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BHP to sell oil, gas arm to Australia’s Woodside in $28 billion merger
By Sonali Paul MELBOURNE (Reuters) - BHP Group has agreed to sell its petroleum business to Woodside Petroleum in a merger to create a top 10 independent oil and gas company worth A$38.5 billion ($28 ...
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Cryptocurrency broker Bitpanda raises $263 million at $4.1 billion valuation
By Supantha Mukherjee STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Austrian cryptocurrency broker Bitpanda said on Tuesday it had raised $263 million at a valuation of $4.1 billion in a funding round led by Valar Ventures, ...
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As Taliban takes over, some swap iconic AK-47s for made-in-America rifles
By Tim Kelly TOKYO (Reuters) - The Russian Kalashnikov AK-47 and its derivatives have long been the assault rifle of choice for militant groups because of their rugged design, but some Taliban fighter...
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Singapore prepares for long term life – and death – with COVID-19
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - With just a few dozen COVID-19 deaths and one of the world's highest vaccination rates, Singapore wants to reopen for business - and is laying the groundwork to live with the cor...
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Chubu Elec confirms smoke at Hamaoka nuclear plant; says no radiation leak
TOKYO (Reuters) - Chubu Electric Power Co Inc said fire alarms were triggered and a worker saw smoke early on Tuesday in the turbine building of the suspended No. 5 unit at its Hamaoka nuclear power p...
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Seoul mates: Korea retail investors are bankers’ best buddies amid record IPO fees
By Scott Murdoch and Joyce Lee HONG KONG/SEOUL (Reuters) - Investment banks in South Korea have pocketed record fees from equity underwriting this year thanks to a boom in initial public offerings (IP...
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Japan closes embassy in Afghanistan
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan has closed its embassy in Kabul due to the worsening security situation in Afghanistan and the last remaining twelve embassy personnel had left the country, the Foreign Ministr...
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BHP to sell oil and gas business to Woodside
(Reuters) - BHP Group said on Tuesday it will sell its petroleum assets to Woodside Petroleum in an all-stock deal as the world's biggest listed miner posted its best annual profit in nearly a decade....
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Poland says will dismantle disciplinary chamber for judges
WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland will dismantle a judges' disciplinary chamber as part of wider judiciary reforms in coming months, the government said on Tuesday after the Court of Justice of the European U...
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Marketmind: Shopping in the USA
A look at the day ahead from Dhara Ranasinghe. U.S. July retail sales data later on Tuesday could take on added significance after last week's University of Michigan survey showed consumer sentiment s...
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