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  • A man walks out of a 7-Eleven convenience store along a street in central Tokyo on September 9, 2024. The Canadian owner of Circle K has said it will pursue a takeover of global convenience store rival 7-Eleven, even after the Japanese parent company rejected its initial offer. (Photo by Richard A. Brooks / AFP) (Photo by RICHARD A. BROOKS/AFP via Getty Images)Finance

    Circle K owner says it will continue to pursue 7-Eleven buyout after first offer rejected

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  • France newly appointed Prime minister Michel Barnier looks on during the handover ceremony at the Hotel Matignon in Paris, on September 5, 2024. France’s President Emmanuel Macron appointed former right-wing minister and European Commissioner Michel Barnier as Prime Minister on September 5, 60 days after the second round of legislative elections that resulted in a National Assembly without a majority. (Photo by STEPHANE DE SAKUTIN / POOL / AFP) (Photo by STEPHANE DE SAKUTIN/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)Politics

    Over 100,000 protest in France against Macron’s choice of new centre-right prime minister

    By Julien Dury and AFP
  • Boeing 737 being assembledFinance

    Boeing agrees to big wage hike in preliminary deal that would avert a strike

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  • person in hazmat suit holding a chickenHealth

    First U.S. bird flu infection without exposure to animals detected in Missouri patient

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  • workers inspect space capsule

    Boeing Starliner returns to Earth without a crew as NASA flags new issues

    By Issam Ahmed and AFP
  • WASHINGTON, DC – JULY 09: U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen testifies during a hearing before the House Committee on Financial Services at Rayburn House Office Building on July 9, 2024 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The committee held a hearing on “The Annual Testimony of the Secretary of the Treasury on the State of the International Financial System.” (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)Finance

    Ultra-rich tax evaders forked over $1.3 billion in unpaid levies this year

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  • Side view of happy female barista using a coffee maker to heat milk in a jug while standing in a retro cafeteria.Lifestyle

    Greece won’t be turning into Switzerland or Sweden any time soon as economy continues to suffer after years of recession

    By Anna Maria Jakubek and AFP
  • A shopper walks towards a 7-Eleven convenience store, operated by Seven & i Holdings Co., at the company’s headquarters in Tokyo, Japan, on Friday, Aug. 23, 2024. Japanese government approval could be a major roadblock in Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc.’s attempts to acquire Seven & i Holdings Co., if it proceeds. Regardless of whether the buyout offer is friendly or hostile, the deal could be blocked or the terms of agreement changed, should authorities deem it a national security risk. Photographer: Shiho Fukada/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesFinance

    Seven & i Holdings says Alimentation Couche-Tard’s takeover bid ‘grossly undervalues’ the 7-Eleven owner

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  • Tufan Erginbilgic, chief executive officer of Rolls-Royce Holdings Plc, during the opening day of the Farnborough International Airshow in Farnborough, UK, on Monday, July 22, 2024. The aviation summit is typically a platform for planemakers to rack up multibillion-dollar deals. Photographer: Hollie Adams/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesTech

    Rolls-Royce shares tumble as EU orders Airbus A350 inspections after Cathay engine fire

    By Oliver Smith and AFP
  • WATER MILL, NY - AUGUST 24: Elon Musk speaks at The Prostate Cancer Foundation (PCF) Annual Hamptons Gala at Parrish Art Museum on August 24, 2024 in Water Mill, New York. (Photo by Jared Siskin/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images)Tech

    Elon Musk’s misery is limited to Brazil for now, but EU sanctions may be coming his way

    By Raziye Akkoc and AFP
  • Joshua Schulman attends the launch of “Project Pep” to Benefit The Elton John Aids Foundation hosted by Jimmy Choo and Vanity Fair at Jimmy Choo Chicago on November 5, 2009 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Barry Brecheisen/WireImage)Finance

    Burberry now a ‘takeover target’ as the fashion label gets booted off FTSE 100 after 15 years

    By Ben Perry and AFP
  • The United States Steel Corp. Clairton Coke Works facility in Clairton, Pennsylvania, US, on Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024. President Joe Biden is preparing to block Nippon Steel Corp.’s $14.1 billion takeover of United States Steel Corp., according to people familiar with the matter. Photographer: Justin Merriman/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesFinance

    US Steel warns that Pennsylvania HQ and plants could close if government blocks its sale to Nippon

    By Rebecca Droke, John Biers, and others
  • BEIJING, CHINA – SEPTEMBER 5: Chinese President Xi Jinping (C) and leaders from African nations prepare to pose for a group photo prior to the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) at The Great Hall of People on September 5, 2024 in Beijing, China. The diplomatic forum between China and African nations is held once every three years and is taking place in Beijing from September 4 through 6. (Photo by Adek Berry – Pool/Getty Images)Finance

    Xi Jinping promises $51 billion in financing and a million new jobs for Africa in China’s biggest summit since COVID

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  • People including firefighters attend the service of remembrance to mark the seventh anniversary of the Grenfell Fire.Politics

    London’s Grenfell inferno was ‘culmination of decades of failure’ by U.K.’s construction industry and government

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  • Schoolgirl girlfriends in the school yard at recess watching videos and chatting with friends using a mobile phoneTech

    French schools pilot ‘digital pause’ by ordering under-15s to hand over their smartphones

    By Anne-Sophie Morel, Sophie Laubie, and others