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FTC faces uphill battle in Microsoft/Activision appeal
By Mike Scarcella WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) bid to temporarily block Microsoft's $69 billion purchase of "Call of Duty" maker Activision Blizzard must clear some...
Jul 14, 2023
American Airlines, JetBlue to halt codeshare flights starting July 21
(Reuters) - American Airlines said Friday it has begun to wind down its Northeast Alliance with JetBlue Airways after a U.S. judge's order in May that it end the agreement. JetBlue said last week it w...
Jul 14, 2023
Soccer-Leipzig sign Openda from Lens for club-record fee
(Reuters) - RB Leipzig have signed Belgium striker Lois Openda from Ligue 1 RC Lens on a five-year contract, the Bundesliga club said on Friday. The fee was not disclosed, but Germany's Bild newspaper...
Jul 14, 2023
Romanian minister resigns after criticism in elderly abuse case
BUCHAREST (Reuters) - Romania's minister for family affairs, Gabriela Firea, resigned her post on Friday amid a scandal over alleged abuses at care homes for the elderly and disabled. Firea, 51, is th...
Jul 14, 2023
Fresenius Medical shareholders approve change in legal form
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Fresenius Medical Care said on Friday that shareholders voted with a 99.88% majority in favour of a change that will simplify its governance and make parent Fresenius SE a regula...
Jul 14, 2023
Canadian home sales rise at slower pace as BoC resumes rate hikes
By Fergal Smith TORONTO (Reuters) - Canadian home sales rose in June as more homes became available for sale, but the pace of sales growth cooled compared to recent months as the Bank of Canada restar...
Jul 14, 2023
Kenya’s Ruto says further tax-hike protests will not be allowed
NAIROBI (Reuters) - Kenyan President William Ruto vowed on Friday that protests planned next week would not be allowed following two rounds of demonstrations that have left at least 15 people dead. Op...
Jul 14, 2023
Cricket-India to play all three formats on South Africa tour
India will play traditional Boxing Day and New Year test matches in South Africa in the 2023-24 season, preceded in December by six white-ball fixtures, officials said on Friday. The first test will s...
Jul 14, 2023
Soccer-Barcelona, Man United among clubs fined over fair play rule breaches
(Reuters) - Barcelona and Manchester United have been fined by UEFA for breaches of Financial Fair Play (FFP) regulations, European soccer's governing body said on Friday. Barcelona have been fined 50...
Jul 14, 2023
EU Commission sticks to US economist pick for senior antitrust job
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission stuck to its guns on Friday, saying it was not reconsidering EU antitrust chief Margrethe Vestager's pick of a U.S. economist to a senior j...
Jul 14, 2023
