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By Sameer Manekar and Rajasik Mukherjee Aug 26 (Reuters) – FleetPartners said on Wednesday it had received an A$813.1 million ($582.3 million) offer from a consortium led by Japan’s Sumitomo Corp, making it the fourth bidder for the Australian vehicle leasing firm in less than a month. The competing bids underscore the appeal of FleetPartners’ fast-growing novated leasing business, which accounted for nearly a fifth of operating earnings in fiscal […]

HANOI, Aug 26 (Reuters) – Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam’s commercial hub, is proposing to gradually restrict gasoline- and diesel-powered vehicles from its downtown area from mid-2027 as part of a planned low-emission zone (LEZ), state-run Thanh Nien newspaper reported, citing city authorities. • Under the proposal, the city would pilot the LEZ from July 2027 in its core downtown area and the new Thu Thiem urban area, which covers […]

Aug 26 (Reuters) – Canadian teen Erin Brooks scored a perfect 10-point ride as the Fiji Pro kicked off in solid surf on Wednesday, threading a long, deep tube in her first-round heat to confirm her as one of the favourites to win stop number eight on the world tour. Brooks, hot off a win at the Tahiti Pro earlier this month, took off deep on one of the biggest […]

Aug 26 (Reuters) – Australia’s WiseTech Global reported annual profit below market estimates on Wednesday, as acquisition-related interest and amortization costs tied to the e2open acquisition weighed on results, sending its shares more than 10% lower. Here are some more details: • Shares of the logistics software provider fell as much as 10.3% to A$40.8, dragging the benchmark AX200 down 0.3% and the tech sub-index 3% lower. • WiseTech said its […]

MOSCOW, Aug 26 (Reuters) – Six Chinese nationals were killed and nine more are missing after a fire broke out at a gas chemical complex in Russia’s far eastern Amur region, the plant said on Wednesday. A total of seven people died and 152 people were treated for injures, including 36 who were rushed to hospitals, the plant said on the Telegram messaging app on Wednesday. The fire, which broke […]

KILIFI, Kenya (AP) — As Penina Zawadi was wheeled to the operating room for a cesarean section, she gave her mother her jewelry for safekeeping, along with a reassuring word: She would have a safe delivery. An hour later, a nurse handed Esther Bendera her newborn grandson. But her daughter did not return. Her family said the 29-year-old Zawadi bled heavily after birth and was sent to another hospital to […]

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A candidate with the same name as Alaska’s incumbent U.S. senator advanced Tuesday to the general election in what will be one of the most closely watched races in the country this fall. Dan J. Sullivan, who goes by Dan Sullivan, was among the top four finishers after the Aug. 18 primary and moved on to the November matchup, which is a ranked choice contest. The […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Robert Gilman’s release from Russian custody this month heralded a long-awaited homecoming for the Marine veteran after more than four years behind bars. But as Harold Jezler followed the media coverage from the United States, he couldn’t help but notice Gilman’s gaunt and sickly appearance and think of the implications for his wife, Olga, who has been detained in Russia since 2022 and faces her own health […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. and Canada have ramped up their trade war, hitting each other with steep new tit-for-tat tariffs. Despite the bravado coming from both sides of the border, though, analysts suspect the longtime allies will eventually strike a deal to end a conflict neither really wants. The prospects for compromise looked bleak Tuesday, with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney reacting to new 50% U.S. tariffs on certain […]