China's JD.com walks away from offer for Britain's Currys
LONDON (Reuters) -- China-based online retailer JD.com said on Friday it would not make an offer for British electricals group Currys, days after U.S. investor Elliott Advisors walked away.
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British retailer Currys drops 5% as China's JD.com walks away from takeover race
British electronics chain Currys experienced more rejection Friday with Chinese online retailer JD.com walking away from a takeover race for the firm, just days after Elliott Investment Management did the same.
McDonald’s Apologizes for ‘Technology Outage’ in Japan, Australia and Elsewhere
McDonald’s customers in Australia, Japan and Hong Kong reported having trouble ordering at the fast-food restaurants on Friday, leading some restaurants to suspend online ordering and others to close entirely.
Malaysia’s outrage over cultural sensibilities is the new normal in politics
There is a growing tendency among Malaysians to express outrage over things that hurt their cultural sensibilities.
Japan launches bullet train service to a region that 'guidebooks rarely mention'
Japan is launching a new high-speed bullet train, or shinkansen, extension on Saturday that will make an under-the-radar prefecture far more accessible to travelers.
Leader of Yemen's Houthis vows to attack more shipping lanes
CAIRO — The leader of Yemen's Houthis, Abdul Malik al-Houthi, said on Thursday (March 14) the group's operations targeting vessels will escalate to prevent Israel-linked ships from passing through the Indian Ocean towards the Cape of Good Hope.
How far does Gulf money go? An Abu Dhabi-backed newspaper buyout attempt is sparking panic in London
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Mansions, university facilities, think tanks, sports teams — the U.K. is no stranger to Gulf money and multibillion-dollar investments streaming from Qatar, the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia into British institutions.
British high court rules Australian computer scientist not mysterious bitcoin founder as he claims
LONDON (AP) — Britain’s high court ruled Thursday that an Australian computer scientist is not, as he claimed, the mysterious creator of the bitcoin cryptocurrency.