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In West Bengal, a 16-year-old girl tries to buy a smartphone by selling her blood

A West Bengali teen sought to buy a smartphone with blood money.

She had Rs 9,000 to spend on a smartphone.

The girl is 16 years old.

Written by Anupam Mishra: Most of us have fantasized of flaunting an extravagant smartphone. But how far can you go to make sure that...

Ten are detained in Singapore for selling illegal bunker fuel

Ten persons have been detained by Singaporean police on suspicion of selling bunker fuel illegally.

The arrests were made on August 4 during a joint operation with the Singapore Maritime and Port Authority by Police Coast Guard officers. Six of the crew members worked on a tugboat flyin...

BP sells Jadestone an interest in oil-producing areas off the coast of Australia

Oil and gas company Jadestone Energy, which is listed on AIM and has its headquarters in Singapore, is growing its presence offshore Australia as a result of an agreement it reached with BP to purchase the oil major's stake in oil-producing fields that are a part of a project run by Australia...

FSC TO PARTIALLY LIFT THE BAN ON SHORT SELLING OF LISTED STOCKS

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FSC to partially lift the ban on short selling of listed stocks.
FSC from Monday onwards will lift the ban on 200 large-cap firms listed on the main KOSPI.
Short selling ban will be lifted from 150 firms listed on the sec...

AMAZON INC PLANNING NEW STRATEGY AFTER LEGAL SETBACK

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Amazon.com Inc. is working on a massive India expansion plan.
Amazon's plan included many tie-ups with regional retail chains.
Amazon wants to ensure that legal setback in the court case with Future Group would not upset its ...

CASHIFY TO INCREASE SECOND-HAND SMARTPHONE BUSINESS IN INDIA

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Cashify is planning to start second-hand smartphone business in India.
Cashify has raised $15 million for this business.

Second-hand smartphone market is a huge market in India as tens of millions of people purchase such s...

AWARD-WINNING REPORTER HARASSED BY WIFE-BEATER HIONEY-FARM GROWER-HUSBAND

A reporter, an award - winning recipient, has given Chinese social media a lot to think about for the reporter says that she suffered years of domestic violence at the hands of her husband.
In a comprehensive description published on social media platform WeChat on Saturday, Ma...

S. KOREA SUGGESTS MONITORING MARKET VOLATILITY OVER GAMESTOP CASE

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S. Korea suggests monitoring market volatility over GameStop case.
Retail investors recently snapped up shares of U.S video game vendor GamseStop.
The buying spree is said to have incurred heavy losses for hedge funds.

THAI CONSTITUTION UNDER SPECIAL ACTS ALLOW SALE AND PURCHASE OF CATEGORY II DRUGS

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Another Public Health Ministry guideline permits the deal and ownership of classification II opiates under the Narcotic Act BE 2522 (1979)

A declaration with the impact was distributed in the Royal Gazette site on Monday.

C...

SINGAPORE NEW SCHEME FLATS IN BUILD TO ORDER FORMAT

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More than 5000 homes to be sold in Singapore

The Housing and Development Board (HDB) opened an aggregate of 5,795 flats available for sale under the November 2020 Build-to-Order (BTO) work out.

Three tasks are situated in t...

CRIMINAL SUIT FILED AGAINST STUDENT IN CENTRAL JAPAN FOR SELLING FAKE STIMULANT DRUGS

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Criminal suit filed against student in Central Japan for selling fake stimulant drugs.
The university student is under suspicion for posting ads on social media about selling drugs.
He is said to have been selling drugs ...

SOFTBANK TO SELL OFF ITS STAKE AT ARM LTD. TO U.S NVIDIA CORP AT $40 BILLION

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SoftBank to sell off its stake at Arm Ltd. to U.S Nvidia Corp. at $40 billion.
SoftBank Group intends to recover from its recent investment losses by the sale.
The sale is expected to be completed by around March 202...

SOFTBANK GROUP CORP. TO SELL PART OF ITS SHARES IN MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATION UNIT

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SoftBank Group Corp. to sell part of its shares in mobile telecommunication unit.
The company plans on selling around 1.03 billion of its shares.
The shares are worth about $13 billion.
The offering price will...

JAPANESE TELECOM COMPANY SOFTBANK CORP. REPORTS A RISE IN NET PROFIT IN APRIL-JUNE PERIOD

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Japanese telecom company SoftBank Corp. reports a rise in net profit in April – June period.
The company is said to have gained a net profit of $12 billion.
SoftBank had to sell two-thirds of its stake as part of t...

BRITISH AIRWAYS TO SELL DAMIEN HIRST’S WORK OF ART

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10 work of art by artist Damien Hirst to be sold off to raise money, by British Airline
The artwork costs for more than $1.27 million, and mostly being hanged at the executive lounges.
The airline plans to cut off over 12...