Tokyo (Reuters) -Canadian retailer Alimentation Couche-Tard said on Wednesday it was withdrawing its $47 billion takeover bid for Seven & i Holdings, citing a lack of constructive engagement by the Japanese retailer. The surprise move marks the collapse of what could have been the largest foreign takeover of a Japanese company as Circle K operator Couche-Tard sought to create a...

* Couche-Tard says Seven & i ( SVNDF ) engaged in 'obfuscation and delay' * Seven & i ( SVNDF ) seen as test of Japan's openness to foreign takeovers * Couche-Tard made alternative proposal to Seven & i ( SVNDF ) (Adds Seven & i comment in paragraph 5, shares suspended in paragraph 7, reaction from shareholders in paragraphs...

SYDNEY, Aug 18 (Reuters) - Google agreed on Monday to pay a A$55 million ($35.8 million) fine in Australia after the consumer watchdog found it had hurt competition by paying the country's two largest telcos to pre-install its search application on Android phones, excluding rival search engines. The fine extends a bumpy period for the Alphabet-owned internet giant in Australia,...

* Cockpit voice recording suggests captain cut off fuel to engines - report * First officer asked captain why he moved fuel switches - report * Air India CEO noted preliminary report found no mechanical or maintenance faults (Adds additional background throughout) By David Shepardson and Dan Catchpole July 17 (Reuters) - A cockpit recording of dialogue between the two...