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Hong Kong elections record a high 71.2 pc voter turnout
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Hong Kong, Nov 25 (ANI): Hong Kong voters turned out in unprecedented numbers for local elections on Sunday, with 71.2 per cent of the city's 4.1 million registered voters casting their ballots by the time the polls closed, the semi-autonomous region's Election Commission said, as cited by N
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US judge orders Iran to pay USD 180 million to American journalist, his fa
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Nov 24 (ANI): A US federal judge on Friday ordered the Iranian government to pay USD 180 million to a Washington Post journalist Jason Rezaian and his family in damages for his 544-day captivity in an Iranian prison on alleged espionage charges.
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Rare first edition of Marvel Comics sells for USD 1.26 million in Texas au
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Nov 23 (ANI): A copy of the first-ever Marvel Comics comic book sold for 1.26 million US Dollars in an auction in Texas.
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Cotton prices to be impacted by higher production: Ind-Ra
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Nov 22 (ANI): The cotton crop in Maharashtra is estimated to be delayed as unseasonal rains damaged about 1.9 million bales, India Ratings and Research (Ind-Ra) said on Friday, adding that the damaged crop is estimated to fetch prices that will be 30 to 35 per c
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Kris Jenner speaks about daughter Kylie selling majority stake of 'Kylie C
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington D.C [USA], Nov 20 (ANI): Kylie Jenner sold a 51 per cent stake in her cosmetics and skincare businesses to American multi-national beauty brand 'Coty' for USD 600 million, her mother Kris Jenner said.
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Researchers discover possible new treatment strategy against progeria
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Nov 18 (ANI): Progeria is a very rare disease that affects about one in 18 million children and results in premature ageing and death in adolescence from complications of cardiovascular disease.
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Singtel posts first ever quarterly loss of SGD 668 million on Bharti Airte
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Singapore, Nov 18 (ANI): Singapore's dominant telecommunications operator, Singtel shocked investors when reporting their second-quarter results last week posting a historic loss of SGD 668 million (USD 491 million or INR 35.2 billion). This is mainly due to a one-time charge affecting assoc
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Leaked documents reveal details of China's clampdown on Uighurs,other Musl
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Nov 17 (ANI): China put a million or more Uighurs and other Muslim minorities into detention camps and prisons in Xinjiang over the last three years under President Xi Jinping's directives to "show absolutely no mercy" in the struggle against terrorism, infiltration and
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Czech Republic: Over two lakh people take part in anti-government protests
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Prague [Czech Republic], Nov 17 (ANI): Over two lakh people took part in the anti-government protest in Prague, the capital of Czech Republic, on Saturday (local time).
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LANXESS to become climate neutral by 2040
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 16 (ANI/NewsWire Gujarat): Specialty chemicals company LANXESS has set itself an ambitious climate protection target. By 2040, the group intends to become climate neutral and eliminate its greenhouse gas emissions from around 3.2 million tons of CO2 emissions today.
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Esports in India to get a boost as Rewired.GG announces investment
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
London [UK], Nov 15 (ANI): Rewired.GG, the 50 million euros esports venture fund, has invested 14 million euros more into Team Vitality, taking its total investment so far to 34 million euros.
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UPL to acquire Yoloo Biotech in all-cash deal for $13.3 million
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Maharashtra (Maharashtra) [India], Nov 15 (ANI): Agrochemicals manufacturer UPL said on Friday it has entered into definitive agreements to acquire 100 per cent shares of Yoloo Laoting Biotechnology, an agrochemical company based in Heibei province of China, from Beijing Yoloo Bio-Technology
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