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Sega to buy Angry Birds maker Rovio
Sega to buy Angry Birds maker Rovio
by  AFP

Japanese gaming group Sega has offered to buy the creator of the popular Angry Birds franchise, Finland's Rovio, in a deal worth more than 700 million euros ($770 million), the companies said Monday. Rovio launched its initial public offering on the Helsinki stock exchange in 2017, valuing the company at almost 900 million euros.

Spain vows to block farming near threatened wetlands
Spain vows to block farming near threatened wetlands
by  AFP

Spain has vowed to block a regional plan to legalise farming near one of Europe's largest and fauna-rich wetlands, where water supplies have plunged due to climate change and agriculture. The PP says the plan will not hurt the wetlands since the newly regularised farms will only use surface water.

Asian markets mixed as wary traders weigh latest data
Asian markets mixed as wary traders weigh latest data
by  AFP

Asian markets fluctuated Monday as traders weighed a bigger-than-expected drop in US retail sales and a Federal Reserve official's support for further monetary tightening. Analysts said that while the one percent drop in retail sales -- double what was forecast -- could give the US central bank more room to pause, it also revived worries that the world's top economy could tip into recession.

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