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,...

MILAN, July 30 (Reuters) - The head of Italian group Recordati expects treatments for rare diseases to be exempted from the 15% tariff the United States plans to impose on imported European pharmaceutical products, he said on Wednesday. From what we know, rare diseases get a special, better treatment and are excluded from any tariffs, Chief Executive Robert Koremans said...

09:40 AM EDT, 07/30/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Coca-Cola (KO) has agreed to sell Nigerian food and beverage company CHI to UAC of Nigeria, UAC said Wednesday. Financial details weren't provided. CHI is a producer of dairy products, juices, nectars, still drinks, and snacks, UAC said, adding that the Nigerian company's portfolio includes the Chivita and Hollandia brands, which specialize in...

09:39 AM EDT, 07/30/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Diageo ( DEO ) said Wednesday that it has appointed Deirdre Mahlan as interim chief financial officer, effective Aug. 18. Mahlan succeeds Nik Jhangiani, who assumed the role of interim chief executive officer on July 16, the company said. Mahlan most recently served as interim CEO of The Duckhorn Portfolio before its sale...