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Goldman Sachs unit pleads guilty to bribery case involving 1MDB, agrees to
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Hong Kong [China], October 23 (ANI): The Malaysian subsidiary of Goldman Sachs has pleaded guilty to charges to violate US anti-bribery laws in a massive scheme involving Malaysia's sovereign wealth fund, 1MDB, and has agreed to pay USD 2.9 billion to various authorities.
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Tourist spending in Central London to fall by USD 14.3 bn in 2020 amid COV
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
London [UK], October 23 (ANI/Sputnik): The amount of money spent by tourists in the central districts of the UK capital, London, is expected to decrease by 10.9 billion pounds (USD 14.3 billion) in 2020 due to the sharp fall in international travel caused by the coronavirus disease pandemic,
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'India is our biggest focus market'
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India] October 23 (ANI/Mediawire): According to a Google-KMPG report, the Indian online gaming industry is expected to be worth USD 1.1 billion by 2021. With a projected user base of more than 628 million gamers, the Indian market has been attracting several gaming p
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Mirchi gets talking about MXTakaTak Fame House
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India] October 23 (ANI/Mediawire): What's new, trendy and addictive with the millennials? It is MX Player's short-format video app - MX TakaTak app which attracts over one billion + videos daily.
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China threatens action after US approves USD 1.8 billion in arms sales to
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Beijing [China], October 23 (ANI): China has threatened to make "make legitimate and necessary" action after the United States approved the potential sale of three weapon systems to Taiwan, including missiles and artillery, that could have a total value of USD 1.8 billion.
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US approves USD 1.8 billion in arms sales to Taiwan amid tensions with Chi
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Washington [US], October 22 (ANI): In a move that will irk China, the United States on Tuesday approved the potential sale of three weapon systems to Taiwan, including missiles and artillery, that could have a total value of USD 1.8 billion.
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Smile, Wave: some exoplanets may be able to see Earth, too
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 21 (ANI): Three decades after Cornell astronomer Carl Sagan suggested that Voyager 1 snap Earth's picture from billions of miles away -- resulting in the iconic Pale Blue Dot photograph -- two astronomers now offer another unique cosmic perspective that some exoplane
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FDI inflow registered 55 pc growth from 2008-14 to 2014-20
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New Delhi [India], October 20 (ANI): The total Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) inflow grew by 55 per cent, i.e., from USD 231.37 billion in 2008-14 to USD 358.29 billion in 2014-20, the Ministry of Commerce and Industry said on Tuesday.
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Economic cost of food-borne disease is USD 15 billion per year for India:
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New Delhi [India], October 15 (ANI): The Union Health Ministry on Thursday informed that the economic cost of food-borne diseases in India is estimated to be a whopping USD 15 billion. While wasting (21 per cent), underweighting (36 per cent), stunting (38 per cent) are common among children
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Pak anti-graft body issues arrest warrant against former president Asif Al
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Islamabad [Pakistan], October 15 (ANI): Pakistan's anti-corruption watchdog, the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Thursday issued an arrest warrant against the former president and Pakistan Peoples' Party (PPP) leader Asif Ali Zardari in a graft case worth 8 billion in Pakistan Rupees
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As Boris Johnson's fame wanes, Rishi Sunak on the rise
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Washington [US], October 14 (ANI): As UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson flounders amid the coronavirus pandemic, Rishi Sunak has been a beacon of calm and competence, intervening swiftly to spend billions of pounds supporting jobs as the economy went into lockdown free fall, The New York Times
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World Bank approves USD 12 billion to help developing countries get COVID-
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Washington [US], October 14 (ANI/Sputnik): The World Bank approved USD 12 billion to help developing countries purchase novel coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines and treatments, the organization said in a statement.
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