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...The attack came after the USS Mason had responded to a distress call from the M/V Central Park, which had been boarded by unknown assailants, Centcom said....
...There were no injuries and the ship, the Marshall Islands-flagged, US-owned and operated M/V Genco Picardy, sustained some damage but was “seaworthy and continuing under way”, Centcom said....
...“Everywhere you look in Saudi Arabia, you can see growth and progress and I’m excited to be part of that,” Nadal said....
...Feel free to drop me an email at sid.v@ft.com. Why does SEC chair Gary Gensler have a YouTube show?...
...“I’m the one who presented it on behalf of the United States to the world,” Powell told Barbara Walters in a 2005 interview after leaving government. “It was painful. It’s painful now”....
...Fiscal discipline, not expansion, widens the gulf between rich and poor (particularly in a downturn)....
...“I’m not going to shut down the economy, I’m not going to shut down the country, but I am going to shut down the virus,” Mr Biden said....
...In non-results sellside the only thing standing out is Gulf Keystone Petroleum. It’s rated a new “buy” at Berenberg, as is Energean Oil & Gas....
...Charts via Kepler Cheuvreux: And here’s HSBC on what it all means for the Gulf states....
...I’m aware of it only because a couple of weeks ago I took part in a fascinating blind tasting in anticipation of the great day....
...A five-bedroom villa with an outdoor pool is for sale with Gulf Sotheby’s for Dh23m....
...Janan Ganesh argues that while liberals worry about the US Supreme Court overturning Roe v Wade and a panoply of social rights, conservative justices are quietly dismantling economic protections....
...The first half of 2018 saw the $6.55bn final close of the Carlyle Asia Partners V fund, the second-largest ever raised for emerging Asia, behind only the $9.3bn collected by KKR last year....
...Smart reads David v Goliath Large consumer goods companies are starting to feel the impact of their smaller, more innovative rivals....
...“If I’m a pawn ahead, I’m going to win.” But something unexpected happened after the white bishop charged recklessly into combat. It drew black out, and the board began to open up....
...- It’s ok for most people to admit that giant M&A deals are actually v boring. - Alibaba – yeah right Jack. - Is starting a new (property derivatives) market like opening a nightclub?...
...In June 2013, she won one of the most significant civil rights cases in US history, United States v Windsor....
....” — Chris Giles 6) US v China: is this the new cold war?...
...David M’s intervention in the debate has been widely portrayed as the latest twist in the ongoing Miliband melodrama. “Brothers At War”, shrieked the Daily Mail headline today....
...“Because if you’re going to offer me chump change, I’m going to give it to the attorneys and throw the dice.”...
...And it’s only as we’re tooling out of San Francisco in the morning rush hour, the fog lingering over the bay, that I realise with a heavy heart that I’m the practical one, the one who has to remember to...
...I’m not putting forward my own opinion, but you’ll probably find it in the spaces in between.”...
...“I’m sticking with this for as long as I can.”...
...The destruction that has been going on for 80 years – almost 2,000 of the region’s 6,000 sq m have been lost – is not just a threat to the ecology of one of most unique environments in North America....
...“Perhaps as a top sportsman,” he responded, “but I’m not sure. Opening a successful restaurant is just so rewarding.” nicholas.lander@ft.com More columns at www.ft.com/lander ………………………………………….....
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