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Blackstone sees Japan’s M&A market thriving despite tighter screening
Jonathan Gray talks about playing the AI megatrend, private credit, and India.
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TVS Motor divests $33m stake in Rapido to Accel India, Prosus
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Elon Musk’s $1 trillion Tesla pay plan wins shareholder nod with 75% support
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Vietnam’s Vingroup sets up venture to make spacecraft, planes
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PH gets its biggest listing in four years as Maynilad enters bourse
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Beyond the Buyout: Asia distributions to drive next series of PE mega funds
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Private Equity
EQT splashes out $930m for Korean software company
The deal will give EQT a 37.6% ownership in Douzone Bizon.
Private Equity
Warburg opens Tokyo office as Japan takes centre stage in Asia push
Tokyo team to focus on tech, healthcare, industrials, and new-economy real estate.
Deals
Qatar Airways exits Cathay Pacific with $897m stake sale
It was the third-largest shareholder in Cathay after Swire Pacific and Air China.
Deals
Microsoft, G42 to ramp up UAE data centre capacity by 200 MW
Microsoft invested $1.5 billion last year to take a minority stake in G42.
Policy & Regulations
US government shutdown derails SoftBank’s PayPay listing
The IPO was expected as early as December.
IPOs & Markets
Australian regulator seeks easier disclosure rules to help revive public markets
ASIC said it will support moves to reduce the market capitalisation requirements on foreign firms.
Deals
Japan’s crypto players fight for market share amid hopes of regulatory easing
Japanese investors’ crypto assets surpassed a record 5 trillion yen ($33.16 billion) at the end of July.
IPOs & Markets
[Updated] Dolma-backed Fusemachines becomes first Nepal firm to list on Nasdaq
Fusemachines had announced a SPAC merger with CSLM Acquisition Corp last year.
Deals
Japan’s Seven & i eyes M&As, partnerships to drive growth
Canada’s Couche-Tard withdrew a $46b takeover offer for the retailer in July.
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BOLO: Police Seek Tips on Missing Georgia Man, Last Seen Leaving Home with Dog
The search for a missing Georgia man, who vanished Sunday while leaving home with his dog, continues.
Atlanta’s 11 Alive News reported that on Sunday morning, James “Greg” Powell61, left his residence in Cherokee County with his dog.
According to the Canton Police Department, Powell departed his home at 9:09 a.m. that Sunday.Police subsequently located his vehicle near the River Green Tennis Courts at 111 Racquet Club Drive in Canton.
Powell’s dog, Ally, accompanied him when he left. He reportedly dropped the dog off with a sitter and never returned home.
During Powell’s last reported sighting, he was wearing a large blue jacket and blue sweatpants.
The Canton Police Department is leading the investigation and is asking the public for any assistance in locating Powell.
Anyone who has information about Powell or his whereabouts is encouraged to...
Mick Clifford: New chapter in the extraordinary tale of Celtic Tiger developer Paddy Byrne
Seven years before the terrace of houses he built was burnt to the ground, Paddy Byrne’s helicopter crashed in a hotel carpark.
The events were unrelated, but together gave a rare glimpse of a Celtic Tiger developer, who he was, what became of his work.
He has flitted in and out of the headlines since. There he is, emerging from his bankruptcy. Is that the same Paddy Byrne who built the dangerous homes in Newbridge, now back in business with another company?Listen to the bankruptcy official in the UK describing him as trying to “cheat creditors”.Down in the courts earlier this year there was a liquidator claiming that Mr Byrne was ducking and diving, buying a hugely expensive vehicle for himself while creditors whistled Dixie.And now, the latest incarnation of the extraordinary Mr Byrne.He is currently in...
South Africa: Weather Warnings for Several Provinces
The South African Weather Service (SAWS) has issued a yellow level 2 warning for severe thunderstorms over parts of Gauteng, Mpumalanga, Limpopo, and KwaZulu-Natal.According to the Weather Service, the yellow level 2 warning is valid from Tuesday, 11 November 2025, between 12:00 and 21:59, covering Gauteng, the escarpment and the Highveld of Mpumalanga, and the southwestern Bushveld of Limpopo.Additionally, a level 4 warning has been issued for KwaZulu-Natal.
Follow us on WhatsApp | LinkedIn for the latest headlines "Isolated to scattered showers and thundershowers, accompanied by possible heavy downpours, damaging winds, large amounts of small hail and lightning leading to localised flooding of susceptible roads, low-lying areas and bridges, minor vehicle accidents and localized damage to infrastructure, settlements (informal), property, vehicles, livelihood and livestock are expected over Gauteng, the escarpment and Highveld of...
Is your iPhone too old? This is how long Apple supports iPhones for
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Image: FoundryIf you are thinking of buying an older generation or used/refurbished iPhone, or wondering whether it’s worth upgrading your current iPhone to a new one, one important factor to consider is how long Apple will continue to offer support for that handset. The good news is that Apple supports iPhones for a long time. In general, you can get seven to eight years of security-related software updates, while battery and other repairs are often available on five to seven-year-old handsets, according to Apple’s own Vintage and Obsolete categorizations. More on that below.
Read on to find out which iPhones are supported with the latest operating systems, and which are supported for servicing and repairs.
Macworld’s advice: The iPhone XS and iPhone 11, and any older iPhone should be avoided as can’t run...
House votes to remove proposed restrictions to citizenship rights
Canadians born abroad will enjoy greater rights, should the most recent version of the citizenship bill become law.
On Nov 3, the House of Commons voted to remove the latest amendments to Bill C-3, An Act to amend the Citizenship Act (2025).
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The amendments, introduced by committee for the bill’s second reading, would have limited citizenship rights to children born outside Canada to Canadian citizens by descent, preventing many children from inheriting citizenship from their Canadian parents by birth or adoption.
The proposed amendments, which were removed, aimed to restrict second-generation citizenship by descent in the following ways:Requiring that the Canadian parent(s) meet a stricter version of the original bill’s substantial connection to Canada test.Requiring that children aged 18 or older when applying for citizenship undergo a security...
Giant Bombcast 913: Brisqué Joke
Jan's out on assignment ahead of our BUSY Giant Bombathon week (10/27...
Pelosi: California cops “may arrest” ICE agents if they violate law
The warning comes as Gov. Gavin Newsom threatens to take Trump to court if he sends National Guard to San Francisco Published ...
At Moms for Liberty Summit, Parents Are Urged to Turn Their Grievances Into Lawsuits
This story was produced byThe Hechinger Report,a nonprofit, nonpartisan news outlet focused on education.
KISSIMMEE, Fla. — It’s not a rebrand. But the Moms for Liberty group that introduced itself three years ago as a band of female “joyful warriors” shedding domestic modesty to make raucous public challenges to masks, books and curriculum, is trying to glow up.
The group’s national summit this past weekend at a convention center outside Orlando leaned into family (read: parental rights), faith — and youth. The latter appeared to be a bid to join the cool kids who are the new face of conservatism in America (hint: young, Christian, very male), as well as a recognition of the group’s “diversity,” which includes grandparents, men and kids.
But even as the youth...
Tragedy Awaits UFC Paramount Partnership as 1000+ Employees Face Bad News
In July, Paramount and Skydance Media completed an $8 billion merger to form Paramount Skydance Corp. The strategic move came amid restructuring and was followed by reports in August revealing that Jeff Shell, former NBCUniversal CEO and now President of Paramount Skydance, confirmed the company wants to implement swift cost cuts and layoffs ahead of the company’s Q3 2025 earnings report to be shared with investors in November.
UNAD Renews Call for Total Gambling Ad Ban in Spain
Spain’s Network for Addiction Care (UNAD) has reiterated its demand for the complete ban on all gambling and betting advertising, asserting that such promotional messaging is incompatible with prevention efforts and public health policies.
UNAD president Luciano Poyato stressed that “promoting gambling is fundamentally at odds with prevention,” warning that anyone can be susceptible to addiction, particularly when exposure starts at a young age. The network calls for comprehensive prevention and awareness initiatives, including programs that encourage healthy recreational options for youth and vulnerable groups. It also urges the prompt adoption of new regulations to cap deposits on online gambling platforms, aiming to reduce...
Nanotyrannus is Distinct Dinosaur Lineage, New Research Shows
Paleontologists have examined an exceptionally well-preserved, near somatically mature tyrannosaur skeleton from the Hell Creek Formation of Montana. Their results show that the specimen shares features with the holotype specimen of Nanotyrantand demonstrate that this lineage is distinguishable from Tyrannosaurus.A pack of Nanotyrant brazenly attacks a juvenile Tyrannosaurus rex. Image credit: Anthony Hutchings.“This fossil flips decades of Tyrannosaurus rex research on its head,” said Dr. Lindsay Zanno, a researcher at North Carolina State University and the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences.
Using growth rings, spinal fusion data and developmental anatomy, the researchers demonstrated that the new specimen was around 20 years old and physically mature.
Its skeletal features — including larger forelimbs, more teeth, fewer tail vertebrae, and distinct skull nerve patterns — are features fixed early in development and biologically incompatible with Tyrannosaurus rex.
“For Nanotyrant...
Australia news LIVE: Liberal leaders face fresh pressure over Nationals’ dumping of net zero; Eleven injured, one still fighting for life after UK train mass stabbing
Key posts1 of 2Latest posts7.53am‘Australians shouldn’t pay the price of Coalition chaos’, says PM By Emily KainePrime Minister Anthony Albanese has this morning said that the government will “leave the to their chaos and infighting”, as division within the opposition over net zero reaches a fever pitch.
The PM’s comments follow Nationals leader David Littleproud’s announcement yesterday that his party would abandon net zero by 2050 climate targets.
“My government is focused, it’s disciplined, it’s orderly, and the Coalition, I’ll leave them to their chaos and infighting,” the PM told reporters in Canberra this morning. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. Credit: Getty Images“Australians shouldn’t pay the price of Coalition chaos when we are looking at the reforms, including environmental reforms, that are before the Parliament at the moment.”
Pressed on whether he was concerned about the shift...
