
C&C Group Agrees to Buy Asahi’s UK Wholesale Business
The maker of Magners cider, C&C Group, has agreed to purchase the UK wholesale business of Japanese drinks giant Asahi. The deal expands C&C's distribution network in the British market.
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The maker of Magners cider, C&C Group, has agreed to purchase the UK wholesale business of Japanese drinks giant Asahi. The deal expands C&C's distribution network in the British market.
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A 33-year-old employee of Asahiyama Zoo in Asahikawa, Hokkaido, has been indicted for burning his wife's body in the zoo's incinerator. Police plan to re-arrest him on murder charges, as he has reportedly confessed to killing his wife.
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In the trial of a 23-year-old defendant accused of killing a 17-year-old high school student by dropping them into a river from a bridge in Asahikawa, Hokkaido, the prosecution has sought a 27-year prison sentence.
In the trial of a 23-year-old defendant accused of killing a 17-year-old high school student by dropping them into a river from a bridge in Asahikawa, Hokkaido, the defendant apologized for taking the victim's life but reiterated a denial of murderous intent.
A witness testified in the trial of a 23-year-old defendant accused of killing a 17-year-old high school girl in Asahikawa, Hokkaido, stating that the defendant pushed the victim off a bridge.
In the initial court hearing for the murder of a 17-year-old high school student in Asahikawa, Hokkaido, the 23-year-old defendant pleaded not guilty to charges including murder and confinement, stating he had no intent to kill and did not drop the victim from the bridge.
A 33-year-old employee of Asahiyama Zoo in Hokkaido, Japan, has been re-arrested on suspicion of murdering his wife, with police seizing multiple ropes from within the zoo premises, believed to have been used in the crime.

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