Japan is charting its own course to deal with a radically different U.S. president, an approach that will be tested at the end of this week when Prime Minister Shinzo Abe meets Donald Trump in the White House and on the golf course in Florida. Some other leaders of America’s closest neighbors and allies, from Mexico to the United Kingdom, have been singed by their encounters with Trump.
Day: February 8, 2017
BRIEF-Canaccord Genuity Group announced appointment of Michel Perera as Chief Investment Officer
* Says its buyout fund and partners has completed purchase of Netherland’s Nexperia for $2.75 billion via a consortium SEOUL, Feb 8 Hyundai Motor said on Wednesday it may procure electric vehicle batteries from Chinese companies for a planned China model after South Korean battery makers failed to make a list of approved vendors last year.
BRIEF-Xura to change company name to Mavenir Systems upon completion of Mitel Mobile acquisition
LONDON, Feb 8 European shares rose on Wednesday led by mining stocks and financials on a heavy day for regional corporate results.
Osram CFO doesn’t expect Trump to hamper Lamps sale -CNBC
Feb 8 German lighting group Osram is confident the sale of its traditional Lamps business to a consortium of Chinese buyers will go through as planned this year, Chief Financial Officer Ingo Bank told CNBC television on Wednesday. The 400 million-euro deal is still awaiting approval from the U.S. Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States – which blocked Philips’ planned sale of its lighting-components unit to Asian buyers last year.
BRIEF-Russia’s Detsky Mir says IPO raises 21.1 bln roubles
Source text for Eikon: Further company coverage: LONDON, Feb 8 European shares rose on Wednesday led by mining stocks and financials on a heavy day for regional corporate results.
UPDATE 1-Freeport to reduce Indonesian mining activities -smelter official
Feb 8 Freeport-McMoRan Inc has warned it will scale back activities at its Indonesian copper mine, an official at Indonesia’s main copper smelter, PT Smelting, said on Wednesday, amid a worker strike and other issues. Freeport’s Grasberg mine in Papua, Indonesia, is the world’s second-largest copper mine, and recent disruptions there have helped support a jump in copper prices.
UPDATE 1-UK Stocks-Factors to watch on Feb 8
Feb 8 Britain’s FTSE 100 futures were up 0.11 percent ahead of the cash market open on Wednesday. * The UK blue chip index closed up 0.2 percent at 7,186.22 points on Tuesday, boosted by a weak sterling and a surge in services company DCC, while UK mid-caps posted a record closing level.
Scott Macnab: Who’s left to stand up to Holyrood?
The SNP is poised to seize control of town halls but opposition to diktat from Edinburgh may suffer, writes Scott MacNab The political map of Scotland is poised to alter radically once more in the months ahead. The shifting plates of power which have marked the past decade are again on the move as the council elections loom and the outcome is likely to be another brick in the wall of the SNP’s hegemony of the country’s public life.a Sweeping gains are likely for the Nationalists.
Somali elections: Mogadishu traffic ban ahead of presidential vote
A traffic ban has been imposed and major roads sealed off in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, ahead of a presidential vote. On Tuesday evening, suspected Al-Shabab militants launched a series of attacks, with two mortar rounds fired close to the venue where the vote will be held.
Atletico Tucuman pull off amazing win after nightmare journey
Travel chaos meant that an incredible race against time ensued for a club chasing its first major honour, but they managed a famous victory Atletico Tucuman faced a journey for the ages as they attempted to meet their Copa Libertadores date with Ecuadorian side El Nacional. The fixture was an important second qualifying round second-leg clash, with the previous fixture between the sides having finished 2-2 six days previous.
Turkish sources: CIA chief to visit, discuss security issues
Turkish officials say U.S. Central Intelligence Agency Director Mike Pompeo will visit Turkey on Thursday to discuss security issues, including Turkey’s fight against a movement led by a U.S.-based cleric accused of orchestrating the failed military coup. According to officials from President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s office who cannot be named because of government regulations, the visit was decided during a 45-minute telephone conversation between U.S. President Donald Trump and Erdogan late on Tuesday, The officials said Pompeo would also discuss the issue of Syrian Kurdish fighters which Ankara considers to be terrorists because of their affiliation with outlawed Kurdish rebels in Turkey.
8am Round-Up: Liam Johnston shares lead in South Africa
Liam Johnston is the latest Scottish amateur to be chasing golfing glory in the Rainbow Nation after an encouraging start in the South African Stroke Play Championship. The Dumfries & County player birdied his last two holes at Kingswood Golf Estate in George for a four-under-par 66, setting the pace along with Frenchman Edgar Catherine and South African Phillip Swanepoel.
Rescued fisherman who lost livelihood, says a battery could have saved his boat
Losemani Fo’ou and one of six Tongan fishermen who were rescued by the German cruise ship The Albatros south of Tonga on Saturday, February 4, is thankful for their rescue and his safe return home to Tonga last night, but he’s very sad that he’s lost his little boat, and his fishing livelihood. If we were given the batteries we could have fixed our boat and returned home.
Oil Declines on Speculation U.S. Supply Gains Will Counter OPEC
Oil fell a third day after industry data showed U.S. crude stockpiles surged, raising speculation rising supply from U.S. shale producers is offsetting cuts by OPEC. Futures slid as much as 1.8 percent in New York after falling 3.1 percent the previous two sessions.
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“The sketches are not issued by ROP, ” Royal Oman Police tweeted on its official account.
The sketches were originally released by Indian police in Mumbai and were circulated by Indian police around schools in Mumbai. The sketches were originally released by Indian police in Mumbai and were circulated by Indian police around schools in Mumbai.
Man trapped in NSW dam for hours
A man is lucky to be alive after enduring hours trapped in a dam with his head barely above the water. Daniel Miller, 45, became stuck after his excavator rolled in Charlotte Bay, New South Wales following heavy rain on Wednesday, 9 News reported.
USL Moves: Phoenix signs veteran striker Omar Bravo
Phoenix Rising, one of 12 entities to submit an MLS expansion bid last week, has brought aboard a vital component for the 2017 USL season. The team announced Thursday it has signed Mexican striker Omar Bravo to a contract.
USL Moves: Phoenix signs veteran striker Omar Bravo
Phoenix Rising, one of 12 entities to submit an MLS expansion bid last week, has brought aboard a vital component for the 2017 USL season. The team announced Thursday it has signed Mexican striker Omar Bravo to a contract.
Somalia elects first new president in decades
Somalia elects first new president in decades Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo is a former prime minister with dual Somali-.U.S. citizenship. Check out this story on USATODAY.com: http://usat.ly/2k4IB7w Newly elected president of Somalia and former prime minister Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo gestures as he makes an address on Feb. 8, 2017, in Mogadishu.
Chilean Relief Efforts
According to Chilean President Michelle Bachelet, the fires have claimed the lives of at least 11 people and caused more than $300 million in damage. View of the remains of Santa Olga, 350 kilometers south of Santiago, after being devastated by a forest fire, Jan. 27, 2017.