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By Dimitri Rhodes TOKYO/GDANSK, June 3 (Reuters) – Nippon Paint and Sherwin-Williams said on Wednesday they had decided to terminate their efforts to jointly acquire rival paint maker AkzoNobel. Shares of the Dulux paint maker fell more than 20% in early trade after being halted initially, and were set for their worst-ever trading day if the losses hold. “A lot of people may have thought that another offer from Sherwin-Williams […]

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Los Angeles Angels right fielder Jo Adell misplayed a flyball into a bizarre home run off his head Tuesday night in a play reminiscent of José Canseco’s embarrassing gaffe 33 years ago. Adell reached up to catch TJ Rumfield’s deep fly for the Colorado Rockies in the fourth inning, but the ball grazed the outside of his glove before bouncing off his head and over the […]

By Joshua McElwee VATICAN CITY, June 3 (Reuters) – Pope Leo heads to Spain on Saturday for a week-long tour, his first visit to an EU country outside Italy, which will culminate with the pontiff meeting migrants in the Canary Islands who braved dangerous Atlantic waters to enter Europe. Leo, who drew the ire of U.S. President Donald Trump after criticising his anti-immigration policies, is expected to attract large crowds […]

By Andrew Osborn MOSCOW, June 3 (Reuters) – President Vladimir Putin has read long-term ally Armenia the riot act: persist in wanting to join the European Union and you can kiss goodbye to cheap Russian oil and gas. The Russian leader issued the warning before a parliamentary election in Armenia on Sunday, which polls suggest the party of Western-leaning Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan will win. It is not an empty […]

By Aditi Shah June 3 (Reuters) – Tata Motors plans to license an automaking platform from China’s Chery, four people familiar with the matter told Reuters, as it aims to get the launch of its premium EVs back on track after a delay. India’s biggest electric carmaker, will use Chery’s platform to locally build EVs under its premium Avinya brand with plans for at least two cars, the first of […]

By Manoj Kumar NEW DELHI, June 3 (Reuters) – The United States has proposed an additional tariff of 12.5% on imports from India, saying it is among 60 economies that failed to curb imports made with forced labour, a step that threatens to complicate two-way trade talks underway in New Delhi. The proposal by the U.S. Trade Representative’s office came on the second of three days of talks between Indian […]

June 3 (Reuters) – Zara owner Inditex reported a strong start to summer trading on Wednesday, with currency-adjusted sales growth of 11.5% in May, well above analysts’ expectations, and said its sales grew 8.8% in currency-adjusted terms over its first quarter running from February to April. The stronger-than-expected sales growth for the start of its second quarter should help reassure investors that the fast fashion giant, whose shares have fallen […]

June 3 (Reuters) – Britain’s competition regulator said on Wednesday it has imposed new conduct requirements on Google’s search services, including allowing publishers to opt out of training the U.S. tech giant’s AI models, as the watchdog ramps up its oversight. The Competition and Markets Authority has flagged concerns about Google’s dominance in search services. Google accounts for more than 90% of UK queries, and the regulator had been consulting […]

ATLANTA (AP) — On Lou Gehrig Day, baseball’s reigning iron man came through with the biggest blow for the Atlanta Braves. Matt Olson marked his 844th consecutive game with a tiebreaking homer in the sixth inning, giving the Braves a 4-3 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays. Olson’s towering shot — his 17th homer of the season — got a big assist from a strong breeze blowing toward the right-field […]