The holding company of Canada’s Weston family ‌said on Wednesday that it has agreed to buy the British pharmacy chain ​Boots ⁠for $8.9 billion, including ‌debt.

BERLIN - A court Wednesday ordered former German spy chief August Hanning to remain in jail after his arrest on suspicion of espionage and treason, along with a former deputy who allegedly supplied him with secret files.

Alireza Sepahi was arrested in the wake of Iran’s January protests, was spared public execution in July after suffering a heart attack and married his fiancee on the eve of his death.

LONDON - The Court of Appeal in London on Wednesday quashed the criminal convictions of five former financial traders for manipulating the Libor and Euribor interest rate benchmarks, the latest twist in the long-running rigging scandal.

SINGAPORE - Thailand is ​at “the last paragraph” ‌of a trade agreement with the United States, Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said on Wednesday.