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Nippon Steel shares soar as Trump reviews US Steel takeover
Nippon Steel shares soar as Trump reviews US Steel takeover
by  AFP

Nippon Steel shares soared Tuesday after US President Donald Trump launched a review of the company's proposed takeover of US Steel that was blocked by his predecessor Joe Biden. US Steel shares closed up 16 percent Monday, and Nippon Steel gained as much as 11 percent in Tokyo on Tuesday.

US giant to buy stake in cash-short Australian casino group
US giant to buy stake in cash-short Australian casino group
by  AFP

Troubled Australian casino operator Star Entertainment says it has been thrown an 11th hour multi-million dollar lifeline by US-based casino giant Bally's Corporation. Star Entertainment last traded at Aus$0.11 a share with a market capitalisation of Aus$316 million -- a far cry from its Aus$5 billion-plus value of seven years ago.

Palestinians in West Bank strike to demand end to Gaza war
Palestinians in West Bank strike to demand end to Gaza war
by  AFP

Shuttered storefronts lined empty streets in Israeli-annexed east Jerusalem and the occupied West Bank on Monday during a general strike by Palestinians demanding an end to the Gaza war. In Israeli-annexed east Jerusalem, the usually bustling commercial Salaheddin Street was empty.

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