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Conspiracy pushers target races for local election posts
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Undeterred by uncertain economic conditions, jet-setters are booking more expensive, more remote, and more brag-worthy trips than in the past.
The US president latest gaffe came while praising Rishi Sunak at an event related to an Indian holiday
Читать дальше...TEHRAN, Oct. 25 (MNA) – Iran’s Minister of Petroleum Javad Owji has rebuked Western sanctions “on the most important owners of natural gas reserves”, saying their impact is “irreparable”.
The CEO of chip firm Navitas details its master plan to take on giants like Intel and AMD with a more environmentally-friendly chip that could be more powerful than silicon.
Orphan baby beaver, Nibi, built a dam to protect her habitat at Newhouse Wildlife Rescue in Chelmsford, Massachusetts on Oct 19. Nibi built a dam while her new roommate left to enjoy the aquatic enclosure. Newhouse Wildlife Rescue faculty provides rehabilitation services to injured and orphaned wildlife.
A group of people describing themselves as rationalists served chicken biryani at a community feast in Odisha's Bhubaneswar on Tuesday to bust what they termed as "blind belief".
Singapore Airlines Ltd (SIA) said on Tuesday (Oct 25) its strong cash position would allow it to spend S$3.86 billion to redeem convertible bonds issued in 2020 that helped it weather the halt in travel during the pandemic. The airline said in a statement that the bonds, which have a conversion price below
(Reuters) - Aerospace supplier Raytheon Technologies Corp on Tuesday posted a near 5 per cent rise in third-quarter revenue as air travel demand buoyed parts and services sales, though lingering supply chain issues spurred the company to trim its 2022 sales outlook.Raytheon, whose customers include Boeing
BEIJING -China will accelerate investment in rural infrastructure to improve its ability to ensure food supply while also stabilising the economy, according to a plan published by the agriculture ministry on Tuesday.The plan, backed by eight ministries and government agencies, comes amid slowing growth in th
In a recent survey of 1,000 workers in Singapore, four in five say they want a four-day work week. But this arrangement is not for everyone, say observers.
Thailands Board of Investment (BOI) announced that, from January to September 2022, a total of 1,247 foreign and local investors applied with the BOI for investment promotion, worth a combined 439.1 billion baht (US$11.6 billion), rising 8% compared with the first nine months of 2021. From that number, Thailands Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) saw 376 []
BEIJING : China will broaden companies' overseas listing channels and increase the proportion of direct financing, the securities regulator said on Tuesday.China will also strengthen pragmatic cooperation with Hong Kong markets, according to the statement released by the China Securities Regulatory Commis
HANOI : Vietnam's largest refinery will run operations at full capacity in the fourth quarter to ensure stable supplies of petroleum products for the domestic market, its owner Nghi Son Refinery and Petrochemical (NSRP) said on Tuesday.The 200,000-barrel-per-day refinery will supply 2.4 million-2.5 millio
Officials from the Department of Internal Trade inspected the retail pricing of goods at key outlets to prevent price gouging. The department said there is enough goods inventory to meet the current demand, including in flooded areas. The Department of Internal Trade conducted a field inspection at Big C Supercenter Tiwanon shopping mall in Nonthaburi []
The National Broadcasting and Telecommunication Commission (NBTC), the countrys telecommunications regulator gives conditional clearance to the merger of two mobile operators, True Corporation Pcl and Total Access Communication Pcl (DTAC). The NBTC board on Thursday voted in favor of the merger in a special meeting that lasted 11 hours. However, it placed conditions on the []
The meeting discussed on economic outlooks as well as related issues in sustainable finance and digitalization under the theme Advancing Digitalization, Achieving Sustainability What do we get from the 29th APEC FMM meetings? Sustainable Finance: The mechanisms that can help APEC economies to access sustainable finance such as the ASEAN Catalytic Green Finance Facility (ACGF) []
LONDON: After seven weeks in which Britain's reputation for financial credibility has been rocked by political missteps, senior finance executives have given new prime minister Rishi Sunak a cautious welcome. Sunak is a known quantity to Britain's banks, asset managers and insurers, having previously run t
LONDON : Lightsource BP aims to rapidly grow battery capacity at its solar farms around the world to reach 4 gigawatts (GW) by 2025 in order to store and supply power at night and on cloudy days, the British company's chief executive told Reuters.Connecting industrial-scale batteries to solar plants, as w
Pattaya business leaders seeking answers got only vague overviews on airport development and tourism promotion at their annual meeting. President Boonanan Pattanasin chaired the Oct. 19 meeting of the Pattaya Business & Tourism Association at the Sunbeam Hotel, which included annual reports and presentations from Surat Thepchaito, Pattayas tourism and sports director, and Capt. Rat []
DUBAI : BitOasis, a Middle East-focused cryptocurrency exchange based in the United Arab Emirates, said on Tuesday it had signed an agreement with Mastercard to launch payment cards linked to cryptocurrencies, they said in a joint statement.The cards will allow BitOasis customers in the Middle East and No
#APEC2022THAILAND , APEC Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation , and ICONSIAM invite you to the APEC Photo Contest 2022 Exhibition held at ICONLUXE GALLERY, 1st Floor, ICONSIAM. The exhibition features a collection of photos from previous years as well as the finalists from this years contest under the theme of Open. Connect. Balance. The photos will []
STOCKHOLM : Swedish automaker Volvo Cars will temporary close one of its factories due to a chip shortage, the company told newspaper Goteborgs-Posten on Tuesday. "There will be a temporary break in production," Merhawit Habte, press spokesperson at Volvo Cars told GP, adding the factory will be closed fo