CD&R to take packaging firm Veritiv private in $2.3 billion deal
(Reuters) -Veritiv on Monday agreed to be bought by private equity firm Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (CD&R) in a $2.3…
August 7, 2023
California helicopter crash that killed 3 under investigation
(Reuters) -Federal authorities on Monday were investigating the cause of a mid-air collision between two helicopters in Southern California that…
Pakistan’s Imran Khan held in small, dirty prison cell, says lawyer
By Asif Shahzad ISLAMABAD (Reuters) -Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan is being held in a small, dirty prison cell,…
Tunisia migrant wreck toll rises to 11 with 42 missing
TUNIS (Reuters) – Seven more bodies believed to be of migrants who drowned in a shipwreck off Tunisia have washed…
Philippines tells China it will not abandon post in disputed reef
By Neil Jerome Morales and Albee Zhang BEIJING/MANILA (Reuters) -The Philippines told China it will not abandon a disputed shoal…
Private equity firm KKR reports milder-than-expected 23% drop in Q2 earnings
By Chibuike Oguh NEW YORK (Reuters) – Private equity firm KKR & Co Inc said on Monday its second quarter…
Australia sets climate target for aid programme, pledges more local jobs
By Kirsty Needham SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia will put climate change and local jobs at the centre of its international…
Argentina’s presidential hopefuls face devaluation conundrum
By Anna-Catherine Brigida and Lucinda Elliott BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Argentina’s fractured opposition may not agree on much ahead of…
Brazil ‘natural’ coffee hits premium market in challenge for small farmers
By Maytaal Angel and Gustavo Palencia LONDON/TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (Reuters) -Arabica coffee from Brazil usually rated lower grade has arrived in…
Indonesia Q2 GDP growth strongest in three quarters
By Stefanno Sulaiman and Fransiska Nangoy JAKARTA (Reuters) -Indonesia’s economic growth in the second quarter accelerated unexpectedly to its highest…