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AIA to transfer Brunei life insurance business to AIA Singapore, Banking & Finance

AIA to transfer Brunei life insurance business to AIA Singapore, Banking & Finance

Tue, Aug 27, 2019 – 11:44 AM INSURER AIA on Tuesday said it plans to transfer its life insurance business in Brunei to AIA Singapore Private Limited. The Brunei business is currently set up as…

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RRJ Capital in talks to invest $4 billion in HNA’s Ingram Micro: Bloomberg

RRJ Capital in talks to invest $4 billion in HNA’s Ingram Micro: Bloomberg

(Reuters) – RRJ Capital is in talks with Chinese conglomerate HNA Group Co [HNAIRC.UL] to lead a $4 billion investment in U.S. electronics distributor Ingram Micro Inc, Bloomberg reported on Saturday, citing people familiar with…

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RRJ Capital in talks to invest $4 billion in HNA’s Ingram Micro: Bloomberg

RRJ Capital in talks to invest $4 billion in HNA’s Ingram Micro: Bloomberg

(Reuters) – RRJ Capital is in talks with Chinese conglomerate HNA Group Co [HNAIRC.UL] to lead a $4 billion investment in U.S. electronics distributor Ingram Micro Inc, Bloomberg reported on Saturday, citing people familiar with…

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South African court impounds Tanzanian plane in compensation case: lawyer

South African court impounds Tanzanian plane in compensation case: lawyer

DAR ES SALAAM/JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South African authorities impounded an Airbus 220-300 aircraft leased by Tanzania’s national flag carrier following a court application by a retired farmer who is owed compensation by the Tanzanian government,…

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Measles-stricken New Zealand girl visited Disneyland, other California destinations

Measles-stricken New Zealand girl visited Disneyland, other California destinations

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A teenage girl from New Zealand sick with measles visited Disneyland and other popular tourist stops across Southern California earlier this month, possibly infecting others, local government health officials warned. FILE…

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France says social media platforms will still sign hate speech pledge

France says social media platforms will still sign hate speech pledge

BIARRITZ, France (Reuters) – France said it was optimistic that U.S.-based social media platforms including Facebook and Snapchat would still sign a pledge to fight online hate speech despite a last-minute delay. FILE PHOTO: Small…

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Hong Kong protests met with tear gas; China frees UK mission staffer

Hong Kong protests met with tear gas; China frees UK mission staffer

HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong police fired volleys of tear gas to break up anti-government protests in a gritty industrial suburb on Saturday after activists threw petrol bombs and bricks, as China freed a…

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RPT-Fed’s Powell vs. Trump: who’s got a ‘feel’ for markets now?

RPT-Fed’s Powell vs. Trump: who’s got a ‘feel’ for markets now?

(Repeats story from Aug. 23 with no changes to text) By Ann Saphir and Trevor Hunnicutt JACKSON HOLE, Wyo., Aug 23 (Reuters) – Donald Trump once accused the Federal Reserve of not having a “feel”…

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British office space provider IWG plans $3.68 billion U.S. float- report

British office space provider IWG plans $3.68 billion U.S. float- report

Aug 24 (Reuters) – British office space provider IWG Plc is planning to list its U.S. arm in New York for three billion pounds ($3.68 billion), Sky News reported on Saturday. IWG’s Chief Executive Officer…

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Hong Kong airport operating normally despite planned stress test protest

Hong Kong airport operating normally despite planned stress test protest

HONG KONG, Aug 24 (Reuters) – Hong Kong’s airport and the roads and railways leading to it were operating normally early on Saturday despite plans by protesters to implement a “stress test” of transport links…

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