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— Charlie Chaplin
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Geospatial technology’ll grow Nigeria’s economy by $3bn – British govt
Okechukwu Nnodim, Abuja The Ordnance Survey of Great Britain has said Nigeria will grow its economy by $3bn through the adequate deployment of geospatial technology. Geospatial technology refers to all of the technology used to acquire, manipulate, and store geographic information. The surveying arm of the United Kingdom further stated that with ...
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Più di mille gli atleti russi avrebbero fatto uso di sostanze dopanti in gare internazionali
Più di mille gli atleti russi avrebbero fatto uso di sostanze dopanti in gare internazionali. È la conclusione della seconda parte del rapporto dell’Agenzia mondiale antidoping. Il documento parla di un vero e proprio “doping di stato”. Il Comitato olimpico internazionale ha annunciato che saranno ripetuti i test sugli atleti ...
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Celebrate closer EU union? Not with all that division
Instead of celebrating the 25th anniversary of the summit that reinforced the goal of an ever-closer union, the European Union's Commission chief lambasted some member states that refuse to apply common rules and said the bloc needs to rethink a looser relationship for those not fully committed.For those who sought ...
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Man seeks UK help in brother’s Karen estate
The brother of a deceased Karen resident has written to the British Foreign Office to complain about attempted fraud over the dead man’s Sh500 million estate. Roger Bryan Robson, a single man and Kenyan citizen aged 71 years, died on August 8, 2012. He lived at his Karen house until ...
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Brexit dominates UK politics, from Supreme Court to Commons
The drama of Britain's exit from the European Union was being acted out this week on two of London's grandest stages: the Supreme Court and the House of Commons chamber. The plot is gripping, but the ending is still a mystery.Inside the Supreme Court building, lawyers and judges on Thursday ...
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New doping report details 'institutional conspiracy' in Russia
A new report into systematic Russian doping details a wide-ranging "institutional conspiracy" that involved more than 1,000 athletes across more than 30 sports, including evidence corroborating large-scale sample swapping at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics.World Anti-Doping Agency investigator Richard McLaren said Friday the conspiracy involved the Russian Sports Ministry, national ...
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Marketing Internazionale
Il settore agroalimentare in UK: opportunità e rischi post-Brexit
Con 65 milioni di abitanti, un PIL di 2.568 miliardi di euro (6° al mondo) e un reddito pro capite di $41,499 il Regno Unito è attualmente il 4° mercato di destinazione dell’export italiano: lo scorso anno l’interscambio commerciale totale tra i due Paesi è stato di circa 33 miliardi ...
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Turkish restaurant owners offer Christmas dinner to London’s homeless, lonely
Serdar Kiğılı, a Turkish restaurateur in the quiet London suburb of Sidcup, and his business partner Tacettin Genç, have suddenly turned into popular figures on social media after announcing plans to offer Christmas dinner to elderly and homeless people in the neighborhood.
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Tata Steel Makes a Deal to Stay in Britain, Saving Up to 11,000 Jobs
If the deal is approved, Tata Steel’s plant will remain in South Wales — a relief to an already shaken economy.
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Sci & Tech: Pay TV provider Zuku pens new deal to boost subscriber numbers
Pay TV provider, Zuku, is in a new push to increase subscriber numbers after it entered a partnership with UK firm, Azuri.
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Business: Pay TV provider Zuku pens new deal to boost subscriber numbers
Pay TV provider, Zuku, is in a new push to increase subscriber numbers after it entered a partnership with UK firm, Azuri.
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EU fines 3 banks, including HSBC, $520 million over rate market rigging
European Union regulators on Wednesday fined banks JPMorgan Chase, HSBC and Credit Agricole a combined $520 million for colluding to manipulate the price of financial products linked to interest rates.EU antitrust Commissioner Margrethe Vestager (photo) said the banks illegally exchanged sensitive information and colluded to make big profits in the ...
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Betsson acquires horse betting operator RaceBets
The acquisition of the niche operator RaceBets complements Betsson’s offering with a proprietary horse racing product and an experienced horse betting trading team. The horse betting product will be added to Betsson’s offering and will benefit all Betsson brands. RaceBets holds licences in the UK, Ireland, Malta and Germany. RaceBets ...
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Police arrest man over threats to UK Brexit lawsuit claimant
A man has been arrested on suspicion of sending online threats to the lead claimant in Britain's Brexit court case, police said Wednesday, as the high-stakes legal drama continued at the Supreme Court.Financial entrepreneur Gina Miller took the government to court, arguing it does not have the power to trigger ...
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Central bank chief stores firepower as trade fears loom
The Bank of Thailand governor is keeping enough ammunition in store to respond to a downturn in world trade amid a wave of anti-globalisation sentiment that’s swept from the UK to the US.
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Yemen just a few months away from running out of food, OXFAM warns
Source: Oxfam Country: YemenYemen’s population is at risk of catastrophic hunger as food imports continue to plunge. On current trends the war-torn country will effectively run out of things to eat by April, Oxfam said today.Vital food imports have plunged below half the level the country’s needs Yemen’s population is at risk ...
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Business: SimbaPay rolls out mobile money service in Ghana and Uganda
London-based digital money transfer provider, SimbaPay, has announced the launch of its money transfer service to Ghana and Uganda.
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EU's Brexit negotiator puts time pressure on Britain
Britain hasn't got two years to negotiate its divorce from the European Union after all.The EU's chief negotiator on Brexit warned Tuesday that the country will have less than 18 months once talks begin and that it won't be allowed to pick and choose what parts of the EU it ...
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UK government's Brexit plans in hands of Supreme Court
Prime Minister Theresa May wants to start Britain's divorce from the European Union, but 11 judges may stand in her way.On Monday, May's government will ask Supreme Court justices to overturn a ruling that Parliament must hold a vote before Britain's exit negotiations can begin — a case that has ...
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Italy hit by market volatility, political turmoil after referendum defeat
Italian voters dealt Premier Matteo Renzi a resounding rebuke early Monday by rejecting his proposed constitutional reforms, plunging Europe's fourth-largest economy into political and economic uncertainty.Renzi announced he would quit following Sunday's referendum vote, in which 60 percent of voters rejected his proposals and signaled they wanted a change in ...
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UK foreign secretary downplays EU payment suggestions
Britain's foreign secretary dismissed as "speculation" suggestions that the U.K. would pay for tariff-free trade with the European Union after it leaves the bloc.Boris Johnson's comments Sunday in an interview with the BBC came after David Davis, the minister in charge of negotiating Britain's exit from the EU, said the government ...