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Microsoft's Activision bid gets a boost in UK
Microsoft's Activision bid gets a boost in UK
by  AFP

Microsoft's $69-billion takeover bid for US video game giant Activision Blizzard scored a victory on Friday as Britain's competition regulator narrowed the scope of its probe to cloud gaming.

EU leaders insist eurozone banking sector stable
EU leaders insist eurozone banking sector stable
by  AFP

EU leaders and the head of the European Central Bank scrambled on Friday to reassure the markets that the eurozone banking sector is resilient and able to withstand shocks, after European bank shares plunged. Macron echoed these assurances: "European banks' fundamentals are solid.

Chad nationalises former ExxonMobil firm after disputed sale
Chad nationalises former ExxonMobil firm after disputed sale
by  AFP

Chad has announced it has nationalised a former subsidiary of US oil and gas giant ExxonMobil, whose sale to a British company last year it had contested. Chad had immediately contested the sale, saying it had gone ahead despite the government's "express objections" and in violation of its right of first refusal.

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