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SEAN RAYMENT recalls that his jovial Chinese friend was a ruthless SPY
We always met in a Chinese restaurant and we laughed a lot. Mainly silly things due to misunderstandings caused by language. His English was poor but somehow we muddled along.
WFH? The coffee (and prosecco) van coming to a British street near you
Deprived of office clients, food businesses are using vans, milk floats and even bikes to take their wares on the road“Stop me and buy one” is a slogan traditionally used by ice-cream sellers. Now you may be as likely to find coffee, bread, cakes and sandwiches being sold up and down your street.Growing numbers of cafes and caterers forced to stop trading du […]
Brexit fuels brain drain as skilled Britons head to the EU
A British-German study uncovers huge changes in migration patterns of UK citizens since 2016 referendum Brexit has sparked an exodus of economically productive people from the UK to European Union nations on a scale that would normally be expected only as a result of a major economic or political crisis, according to a detailed new study.Using a combination […]
Scott Morrison to launch TikTok investigation amid data fears
Prime Minister Scott Morrion suspects Chinese social media apps are sending Australian users’ personal information back to Beijing and sharing it with the Chinese government.
Centre decides to allow export of indigenous ventilators as COVID-19 fatality rate falls to 2.15 pc
A prohibition/restriction on the export of ventilators was imposed in March to ensure domestic availability of the machines to effectively fight COVID-19. All types of ventilators were prohibited for export vide DGFT notification with effect from March 24.
Charting Bitcoin’s Breakout
Bitcoin broke above its key $10,000 to $11,000 resistance zone as well as a wedge patter that has been forming for several years.
U.S. Adds Sanctions Over Internment of Muslims in China
The Treasury Department imposed sanctions on a powerful government entity that runs companies and farms in the Xinjiang region, where officials carry out the mass internment of Muslims.
Consumer Price Inflation For Industrial Workers Stays Just Above 5%
The Labour Bureau, an attached office of the M/o Labour and Employment, has been compiling Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers (CPI-IW) every month on the basis of the retail prices of selected items collected from 289 markets spread over 78 industrially important centres in the country. The index is compiled for 78 centres and All-India and is relea […]
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GST collections fall to Rs 87,422 crore in July; FinMin explains why June revenue was higher
The Goods and Services Tax collection in July 2020 has fallen to Rs 87,422 crore which is lesser than both the July collections last year and the revenue collected last month.
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Stock Market Crash: Is The End Game Here?
A full-blown U. S. stock market crash may not happen anytime soon or not for a few months as investors and traders are comfortable that the Federal Reserve supports the stock rally.
With Jobless Aid Set to Lapse, Lawmakers Fail to Agree on Extension
Senate Republicans forced the chamber to begin moving forward with an extension of unemployment benefits that expire on Friday, but there was no agreement on a measure to do so.
Piyush Goyal Emphasizes That A Single Window System For Industrial Approvals Will Soon Be In Place
Commerce and Industry Minister Shri Piyush Goyal said that the Government is committed to policy simplification and asked for industry’s feedback and cooperation. Inaugurating CII National Digital conference on Ease of Doing Business for Atmanirbhar Bharat, the Minister emphasized that a single window system for industrial approvals will soon be in plac […]
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Vocal for Local: Modi govt restricts ‘Colour TV’ imports; India imported TVs worth this much in recent years
Around 30 per cent of TVs are imported from various countries and about 80-85 per cent TV components are imported as there is no local manufacturing.
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U.S. weekly jobless claims rise for a second straight week, total 1.434 million
Jobless claims for last week were roughly in line with expectations as the coronavirus pandemic continues to ravage the U.S. economy.
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