ACTIVISION-VIVENDI
Guitar Hero Meets Warcraft in Vivendi
The deal values Activision at $27.50 per share, or a 24 percent premium to its Friday closing price.
French telecom and media group Vivendi said on Sunday it will merge its video games unit with Activision Inc in a $9.85 billion deal that combines the hit “Guitar Hero” and “World of […]
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Shares in China’s state-owned railway builder made a strong debut in Shanghai - calming fears after weak debuts by other Chinese companies. China Railway stocks surged 68.54% after a flotation which […]
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Campaign banners for former Hong Kong Secretary of Security Regina Ip (L) and former Hong Kong Chief Secretary Anson Chan are displayed on a street on the day of the Legislative Council by-election in Hong Kong December 2, 2007. REUTERS/Bobby Yip
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Anson Chan, the former head of Hong Kong’s civil […]
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By eNews 20 Staff
At least 46 rebels and three soldiers were killed in clashes in northern Sri Lanka, the military said Sunday.
It said 23 rebels were killed and 25 others wounded in Periya Pandivirichchan, Vavuniya, 240 kilometres north of the capital, when troops captured a guerrilla stronghold Saturday.
In the same area three soldiers were […]
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GAZA CITY (AFP)
Five militants from Hamas’s military wing were killed in an Israeli air strike on the Gaza Strip overnight, Palestinian medics said.
The five all belonged to the Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of the Islamist movement, a statement from the group said.
Four were killed in the attack near the southern Gaza town of […]
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SYDNEY (AFP)
Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd said Monday he had ratified the Kyoto Protocol on climate change in his first official act after being sworn in as leader.
“Today I have signed the instrument of ratification of the Kyoto Protocol,” Rudd said in a statement.
“This is the first official act of the new Australian government, demonstrating […]
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