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,...

July 10 (Reuters) - Canadian copper miner Hudbay Minerals ( HBM ) said on Thursday it has temporarily suspended operations in Snow Lake due to a wildfire in Northern Manitoba. ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. antitrust enforcers greenlit T-Mobile's $4.4 billion acquisition of UScellular on Thursday, saying that while consolidation among cell carriers is concerning, UScellular customers would get more reliable service from the deal. Gail Slater, head of the U.S. Department of Justice's antitrust division, said in a statement that the DOJ is closing its investigation without seeking to block...

05:10 PM EDT, 07/10/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Merck Animal Health, a division of Merck ( MRK ) , said late Thursday the US Food and Drug Administration has approved Bravecto Quantum to treat and protect dogs from fleas and ticks. The company said it expects the once-yearly injectable product to be available at veterinary clinics and hospitals by August. ...