By Yantoultra Ngui SINGAPORE, May 28 (Reuters) - A consortium of U.S. investment firm KKR and Singapore Telecommunications (SingTel) has emerged as the frontrunner to buy a minority stake worth $1 billion in one of Asia's biggest data centre providers, two sources said. The potential investment in STT Telemedia Global Data Centres (STT GDC) reflects growing interest and demand for...

(Reuters) - Merck & Co ( MRK ) is nearing a $1.3 billion cash deal to buy ophthalmology biotechnology company Eyebiotech in an agreement that could see an additional $1.7 billion in milestone payments, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday. (Reporting by Kanjyik Ghosh; Editing by Subhranshu Sahu) ...

By Yantoultra Ngui SINGAPORE (Reuters) -A consortium of U.S. investment firm KKR and Singapore Telecommunications (SingTel) has emerged as the frontrunner to buy a minority stake worth $1 billion in one of Asia's biggest data centre providers, two sources said. The potential investment in STT Telemedia Global Data Centres (STT GDC) reflects growing interest and demand for data centres across...

BRASILIA, May 28 (Reuters) - Brazil's lower house of Congress approved on Tuesday the main text of a bill that would enact a new 20% import tax on international online purchases under $50, significantly down from a higher tax rate that was originally proposed. The bill must still be voted on by the Senate. The new import tax rate for...