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12:19am, 2nd August, 2019

Campbell confirms sale of Australian snacks unit Arnott's to KKR for $2.2 billion

Campbell Soup Co on Friday confirmed that it signed a deal to sell its Australian snacks unit Arnott's and some of its international operations to KKR & Co Inc for $2.2 billion as the U.S. company works on reducing debt.

Senate confirms Landau as ambassador to Mexico

3:15pm, 1st August, 2019

Politics

Senate confirms Landau as ambassador to Mexico

The U.S. Senate confirmed attorney Christopher Landau as ambassador to Mexico on Thursday, filling a position important to negotiations on trade and immigration but which has been vacant for more than a year.

North Korea confirms leader Kim Jong Un to visit Russia for summit with Putin: KCNA

5:13pm, 22nd April, 2019

World

North Korea confirms leader Kim Jong Un to visit Russia for summit with Putin: KCNA

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will visit Russia for a summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin, North Korean state media confirmed.

Austria's Kurz confirms link between Christchurch attacker and Identitarian Movement

4:07am, 27th March, 2019

World

Austria's Kurz confirms link between Christchurch attacker and Identitarian Movement

Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz on Wednesday confirmed that there was a financial link between the man who killed 50 people in mass shootings in Christchurch, New Zealand and the far-right Identitarian Movement in Austria.

GM confirms plans to build new EV, invest $300 million in Michigan plant

11:13am, 22nd March, 2019

US

GM confirms plans to build new EV, invest $300 million in Michigan plant

General Motors Co confirmed on Friday it will invest $300 million in a suburban Detroit assembly plant, adding 400 jobs to build a new Chevrolet electric vehicle.

Australia confirms Wikileaks' Assange has valid passport

10:59pm, 22nd February, 2019

World

Australia confirms Wikileaks' Assange has valid passport

Australia has confirmed that Julian Assange has a valid passport, a key development for the Wikileaks founder, who fears that Ecuador seeks to end his asylum in its London embassy and extradite him to the United States.

Senate confirms William Barr as U.S. attorney general

2:49pm, 14th February, 2019

Politics

Senate confirms William Barr as U.S. attorney general

The U.S. Senate confirmed William Barr as attorney general on Thursday, installing a seasoned lawyer with decades of Washington experience to head the Justice Department and putting him in charge of overseeing Special Counsel Robert Mueller's lo...

FBI confirms suspicious package sent to Tom Steyer

2:42pm, 2nd November, 2018

US

FBI confirms suspicious package sent to Tom Steyer

The FBI on Friday said it had recovered a suspicious package addressed to California billionaire Tom Steyer, a Democrat known for his ads calling for the impeachment of Republican President Donald Trump, exactly one week after federal authorities arr...

U.S. CDC confirms 62 cases of rare polio-like neurological condition

10:36am, 17th October, 2018

US

U.S. CDC confirms 62 cases of rare polio-like neurological condition

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has confirmed 62 cases of acute flaccid myelitis, a rare, polio-like condition that causes weakness in the arms or legs, across 22 states.

Senate confirms Kavanaugh for Supreme Court; to be sworn in on Saturday

4:17pm, 6th October, 2018

US

Senate confirms Kavanaugh for Supreme Court; to be sworn in on Saturday

A deeply divided U.S. Senate on Saturday confirmed Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court, as Republicans dismissed sexual assault accusations against the conservative judge and delivered a major victory to President Donald Trump.

Thyssenkrupp board backs split, confirms Kerkhoff as CEO

12:00pm, 30th September, 2018

Business

Thyssenkrupp board backs split, confirms Kerkhoff as CEO

Thyssenkrupp said on Sunday that its supervisory board had unanimously approved plans to split the conglomerate in two, paving the way for the group's largest restructuring in decades.

Congo confirms Ebola case at Ugandan border

10:57am, 21st September, 2018

World

Congo confirms Ebola case at Ugandan border

Democratic Republic of Congo has confirmed a case of Ebola on its border with Uganda, a country so far clear of the deadly virus, authorities in Congo said on Friday.

Chemical weapons watchdog confirms Novichok use in Amesbury

4:12pm, 4th September, 2018

UK

Chemical weapons watchdog confirms Novichok use in Amesbury

Laboratory tests by the chemical weapons watchdog confirmed British conclusions that two people in Amesbury, southwest England, were exposed to a Novichok-type nerve agent, it said on Tuesday.

Rebel media confirms separatist leader in east Ukraine killed in blast

11:29am, 31st August, 2018

World

Rebel media confirms separatist leader in east Ukraine killed in blast

The official media outlet of Russia-backed separatists in the Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine confirmed rebel leader Alexander Zakharchenko had been killed on Friday.

U.S. Senate confirms Haspel to be first woman CIA director

3:30pm, 17th May, 2018

Politics

U.S. Senate confirms Haspel to be first woman CIA director

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate confirmed Gina Haspel on Thursday to be director of the CIA, ending a bruising confirmation fight centered on her ties to the spy agency's past use of waterboarding and other brutal interrogation techniques...