Malaysia to probe media leak of classified diplomatic note from China
The note was published in an article by a Philippine media outlet on Thursday, the ministry said, without elaborating on the contents.
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Joe Biden close to blocking Nippon Steel deal to buy US Steel, insiders say
The Biden administration is close to announcing it will block Nippon Steel’s acquisition of US Steel, two sources familiar with the situation said on Wednesday, amid growing bipartisan political opposition to the US$14.9 billion deal.
Microsoft dodges in-depth UK probe into hiring of staff from AI firm Inflection
LONDON — Microsoft's hiring of employees from Inflection AI, the artificial intelligence startup started by DeepMind co-founder Mustafa Suleyman, has been cleared by the U.K.'s competition regulator and will not face an in-depth competition investigation in the country.
Fugitive former Philippines mayor Alice Guo arrested in Indonesia
Alice Guo, also known as Chinese national Guo Hua Ping, is wanted by the Philippine Senate for refusing to attend a congressional investigation on her alleged criminal ties. She has denied the accusations, insisting she is a natural-born Philippine citizen facing “malicious accusations”.
Netflix will add disclaimers to Indian hijack drama after outrage over Hindu names
The series, called IC-814: The Kandahar Hijack, a fictionalised version of the 1999 hijacking of Indian Airlines flight 814 from Kathmandu, was released on Netflix last week.
No link between mobile phones and brain cancer, WHO review confirms
There is no link between mobile phone use and increased brain cancer risk, according to a new World Health Organization-commissioned review of the available published evidence worldwide.
Why does Couche-Tard want to buy 7-Eleven? It's a 'cheap' stock, says portfolio manager
Alimentation Couche-Tard's proposal to buyout 7-Eleven's owner was likely driven by its affordability as a stock, in comparison to global counterparts, because there's not much to improve when it comes to the core business of Seven & i Holdings Co., Richard Kaye, portfolio manager at independent asset management group Comgest, said Monday.