Buffett’s Berkshire participates in Japanese trading companies

[ad_1] Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. took stakes in five Japanese trading companies, expanding its reach overseas. Buffett’s company announced Sunday night that it acquired “a little more” than 5% of the shares of Itochu Corp., Marubeni Corp., Mitsubishi Corp., Mitsui & Co. and Sumitomo Corp., according to a statement. …

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Trump presses law and order message as protest turns deadly

[ad_1] SAN FRANCISCO: A man was shot and killed in the protests-hit US city of Portland, police said Sunday (Aug. 30), during clashes between Black Lives Matter activists and supporters of President Donald Trump. Detectives said they had opened a homicide investigation after the victim was struck in the chest …

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Setbacks Force Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin to Cancel Launch of New Perikatan Nasional Alliance, Malaysia News

[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR – Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin canceled the highly anticipated launch of his Perikatan Nasional (PN) alliance in Sabah on Saturday (August 29) evening, after recently experiencing several setbacks to formalize Malaysia’s new political alliance. In addition to the sudden withdrawal of the Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC) earlier …

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Chinese restaurant collapses during birthday party, 29 killed

[ad_1] BEIJING (AP) – Rescue efforts ended at a two-story restaurant in a northern Chinese town that collapsed during a local resident’s 80th birthday celebration, killing 29 people, authorities said Sunday. The Emergency Management Ministry said 28 other people were injured, seven of them seriously, when the building suddenly collapsed …

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