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EU Backs Microsoft's $69 Billion Takeover of Call of Duty Maker Activision Blizzard
- Tuesday May 16, 2023
- Agence France-Presse
The EU on Monday gave the green light to Microsoft's $69-billion takeover bid for US video game giant Activision Blizzard, just weeks after the British competition regulator put the deal at risk by blocking it.
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Microsoft Hits Back at UK Regulator's Decision to Block Activision Acquisition
- Thursday April 27, 2023
- Reuters
Microsoft's president Brad Smith said the UK regulator's decision to prevent its acquisition of Call of Duty maker Activision Blizzard "had shaken confidence" in Britain as a destination for tech businesses. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), which operates independently from government, blocked the deal on Wednesday, saying it could hit ...
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Microsoft Activision Deal: US FTC Sues to Block $69 Billion Takeover Deal Over Competition Concerns
- Friday December 9, 2022
- Reuters
Microsoft's $69 billion (roughly Rs. 5,66,800 crore) bid to acquire Activision Blizzard, maker of the popular Call of Duty series, hit a roadblock on Thursday after the US FTC sued to block the takeover deal. Brad Smith, the company's president, tweeted on Thursday that the company would fight the FTC to complete the deal.
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Microsoft's New $69 Billion Deal And Its Link To "Candy Crush"
- Tuesday January 18, 2022
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Microsoft announced Tuesday a $69 billion deal to purchase US gaming giant Activision Blizzard, the firm behind hits like "Call of Duty" that has been hit by allegations of sex discrimination against women.
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Flights Cancelled, Highways Closed As Storms Hit US Ahead Of Thanksgiving
- Thursday November 28, 2019
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Thanksgiving 2019: At the airport in Denver, which was hit with a foot of snow, nearly 500 flights were canceled and another 500 were delayed. On Monday night, 1,000 people slept at the airport.
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Power Outages, Road Closures As New ''Bomb Cyclone'' Blizzard Hits US
- Thursday April 11, 2019
- World News | Reuters
A "bomb cyclone" blizzard, the second in a month, hit the Rockies on Wednesday and spun into the U.S. Plains and Midwest, bringing fears of more flooding in areas still recovering from last month's deluge.
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Millions In US Brace For ''Life-Threatening'' Blizzards, Potential Floods
- Wednesday April 10, 2019
- World News | Reuters
A blizzard hitting the U.S. Rockies on Wednesday was forecast to move eastward over the next day, threatening to bring new flooding to the Plains states including parts of South Dakota and Missouri that are still recovering from last month's inundation.
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Commuters Affected As Second Snow Storm Hits New York, Surrounding States
- Thursday March 8, 2018
- World News | Reuters
The second winter storm in a week hit New York and surrounding states on Wednesday, bringing heavy snow that delayed or canceled flights and snarled traffic at evening rush hour as thousands remained without power from the last nor'easter.
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'Bombogenesis' Takes Aim At US Northeast As Snow Sweeps South
- Thursday January 4, 2018
- World News | Reuters
A rare winter storm hit the US Southeast on Wednesday, dumping snow on Florida's capital for the first time in three decades and snarling travel, while New England braced for a "bombogenesis" blizzard forecast to bring heavy accumulations on Thursday.
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US Jet Goes Off Icy Taxiway In Boston After Blizzard
- Tuesday December 26, 2017
- World News | Agence France-Presse
A JetBlue flight went off the taxiway after landing in Boston, the airline said on Tuesday, as frigid conditions and snow hit the northeastern United States.
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Wild Storms Tear Across US, Killing 43
- Tuesday December 29, 2015
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Floods and tornadoes killed at least 43 people in the southern and midwestern United States during the Christmas holiday, with forecasters warning that blizzards and freezing rain would add to the misery on Monday.
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Blizzard Hits Boston and New England, Spares New York Despite Forecasts
- Wednesday January 28, 2015
- World News | Reuters
A powerful blizzard struck Boston and surrounding New England on Tuesday, leaving some 4.5 million people grappling with as much as three feet of snow and coastal flooding but sparing New York City residents who had braced for a significant blast.
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Monster Blizzard Affects Millions in US, Over 6500 Flights Cancelled
- Tuesday January 27, 2015
- World News | Agence France-Presse
A winter storm pounded the northeastern United States on Monday hitting tens of millions of people and forcing the rare cancellation of Broadway shows in an "historic" New York blizzard.
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Blizzard-Weary Americans Brave More Snow
- Friday November 21, 2014
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Americans smothered in mountains of snow after a stunning blizzard hit the northeast, and are in for more of the white stuff through the end of the week.
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Snow storm hits half of US
- Thursday February 3, 2011
- World News | Michael Cooper, New York Times
The blizzard that dropped a foot or more of snow across a staggeringly wide area of the country, from Oklahoma up through a paralyzed Chicago and across parts of an ice-glazed New England, finally began to weaken Wednesday. It left behind a long trail of spun-out cars, darkened homes, closed schools and stranded fliers.But the harsh winter weather ...
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EU Backs Microsoft's $69 Billion Takeover of Call of Duty Maker Activision Blizzard
- Tuesday May 16, 2023
- Agence France-Presse
The EU on Monday gave the green light to Microsoft's $69-billion takeover bid for US video game giant Activision Blizzard, just weeks after the British competition regulator put the deal at risk by blocking it.
- www.gadgets360.com
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Microsoft Hits Back at UK Regulator's Decision to Block Activision Acquisition
- Thursday April 27, 2023
- Reuters
Microsoft's president Brad Smith said the UK regulator's decision to prevent its acquisition of Call of Duty maker Activision Blizzard "had shaken confidence" in Britain as a destination for tech businesses. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), which operates independently from government, blocked the deal on Wednesday, saying it could hit ...
- www.gadgets360.com
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Microsoft Activision Deal: US FTC Sues to Block $69 Billion Takeover Deal Over Competition Concerns
- Friday December 9, 2022
- Reuters
Microsoft's $69 billion (roughly Rs. 5,66,800 crore) bid to acquire Activision Blizzard, maker of the popular Call of Duty series, hit a roadblock on Thursday after the US FTC sued to block the takeover deal. Brad Smith, the company's president, tweeted on Thursday that the company would fight the FTC to complete the deal.
- www.gadgets360.com
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Microsoft's New $69 Billion Deal And Its Link To "Candy Crush"
- Tuesday January 18, 2022
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Microsoft announced Tuesday a $69 billion deal to purchase US gaming giant Activision Blizzard, the firm behind hits like "Call of Duty" that has been hit by allegations of sex discrimination against women.
- www.ndtv.com
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Flights Cancelled, Highways Closed As Storms Hit US Ahead Of Thanksgiving
- Thursday November 28, 2019
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Thanksgiving 2019: At the airport in Denver, which was hit with a foot of snow, nearly 500 flights were canceled and another 500 were delayed. On Monday night, 1,000 people slept at the airport.
- www.ndtv.com
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Power Outages, Road Closures As New ''Bomb Cyclone'' Blizzard Hits US
- Thursday April 11, 2019
- World News | Reuters
A "bomb cyclone" blizzard, the second in a month, hit the Rockies on Wednesday and spun into the U.S. Plains and Midwest, bringing fears of more flooding in areas still recovering from last month's deluge.
- www.ndtv.com
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Millions In US Brace For ''Life-Threatening'' Blizzards, Potential Floods
- Wednesday April 10, 2019
- World News | Reuters
A blizzard hitting the U.S. Rockies on Wednesday was forecast to move eastward over the next day, threatening to bring new flooding to the Plains states including parts of South Dakota and Missouri that are still recovering from last month's inundation.
- www.ndtv.com
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Commuters Affected As Second Snow Storm Hits New York, Surrounding States
- Thursday March 8, 2018
- World News | Reuters
The second winter storm in a week hit New York and surrounding states on Wednesday, bringing heavy snow that delayed or canceled flights and snarled traffic at evening rush hour as thousands remained without power from the last nor'easter.
- www.ndtv.com
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'Bombogenesis' Takes Aim At US Northeast As Snow Sweeps South
- Thursday January 4, 2018
- World News | Reuters
A rare winter storm hit the US Southeast on Wednesday, dumping snow on Florida's capital for the first time in three decades and snarling travel, while New England braced for a "bombogenesis" blizzard forecast to bring heavy accumulations on Thursday.
- www.ndtv.com
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US Jet Goes Off Icy Taxiway In Boston After Blizzard
- Tuesday December 26, 2017
- World News | Agence France-Presse
A JetBlue flight went off the taxiway after landing in Boston, the airline said on Tuesday, as frigid conditions and snow hit the northeastern United States.
- www.ndtv.com
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Wild Storms Tear Across US, Killing 43
- Tuesday December 29, 2015
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Floods and tornadoes killed at least 43 people in the southern and midwestern United States during the Christmas holiday, with forecasters warning that blizzards and freezing rain would add to the misery on Monday.
- www.ndtv.com
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Blizzard Hits Boston and New England, Spares New York Despite Forecasts
- Wednesday January 28, 2015
- World News | Reuters
A powerful blizzard struck Boston and surrounding New England on Tuesday, leaving some 4.5 million people grappling with as much as three feet of snow and coastal flooding but sparing New York City residents who had braced for a significant blast.
- www.ndtv.com
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Monster Blizzard Affects Millions in US, Over 6500 Flights Cancelled
- Tuesday January 27, 2015
- World News | Agence France-Presse
A winter storm pounded the northeastern United States on Monday hitting tens of millions of people and forcing the rare cancellation of Broadway shows in an "historic" New York blizzard.
- www.ndtv.com
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Blizzard-Weary Americans Brave More Snow
- Friday November 21, 2014
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Americans smothered in mountains of snow after a stunning blizzard hit the northeast, and are in for more of the white stuff through the end of the week.
- www.ndtv.com
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Snow storm hits half of US
- Thursday February 3, 2011
- World News | Michael Cooper, New York Times
The blizzard that dropped a foot or more of snow across a staggeringly wide area of the country, from Oklahoma up through a paralyzed Chicago and across parts of an ice-glazed New England, finally began to weaken Wednesday. It left behind a long trail of spun-out cars, darkened homes, closed schools and stranded fliers.But the harsh winter weather ...
- www.ndtv.com