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EU defends split with UK on Microsoft, Activision Blizzard bid
EU defends split with UK on Microsoft, Activision Blizzard bid
Business and Economy
by  AFP

The EU anti-trust chief on Thursday defended the bloc's decision to approve Microsoft's $69-billion takeover bid for US video game giant Activision Blizzard despite the UK's block on it. Xbox-owner Microsoft launched a bid for Activision Blizzard early last year, seeking to establish the world's third biggest gaming firm by revenue after China's Tencent and Japan's PlayStation maker Sony.

South Korea hails successful launch of homegrown rocket
South Korea hails successful launch of homegrown rocket
Business and Economy
by  AFP

South Korea said Thursday it had successfully launched its homegrown Nuri rocket and placed working satellites into orbit, hailing a key step forward for the country's burgeoning space programme. It was the third launch of the Nuri, which successfully put test satellites into orbit last year after a failed 2021 attempt saw the rocket's third-stage engine burn out too early.