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Customers feel Brexit Bite as Apple Pushes Up Prices in UK by 20 Percent
As technology giant Apple tries to battle a weaker pound, the company has quietly pushed up the price of existing products in the United Kingdom. Apple has been cost more on any products sold in Britain due to the fact… Read More ›
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Why Donald Trump Is Popular With A Lot Of People In India
There are groups of Indians — both in the United States and in India — who support Donald Trump, even though the Republican presidential candidate may not be too kind toward foreigners or immigrants when he’s on the campaign trail…. Read More ›
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After May Pledges Brexit Support, Nissan Opts to Build New Model in UK
U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May was given her most important corporate endorsement since the Brexit referendum in June after Japanese car-maker Nissan announced that it will build its new Qashqai model in Britain despite the vote to quit the EU. A source,… Read More ›
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Good News for Arms Dealers – Indian Army 185,000 Deadly Assault Rifles
Providing a potential boost to global arms suppliers, India’s armed forces have embarked on a shopping spree for modern assault rifles, body armor and helmets. Scouting for a new model on the global market for 185,000 assault rifles, the 1.3 million-strong… Read More ›
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London Lures Shoppers with Cheap Luxury Goods, Even as the Bargain not Expected to Last for Long
Driven by a combination of its core characteristics and short-term boosts related to the U.K.’s vote to leave the European Union, the lure of London for luxury shoppers has tightened its pull in recent months. According to a report released… Read More ›
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Key Election Test: The Price of a Chocolate Croissant, Failed by French Presidential Hopeful
There are always plenty of surprises during the French presidential elections. A key election test: The price of pain au chocolat – a traditional French pastry, was failed by Jean-Francis Cope, who is currently running to become the presidential candidate of… Read More ›
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Doors to Foreign Workers Opened up by Japan
Japan, where the number of foreign workers, though still relatively small, has nearly doubled over the past eight years, is giving this message: send us your construction workers, your care givers, your store clerks — but for a limited time… Read More ›
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First Delivery in Colorado made by Uber Self-Driving Truck Packed with Budweiser
Uber claim that in what is the world’s first commercial delivery in a driverless vehicle, the ride-hailing giant teamed up with AB InBev to transport beer in an autonomous vehicle. With nobody behind the wheel, a tractor trailer full of beer… Read More ›
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Fossil Fuel Beaten for First Time by Record Green Power Installations
With record new installations of emissions-free power surpassing sources that burn fossil fuel, renewable energy reached an important turning point last year. This was revealed by the International Energy Agency. The Paris-based agency said in its Medium-Term Renewable Energy Market… Read More ›
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Report says if EU Blocks Trade Deal in Brexit, UK could Slash Corporation Tax to 10 Percent
If the European Union refuses to agree a post-Brexit free trade deal or blocks U.K.-based financial services firms from accessing its market, the Sunday Times said citing an unidentified source that Britain could slash its headline corporation tax rate to 10 percent… Read More ›