September, 2019

• 9 September

  Ken Griffin spends $99mn for Florida beachfront house

  Bloomberg Ken Griffin’s splurge on luxury real estate properties shows no signs of abating. The hedge fund titan spent $99.1 million for a beachfront house adjacent to his existing Palm Beach estate, according to the Palm Beach Post, citing sources with knowledge of the transaction and a deed filing. A Palm Beach County document confirmed the purchase price, but didn’t ...

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• 9 September

  Putin’s system survives local polls as some cracks appear

  

  Bloomberg Simmering popular anger led to setbacks for Russia’s ruling party in closely watched races in Moscow, even as the Kremlin used its tight control of the electoral system to ensure wins for its handpicked candidates in gubernatorial votes elsewhere. After weeks of the biggest anti-Kremlin demonstrations in seven years in the capital this summer, the United Russia party lost ...

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• 9 September

  Taiwan woos Solomon Islands amid China tilt

  

  Bloomberg Taiwan and the Solomon Islands put on a display of friendship on Monday, pledging to deepen ties, even as rumors persist the Pacific nation is close to severing relations in favour of China. President Tsai Ing-wen said Taiwan and the Solomon Islands would work together to strengthen bilateral ties as she met its foreign minister Jeremiah Manele. “Taiwan and ...

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• 9 September

  UK group starts legal bid to ensure PM follows law

  Bloomberg A British human-rights group is bringing a legal challenge to ensure that Prime Minister Boris Johnson abides by a government bill after one of his ministers criticised the legislation that requires an extension to the Brexit deadline. Liberty has applied for a judicial review, though it said it would withdraw the application if the prime minister confirmed that he ...

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• 9 September

  Failed Afghan talks bring out Trump foreign policy setbacks

  

  Bloomberg Donald Trump took the presidency vowing to bring his deal-making savvy to American foreign policy, yet his love for grand gestures and personal diplomacy has fallen short with North Korea, China and the Mideast. Now Afghanistan can be added to the list. In a series of tweets, the president dispatched with a secret plan to host Taliban and Afghan ...

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• 9 September

  Slew of anti-immigrant attacks spur security crackdown in South Africa

  

  Bloomberg South African authorities are cracking down on the perpetrators of a series of xenophobic attacks that left at least 12 people dead, Police Minister Bheki Cele said. The police arrested 639 people so far, Cele told reporters in Johannesburg, the nation’s economic hub where unrest flared again a day earlier. He conceded there was “anti-foreign sentiment” within the country. ...

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• 9 September

  South Sudan rebel chief brings ally for peace talks

  

  Bloomberg South Sudan’s main rebel leader arrived in the capital, Juba, for talks about a peace deal that was signed last year but whose implementation has been slow. He was accompanied by one of neighbouring Sudan’s most powerful military men. The visit, only the second since rebel chief Riek Machar fled Juba on foot three years ago, is meant to ...

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• 9 September

  Ready to resign once successor is found, says Nissan’s Saikawa

  

  Bloomberg Nissan Motor Co Chief Executive Officer Hiroto Saikawa said he won’t resign for being at the centre of turmoil over excess compensation, but is ready to take responsibility for scandals involving former chairman Carlos Ghosn and will exit as soon as a successor is found. Following reports that he and other Nissan executives were paid more than they were ...

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• 9 September

  China auto sales drop for 14th time in 15 months

  

  Bloomberg Chinese auto sales fell for the 14th time in 15 months, extending what’s already been a historically prolonged slump in the world’s largest car market. Sales of sedans, sport utility vehicles, minivans and multipurpose vehicles in August fell 9.9 percent from a year earlier to 1.59 million units, the China Passenger Car Association said. Automakers reeling from the industry’s ...

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• 9 September

  Yoga guru firm gets court nod to buy out India’s Ruchi Soya

  Bloomberg India’s company court approved a bid by a group of firms controlled by yoga guru Baba Ramdev to take over cooking oil and soya-products maker Ruchi Soya Industries Ltd for 43.5 billion rupees ($606 million). Patanjali Consortium Adhigrahan Pvt — a venture by Patanjali Ayurved Ltd and three other companies — will merge with Ruchi Soya, according to a ...

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