8 Dec 2021

By Simon Lewis and Doina Chiacu WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States imposed an arms embargo and new export restrictions on Cambodia on Wednesday over what it said was the growing influence of China’s military in the country, as well as over human rights and corruption. The actions by the departments of State and Commerce …

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Ghislaine Maxwell accuser’s ex-boyfriend testifies he drove girls to Epstein home

8 Dec 2021

By Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) -A man testified at Ghislaine Maxwell’s criminal sex abuse trial on Wednesday that he drove teen girls to the Florida mansion of the late financier Jeffrey Epstein and saw them leave with hundred dollar bills. The man, who identified himself as Shawn, testified that he had begun dating a …

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Ghislaine Maxwell accuser’s ex-boyfriend testifies he drove girls to Epstein home

8 Dec 2021

By Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) -A man testified at Ghislaine Maxwell’s criminal sex abuse trial on Wednesday that he drove teen girls to the Florida mansion of the late financier Jeffrey Epstein and saw them leave with hundred dollar bills. The man, who identified himself as Shawn, testified that he had begun dating a …

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European shares end lower as tech, luxury stocks lose ground

8 Dec 2021

By Sruthi Shankar and Susan Mathew (Reuters) -European stocks ended a volatile session lower on Wednesday after marking their strongest two-day gain in more than a year, with tech and luxury stocks reversing strong gains as investors pitted vaccine reassurances against COVID-19 curbs. After jumping 3.8% over the past two days, the region-wide STOXX 600 …

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Biden says putting U.S. troops on ground in Ukraine is ‘not on the table’

8 Dec 2021

By Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden said on Wednesday putting American troops on the ground in Ukraine to deter a potential Russian invasion was “not on the table” and he hoped to announce a meeting with Russia and other NATO countries by Friday. Biden said there would be high-level meetings with …

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