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UK competition watchdog clears Carlsberg’s $4.23 billion acquisition of Britvic

(Reuters) -Britain’s competition regulator cleared Carlsberg’s deal with soft drinks maker Britvic on Tuesday, saying it would not refer the $4.23 billion transaction for an in-depth probe. Carlsberg struck a deal to acquire the British soft drinks maker in July, aiming to establish a UK beverage “powerhouse”. The deal, which is expected to close on …

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Europe’s carmakers discount EVs, hike petrol car prices as new emissions rules loom

By Gilles Guillaume and Alessandro Parodi PARIS/GDANSK (Reuters) – European automakers are raising prices of petrol cars and readying discounts on electric vehicles as they brace for yet another challenge – tougher emissions rules that threaten to further shrink profits across the struggling industry. The European Union will drastically lower its cap on automotive carbon …

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Russia’s clampdown on Tajik migrants raises economic and security risks

By Lucy Papachristou and Nazarali Pirnazarov LONDON/HULBUK, Tajikistan (Reuters) – When Abubakr Yusufi boarded a flight to Moscow in July, he thought he wouldn’t be home for years. The 23-year-old from a small village in Tajikistan hoped to join his uncle and cousins working in construction in the Russian capital and save enough money to …

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Rescuers comb debris for survivors, count dead in cyclone-hit Mayotte

By Dominique Vidalon and Abdou Moustoifa PARIS/MORONI (Reuters) -Emergency workers searched for survivors on Monday and battled to restore services in Mayotte, France’s poorest overseas territory, where hundreds, or even thousands, are feared dead from the worst cyclone to hit the Indian Ocean islands in nearly a century. Cyclone Chido devastated large parts of the …

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Cricket-Black Cap ‘champion’ Southee bows out a winner at home ground

By Nick Mulvenney (Reuters) – Tim Southee, once half of the most feared new-ball partnership in the game, brought down the curtain on a glittering 16-year test career after New Zealand crushed England for a consolation win in Hamilton on Tuesday. New Zealand’s all-time top wicket-taker with 776 victims across all formats, the 36-year-old retires …

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