Hong Kong tycoon buys Dutch waste-to-energy company

Expatica - Monday 17th June, 2013

A consortium led by Asia's richest man Li Ka-shing said Monday it had agreed to buy a Dutch waste management company, in a deal worth more than $1billion. The HK$9.7 billion ($1.25 billion) acquisition of AVR Afvalverwerking B.V. (AVR), which specialises in turning waste into energy, is the second waste processor investment made this year by Li's Cheung Kong Infrastructure Holdings ...

UPI Sports Calendar for Monday June 17

Middle East Times - Sunday 16th June, 2013

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Football Dutch linesman killing verdict due

Expatica - Sunday 16th June, 2013

A Dutch court is on Monday to hand down a verdict against a group of teenaged boys and a father accused of kicking to death a linesman, a case that sent shockwaves through the football-mad Netherlands.Amateur league linesman Richard Nieuwenhuizen, 41, was allegedly kicked several times in the head by enraged youth players shortly after a December match, in which one of his sons was playing.He ...

Cheung Kong forms JV to buy Dutch waste processing firm for $1.26 billion

Reuters - Sunday 16th June, 2013

HONG KONG | Sun Jun 16, 2013 8:35pm EDT HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong property group Cheung Kong (Holdings) Ltd (0001.HK), controlled by Asia's richest man Li Ka-shing, said it will form a joint venture to buy Dutch waste processing firm RAV Water Treatment I B.V. for 943.68 million euros ($1.26 billion). Other joint venture partners include Cheung Kong Infrastructure Holdings Ltd ...

MLB Toronto 7 Texas 2

Middle East Times - Sunday 16th June, 2013

Adam Lind lofted a three-run homer Sunday, lifting Toronto to a series-sweeping 7-2 win over Texas. Wang (1-0) earned his first win as a Blue Jay in his second start after being signed to contract this month. The veteran right-hander worked around seven hits and two walks while striking out five Neil Wagner recorded the final out of the game for his first save after the Rangers had scored ...

Netherlands claim first scalp

General Sources - Sunday 16th June, 2013

Netherlands clinched their first Yorkshire Bank 40 victory of the season after beating Worcestershire by six wickets in a rain-affected match at New Road. In a Group A game reduced to 18 overs-a-side, the visitors reached their 91-run target in gloomy conditions with 14 balls to spare. It was Worcestershire's third consecutive home defeat against Netherlands, who gained sweet ...