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Jack Ma to step down as head of business school he founded, amid clampdown
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Hong Kong, May 25 (ANI): Chinese billionaire Jack Ma will be stepping down as the President of Hupan, an elite business school he founded, suggesting a further retreat from public life by Beijing's most prominent entrepreneur in the face of government pressure on the tech industry.
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Obscure company offers to 'invest' $500 billion in national infra pipeline
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], May 24 (ANI): An obscure company Landamous reality ventures, which gave front-page advertisement on Monday offering to invest 500 billion USD in the National Infrastructure Pipeline and non-NIP projects listed by central government, was not found to be operatin
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COVID impact: Singapore Airlines report record full year loss of USD 3.21
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Singapore, May 24 (ANI): In a year when the airline and travel industry were pulverised by the COVID-19 pandemic, Singapore Airlines (SIA), co-owner of India's Vistara airlines with Tata Sons, reported a record full-year net loss of SGD 4.27 billion (USD 3.21 billion).
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Foreign investment drops 32.5 pc in 10 months in Pakistan
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], May 23 (ANI): Pakistan likely to witness a financial crisis as the flow of foreign investment into the country's economy dropped 32.5 per cent to USD 1.55 billion in the first 10 months of the current fiscal year.
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Billie Eilish announces 2022 'Happier Than Ever' world tour dates
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 22 (ANI): Grammy-winning singer Billie Eilish has announced the dates for her upcoming world tour in support of her forthcoming album 'Happier Than Ever'.
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Global study highlights vast under-treatment of diabetes
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Michigan [US], May 22 (ANI): Nearly half a billion people on the planet have diabetes, but most of them aren't getting the kind of care that could make their lives healthier, longer and more productive, according to a new global study of data from people with the condition.
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Clarivate to acquire ProQuest, a leading global provider of Mission Critic
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 21 (ANI/NewsVoir): Clarivate plc (NYSE: CLVT), a global leader in providing trusted information and insights to accelerate the pace of innovation, today announced a definitive agreement to acquire ProQuest, a leading global software, data and analytics provider to acad
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Covid vaccines create 9 new billionaires: People's Vaccine Alliance
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 20 (ANI): At least nine people have become new billionaires since the beginning of Covid pandemic, thanks to the excessive profits pharmaceutical corporations with monopolies on Covid vaccines are making, the People's Vaccine Alliance said on Thursday ahead of a G20 le
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Covid-19 support spurs ADB's record lending commitment to India
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 20 (ANI): The Asian Development Bank (ADB) committed 3.92 billion dollars in sovereign loans for 13 projects to India in 2020, including 1.8 billion dollars in projects to support the government's coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic response.
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Amid competition with China, US lawmakers move proposal to upgrade naval s
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New York [US], May 19 (ANI): In a bid to prepare for a greater power competition with China, a bipartisan group of US lawmakers has proposed a USD 25 billion cash infusion into America's outdated naval shipyards.
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China halts two high-speed rail projects citing growing local govt debt
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Beijing [China], May 19 (ANI): Due to growing local government debt, China has ordered a halt to work on two high-speed rail projects with a total investment of 130 billion yuan (USD 20 billion) in Shandong and Shaanxi provinces.
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Hold the stakes of happiness and fashion with Black Tree India
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 19 (ANI/SRV Media): As it is observed, the Indian textile market has contributed largely to the GDP of the country and is proudly standing at over US$100 billion currently.
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