European Union countries are courting Indian businesses to set up shop in their country in the wake of Brexit. The Irish ambassador to India is personally going to companies to persuade them to make the move. EU institutions are also investing a lot in India, in a bid to maintain relations. So are Indian companies […]
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Germany’s greenhouse gas emissions fell sharply last year, putting the country’s 2020 climate goal within reach again By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press January 7, 2020, 1:32 PM 3 min read BERLIN — Germany’s greenhouse gas emissions fell sharply last year, putting the country’s 2020 climate goal within reach again. A report released Tuesday by the
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Scott Harrington and Nathan Gerbe scored in the second period and the Columbus Blue Jackets beat the Los Angeles Kings 4-2 By DAN GREENSPAN Associated Press January 7, 2020, 8:11 AM 4 min read LOS ANGELES — Unexpected contributors have kept the injury-riddled Columbus Blue Jackets afloat. That was the case again as the Blue
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Spain’s parliament has chosen Socialist leader Pedro Sánchez to form a new government and head a leftist coalition government By CIARAN GILES and BARRY HATTON Associated Press January 7, 2020, 1:32 PM 3 min read MADRID — Spain’s parliament has chosen Socialist leader Pedro Sánchez to form a new government and head a leftist coalition
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Hong Kong’s health chief says a mystery respiratory illness will be added to an official list of diseases that medical practitioners are required to report to the government By ALICE FUNG and YANAN WANG Associated Press January 7, 2020, 1:21 PM 2 min read HONG KONG — Hong Kong’s health chief said Tuesday that a
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Image caption Stephen Clements joined BBC Radio Ulster last September The BBC Radio Ulster presenter Stephen Clements has died suddenly. He was 47. The broadcaster had presented the mid-morning Stephen Clements Show on the station since September. The married father of two began his radio presenting career on Citybeat, and then hosted Q Radio’s Breakfast
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Image copyright PA Media Image caption The decade ended with a slowdown in properties being put on the market UK house prices rose slower than the general cost of living in the last decade, bucking the boom of the previous 10 years, research suggests. Property values were down by 1% from the start to the
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Samsung claims to have “virtually eliminated” the frame around its latest 8K TV. The firm says the Q950’s display has the highest screen-to-body ratio of any television on the market. The achievement gives it extra bragging rights at a time when it has taken a strong lead against its nearest competitor, LG, in terms of
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ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — Professional sports leagues struck out in their quest for a cut of sports betting money by claiming they needed payments to help protect the integrity of games. They also fumbled an attempt to claim a share of betting proceeds by saying the games are the intellectual property of the leagues, and
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Image copyright JOHN LUCAS/GEOGRAPH/GOOGLE Image caption Operations were cancelled at (clockwise from top left): Withybush, Prince Philip, Bronglais, and Glangwili hospitals The NHS in Wales is under more pressure than ever, a nurses’ leader has said. It comes after Hywel Dda health board cancelled planned operations at four hospitals following “an extraordinary weekend” of added
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