Bloomberg Georgia’s ruling party nominated the top law enforcement official, who was blamed for a harsh crackdown on demonstrations in June, as the new prime minister, prompting protesters to gather outside parliament to denounce the decision. Giorgi Gakharia, 44, the interior minister and formerly the economic development minister, was put forward by the ruling Georgian Dream’s billionaire leader Bidzina Ivanishvili ...

Bloomberg Hurricane Dorian is starting to move again, inching towards the northwest and potentially up the US East Coast after bashing the Bahamas for almost two days with high winds and driving rains that have inflicted huge damage, killing five on one island alone. The storm is now crawling at 1 mile per hour with sustained winds of around 120 ...

Bloomberg J2 Acquisition Ltd, the investment vehicle backed by serial dealmaker Martin E Franklin, made its debut acquisition after an almost two-year search with an agreement to acquire U.S. engineer and oil pipeline contractor APi Group Inc. for about $2.9 billion. London-based J2, which is run by Franklin and long-time partners James Lillie and Ian Ashken, is looking to build ...