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S&P Global to Buy IHS Markit for $44 Billion in 2020’s Biggest Merger
By Noor Zainab Hussain (Reuters) – Data giant S&P Global Inc has agreed to buy IHS Markit Ltd in a deal worth $44 billion that will be 2020’s biggest merger,...
Chinese Merchant Ship Hijacked in Gulf of Oman
BEIJING (AFP)–A Chinese shipping vessel was hijacked by pirates Friday in the Gulf of Oman, south of Iran, state media said, citing China’s embassy in Iran.
The cargo ship was hijacked Friday morning near the Iranian port of Chabahar, Xinhua news agency said. The Chinese embassy in Iran has initiated an emergency operation aimed at rescuing the ship, it said.
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