The Financial Times
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Myles McCormick in London
– Dec 8, 11:55 PM
The chief executive and head of exploration of Tullow Oil have quit as the company was forced to reset its production outlook for the coming years. Paul McDade and Angus McCoss left their positions with immediate effect after the company said it…
The Financial Times
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Joseph Cotterill
– Dec 8, 11:52 PM
Naspers boosted its cash bid to take over Just Eat to 740p per share, escalating a battle with Takeaway.com to win over the food delivery pioneer's shareholders. Prosus, the South African internet conglomerate's Dutch-listed international…
Seoul, South Korea (AP) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong Un opened a new mountain spa and ski resort that's intended for people to enjoy “high civilization under socialism” in another example of the country using tourism exemptions in…
Sales zipped ahead during the early hours of the VIP opening at this week's Art Basel Miami Beach, the biggest contemporary art fair in the U.S. But none attracted more fame, or infamy, than “Comedian” -- it's a banana stuck to a wall…
THE TOMB of a dead Shia cleric might seem an odd target for Iraqi protesters angry about corruption, poor governance and a lack of jobs. Muhammad Baqr al-Hakim resisted Saddam Hussein, Iraq's old dictator, and helped to create the modern state. But…
