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Trade deficit at a record $38bn as gold imports rise

India’s merchandise trade deficit widened to a record $37.84 billion in November, driven primarily by surging gold imports and falling exports, a trend experts said threatens to add pressure on the rupee which is already strained by three months of portfolio outflows. Imports, however, surged by 27% to $69.95 billion compared to $55.06 billion in November 2023, mainly due to …

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1 month ago

Thames Water: Fears of more bill hikes as £38bn bill revealed

The Independent

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. A spokesperson for Thames Water said: “We take a rigorous approach to financial discipline …

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1 year, 3 months ago

Saudi Arabia’s e-sports looking to nurture its own hit games

Al Jazeera

The kingdom is making investments and training new local talent as it aims to become a powerhouse in game development. As it gathers momentum, the national gaming and e-sports strategy emphasises local game production, promising to turn the kingdom into “an Eden for game developers” that can produce new titles “promoting Saudi and Arabic culture”. Early days Saudi Arabia seems …

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2 years, 1 month ago

Elon Musk to sack half of Twitter staff and end working from home

The Telegraph

Elon Musk plans to sack half of Twitter staff and end working from home in a bid to reduce costs following his tumultuous $44bn takeover. Mr Musk has already sacked Twitter’s senior leadership team, including its chief executive, and a number of other high profile executives have resigned since he took over the company. Mr Musk, who has described himself …

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2 years, 1 month ago

Kathy Burke blasts Elon Musk for rumoured plan to charge blue-tickers on Twitter

The Independent

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Comedian and actor Kathy Burke has hit out at Elon Musk …

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2 years, 1 month ago

After Elon Musk's £38bn Twitter takeover TOM LEONARD examines how to prevent left-wing echo chamber

Daily Mail

Elon Musk could scarcely have made his intentions clearer this week when news broke that, following a protracted legal wrangle, he had bought the social media giant Twitter. Musk, a libertarian who insists free speech is all-but absolute, seems determined to put a rocket up the technology industry's cosy progressive consensus. Clean out: Musk carries a sink into Twitter HQ …

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2 years, 2 months ago

Elon Musk promises to turn Twitter into ‘everything app’ called X

The Telegraph

Elon Musk plans to turn Twitter into an “everything app” after reviving plans to buy the social media company for $44bn. After a u-turn over his takeover, the Tesla billionaire said: “Buying Twitter is an accelerant to creating X, the everything app.” Mr Musk had been trying to back out of a deal to buy the social media business but …

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2 years, 8 months ago

Netflix’s share price tanks after it unveils plan for advertising

The Telegraph

Netflix suffered a share price collapse after an unprecedented drop in subscribers prompted it to warn it is considering introducing advertising. In 2020 Reed Hastings, the company’s co-founder and chief executive, said he wanted Netflix to be a “safe respite” with “none of the controversy around exploiting users with advertising”. I don’t think we have a lot of doubt that …

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2 years, 10 months ago

Melania Trump ‘buys own artwork’ in first sale on her new NFT platform - report

The Independent

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3 years, 1 month ago

Israeli hyperbole: The art of deception

Al Jazeera

Israeli hyperbole is as old as the Israeli state. In 2015, Bennett, the religious extremist settler leader cum minister of education, called Israel’s rather moderate partner, President Mahmoud Abbas, “a terrorist”, and declared that Israel “should not speak with him”. For almost three decades, Israel’s longest-serving prime minister, Netanyahu, led the charge against Iran, accusing it of secretly developing nuclear …

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Trade deficit at a record $38bn as gold imports rise

Thames Water: Fears of more bill hikes as £38bn bill revealed

Saudi Arabia’s e-sports looking to nurture its own hit games

Elon Musk to sack half of Twitter staff and end working from home

Kathy Burke blasts Elon Musk for rumoured plan to charge blue-tickers on Twitter

After Elon Musk's £38bn Twitter takeover TOM LEONARD examines how to prevent left-wing echo chamber

Elon Musk promises to turn Twitter into ‘everything app’ called X

Netflix’s share price tanks after it unveils plan for advertising

Melania Trump ‘buys own artwork’ in first sale on her new NFT platform - report

Israeli hyperbole: The art of deception