Tuesday, June 23, 2026
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Disney wins proxy fight, turning back activists
New York (AFP) - Disney's leadership prevailed Wednesday in a high-profile and costly proxy contest against activist investors who had...
Disney investors to vote on winner in succession proxy war
New York (AFP) - Disney shareholders will deliver a verdict later Wednesday in the company's long-running struggle over leadership at...
Heathrow exec appointed new head of Britain’s Royal Mail
London (AFP) - Logistics and mail group International Distributions Services on Tuesday said it had appointed Emma Gilthorpe as chief...
Superdry shares plummet as CEO rules out takeover
London (AFP) - Shares in troubled British clothing brand Superdry dived Tuesday after its chief executive ruled out a takeover...
‘Bombshell’: Ajax suspend CEO over insider trading suspicions
The Hague (AFP) - Ajax announced on Tuesday they were suspending CEO and chairman Alex Kroes on suspicion of insider...
Indonesia buys two submarines from France’s Naval Group
Paris (AFP) - Indonesia has ordered two Scorpene-class attack submarines from France's Naval Group as part of a defence cooperation...
First vessel passes channel opened to aid Baltimore bridge cleanup
Washington (AFP) - A tugboat pushing a fuel barge became the first vessel to sail through a temporary channel opened...
Swan song for General Electric as it completes demerger
New York (AFP) - The US conglomerate General Electric, co-founded more than 130 years ago by Thomas Edison, is opening...
New Japanese whisky rules aim to deter imposters
Tokyo (AFP) - Japanese whisky is world-famous, often eye-wateringly expensive, and from Monday will be more strictly defined in an...
US outlet Radio Free Asia closes Hong Kong office over security law fears
Washington (AFP) - The US news outlet Radio Free Asia (RFA) said Friday it had closed its Hong Kong office...
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