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April 25, 2024
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Anglo American receives buyout offer from rival miner BHP
SYDNEY/LONDON (Reuters) -- British multinational miner Anglo American said on Thursday it had received an all-share buyout proposal from the world's largest listed mining company, Australia's BHP Group BHP.
Former Japanese PM Taro Aso meets Trump in New York
NEW YORK -- Taro Aso, a former Japanese prime minister and current vice president of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, met ex-U.S. President Donald Trump in New York's Trump Tower on Tuesday afternoon.
European markets close 1.1% higher as UK's FTSE 100 hits another record
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Aboriginal spears taken by Captain Cook in 1770 are returned to Australia’s Indigenous people
LONDON (AP) — Four Aboriginal spears that were taken to England by Captain James Cook more than 250 years ago were returned Tuesday to Australia’s Indigenous community at a ceremony in Cambridge University.
JD Sports to buy U.S. rival Hibbett in $1.08 billion sportswear retail deal
JD Sports Fashion has proposed to buy American athletic fashion retailer Hibbett Inc for about $1.08 billion, the companies said on Tuesday, as Britain's biggest sportswear retailer looks to expand across the southeastern U.S.
Ex-JetBlue CEO Robin Hayes to run Airbus North America
Former JetBlue Airways CEO Robin Hayes will run Airbus' North America arm, replacing Jeffrey Knittel, the airplane maker said Monday.
Cricket, a big business in India, brings star power to the U.S. with the country's first world cup
A major cricket world cup is coming to U.S. soil for the first time in June as the sport sets out to chart its future in the U.S.