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US drugmaker Perrigo buys Irish biotechnology major Elan for $8.6 bn
30 Jul 2013
The deal brings an end the multiple hostile attempts by US investment firm Royalty Pharma for the takeover of Elan during the past few months
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Gas price hike: SC issues notices to government, RIL
29 Jul 2013
The Supreme Court today issued notices to the central government and RIL on the doubling of the price of natural gas produced in the country from $4.2 to $ 8.4 mmBtu beginning 1 April 2014
US specialty chemicals firm Rockwood sells clay business to Germany’s Altana Group for $635 mn
29 Jul 2013
RIL, ONGC sign pact for sharing infrastructure
29 Jul 2013
Pearson puts up Mergermarket form sale
27 Jul 2013
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Soon, TV channel in US for bored, home-alone dogs
27 Jul 2013
Lonely, bored dogs left at home while their owners are at work will soon have a dedicated TV channel for their entertainment, as 24/7 channel DOGTV goes on air in the US next month on DirecTV
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Two of Indian origin in Assange’s seven to run for Australian senate
26 Jul 2013
Julian Assange, founder of the anti-secrecy website WikiLeaks, on Thursday officially launched his Australian political party, through networking site Skype.
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Gas export deal with Pakistan in the pipeline, says GAIL
26 Jul 2013
Gail says pipeline exports to Pakistan are viable and should be looked at in the context of India importing gas through the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India pipeline
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Activision Blizzard buys back stake from Vivendi in $8.17-bn deal
26 Jul 2013
Activision Blizzard Inc, the world's largest and most profitable gaming company and a management group will buy itself back from French conglomerate Vivendi in an $8.17 billion deal
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Axel Springer sells some publications to rival Funke for $1.22 bn
26 Jul 2013
Axel Springer, Europe’s biggest newspaper publisher, yesterday sold two regional newspapers and some magazines to rival Funke Mediengruppe, for $1.22 million.
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Kanimozhi moves SC seeking quashing of corruption charges
24 Jul 2013
MK Kanimozhi, Rajya Sabha MP, today sought discharge from the 2G case saying she has been falsely implicated on the charges of receiving alleged bribe money
Peabody Energy slashes 400 Australian jobs
24 Jul 2013
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