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"Horrible" year off to start for German industry
German industrial orders dropped more than expected in January due to weaker overseas demand, signaling that Europe's largest economy may slow down in the coming months. Commentators cautioned against drawing too many conclusions from a single month's data, as factory closures over the ho...
Targets for the Sensex and Nifty, market forecasts, and recommended stocks from 10 brokerages for the year 2023
During the Santa Rally, which lasted for the last five trading days of 2022 and the first two sessions of 2023, the Sensex rose by about 1,500 points, signaling a strong start to the new year on Dalal Street. Foreign investors suffered losses in 2022 as the Nifty sank 6% in US dollar terms despit...
Take a look at the most eye-catching celebrity hairstyles and outfits of the year
Let's take a stroll down memory lane and reminisce about the unique, daring, and gorgeous ensembles that grabbed everyone's attention this year as we get ready for 2023 and all the fashion highlights that are still to come. Experimenting with their looks, celebrities like Timothée ...
For the sixth year in a row, the National Brand Institute has ranked Brand Germany firs
Germany has maintained its top spot in the Anholt Ipsos Nation Brands Index (NBI) 2022 for the sixth year in a row. The index ranks countries based on their brand value across 23 different location-related metrics, including exports, governance, culture, people, tourism, and immigration/investmen...
Japan plans a 56% rise in defense spending over the next five years
On Monday, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida directed that the country's defense budget be increased by 56% over the next five years to 43 trillion yen.
In response to regional challenges from nuclear-armed North Korea and a more assertive China, the government is revising its m...
Japan plans to spend $40-45 trillion on defense over the next five years.
Japan plans to spend 40 trillion to 43 trillion yen on defense over five years beginning with the next fiscal year, which begins in April, according to three individuals with knowledge of the subject who spoke to Reuters on Friday.
That would be a significant increase from the present f...
After two years on the run, a Holocaust denier from France has been apprehended in Scotland
According to authorities, Vincent Reynouard, a convicted French Holocaust denier, was apprehended in Edinburgh after being on the run for two years.
Since 2020, investigators from France's agency for hate crimes and crimes against humanity have been collaborating with Scottish autho...
After 17 years, Sephora is finally coming back to the United Kingdom
The British location of Sephora, the French healthcare and cosmetics behemoth, will reopen soon after being closed for 17 years. The website and mobile app were released on Monday, only days after the company spent £132 million ($128 million) to acquire FeelUnique, a cosmetics e-tailer. The...
With rising energy prices and a depreciating yen, Tokyo is seeing its highest rate of inflation in 30 years
Core consumer prices in Tokyo rose 2.8% from a year earlier in September due to rising energy costs and a weak yen, the fastest annual rate of increase in almost three decades when removing the effects of tax increases.
The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications said that the c...
A cyber specialist claims that in the past eight years, Pakistan has made significant investments in the technological capacity to conduct espionage
Dawat-e-Islami has used digital technology to penetrate the homes of Indian Muslims, according to the findings of a special investigation conducted by India Today that also revealed Pakistan.
Jain claimed, "Pakistan in recent 8 years has spent extensively in technology capabilities...
CHINA TO BOOST MAJOR PROJECTS BETWEEN 2021-2025, 14TH FIVE-YEAR PLAN
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- China to boost major projects between 2021-2025, 14th five-year plan.
- The State Council executive meeting chaired by Premier Li Keqiang decided the same on Wednesday.
- The projects include science and technology, infrastru...
JAPAN GOVT. RECORDS ITS CHILD POPULATION TO HIT LOWEST IN APRIL 2021
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- Japan govt. records its child population to hit lowest in April 2021.
- As of April 1, the number of children aged 14 or younger stood at 14.93 million.
- In comparison with other age groups, children aged up to 2 accounted f...
CRYPTOCURRENCY BECOMES THE ASSET CLASS OF THE YEAR 2020-2021
Highlights:
• Support for bitcoin eventually pushed BTC high along with other cryptocurrencies
• 2021 has been a good year for BTC as it gained the support of many big names from the business, finance, and b...
S. KOREA OFFERS FREE VIDEO CALLS DURING THE LUNAR NEW YEAR HOLIDAY
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- S. Korea offers free video calls during the Lunar New Year holiday.
- The ICT ministry gave the order to encourage virtual family meetings amid pandemic.
- SK Telecom Co., KT Corp., and LG Uplus Corp. agreed to not charge fo...
KEC REPORTS HEAVY TRAFFIC ACROSS S. KOREA DUE TO LUNAR NEW YEAR
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- KEC reports heavy traffic across S. Korea due to Lunar New Year.
- Gyeongbu Expressway connecting Seoul to the southeastern port city of Busan was congested.
- The government has kept in place a nationwide ban on private gath...
OUTBREAK OF BIRD FLU IN SOUTH KOREA MAKES THE PRICE OF EGGS SOAR BY 27%
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- Outbreak of bird flu in South Korea makes the price of eggs soar by 27%.
- On Monday, sales prices of a carton of 30 eggs averaged 7,456 won.
- In January, the consumer prices, in general, rose 0.6 percent on-year.
S. KOREA PM CAUTIONS ABOUT COVID-19 IN THE LUNAR NEW YEAR HOLIDAYS’
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- S. Korea PM cautions about COVID-19 in the Lunar New Year holidays’.
- The coming holiday week is said to be crucial for the country’s fight towards the 3rd wave of the coronavirus.
- The PM in a press briefing as...
KDCA ANNOUNCES COVID-19 INOCULATION TO BEGIN ON FEB. 26 IN SOUTH KOREA
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- KDCA announces COVID-19 inoculation to begin on Feb. 26 in South Korea.
- The date remains so if final approval for the use of AstraZeneca's vaccine is made this week.
- KDCA reported that the country added 303 more COVID...
CHINESE ABORT FLYING IN CNY FAMILY GET-TOGETHER WITH AIRLINES WORST HIT
- Chinese New Year is usually a plum harvest for Chinese airlines criss-crossing the country fully decked up with passengers.
- It sure looks though this is not the year for this to repeat after the government takes the rare step of encouraging people to stay at home as it tries to...
CHINA TOWN IN SINGAPORE SHUTS OFF LIGHTS AS COVID CASES EMERGE
HIGHLIGHTS
- The Chinese New Year streetlamp up won't be turned on for four days as a feature of extra apportions to all the more likely space jams in Chinatown, said the Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment (MSE)
In a public statem...