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India Bars Global Audit Firm PwC for 2 Years in a Decade-Old $1 Bln Fraud Case
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BUSINESS
14:03 11.01.2018(updated 14:04 11.01.2018)Get short URL
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The Securities and Exchange Board of India said that PwC was complicit with the main perpetrators of the accounting fraud at Satyam Computer Services nine years ago, and it was found that audit firm did not...
Zuckerberg Announces New Changes to Facebook
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TECH
04:38 12.01.2018(updated 10:30 12.01.2018)Get short URL
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Facebook plans major changes to news feeds from media and businesses to focus on personal interactions, which may lead to people spending less time on the website, its CEO said Thursday.
"As we roll this out, you'll see less public content like posts from businesses,...
Saudi Arabia Debuts Female-Only Car Showroom, Sells Family Football Tickets
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MIDDLE EAST
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In September 2017, King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud made a historic decision allowing women to drive starting from June 2018, and a month later the authorities announced that the main stadiums in major cities would be refurbished in order to receive families...
Entire Pakistan Nation Feels 'Betrayed' Over US Criticism - Army Chief
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ASIA & PACIFIC
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US Central Command chief General Joseph Votel has announced that Washington was not considering any unilateral action inside Pakistan during his talks with General Qamar Javed Bajwa.
"The entire Pakistani nation felt betrayed over the US' recent statements despite decades of cooperation," Pakistan's General Qamar Javed Bajwa stated...
Hindu Nationalist Outfit up in Arms Against Apple, IKEA’s India Dream
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ASIA & PACIFIC
15:18 12.01.2018(updated 15:19 12.01.2018)Get short URL
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The Swadeshi Jagaran Manch’s opposition has jeopardized the dreams of multinational corporations, including Apple, IKEA and H&M to open exclusive showrooms in India without having to comply with an earlier norm of using 30% local sourcing
New Delhi (Sputnik) —...
'We Must Tell Refugees They're for Limited Period of Time in EU,' German MP Says
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OPINION
15:24 12.01.2018(updated 15:35 12.01.2018)Get short URL
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Following the recent attacks of migrants on German teen girls as well as the release of a film that implicitly support child marriage, more and more of the country's residents support obligatory age tests for migrants...
UK Still Expects Trump's Visit Despite Criticism by London Mayor, Public
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US
08:53 12.01.2018(updated 15:50 12.01.2018)Get short URL
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In a tweet, Donald Trump said that he was not happy that the administration of his predecessor Barack Obama sold the previous US embassy in London to build a new one, which he called a "bad deal."
US President Donald Trump...
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From left: Justices Kurian Joseph, Jasti Chelameswar, Ranjan Gogoi and Madan Lokur address the media
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An insight into a girls' school in Afghanistan which imposes an even stricter interpretation of Islam than the Taliban.
24 Dec 2014 15:11 GMT Taliban, International Women's Day, Afghanistan, Middle East
Filmmakers: Najibullah Quraishi and Jamie Doran
Kunduz in northern Afghanistan is the country's fifth largest city and home to more than 300,000 people.
It's fine to go to madrasa to learn about sharia,
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The Peninsula
Doha: Qatar plans to award contracts worth $29bn to the private sector in order to encourage diversification and focus on supporting food security projects, small and medium enterprises, and the development of infrastructure in economic zones and free trade zones, QNA reported yesterday.
The Qatari economy has started the New Year with optimistic plans to...
11 Jan 2018 - 7:56
Lulwah Al Khater, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson, addressing a press conference at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs office, yesterday. Pic: Baher Amin / The Peninsula
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DOHA: All options are available with the State of Qatar to approach international forums and seek arbitration through international courts, other organisations or the UN institutions for...
11 Jan 2018 - 7:59
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister H E Sheikh Mohamed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani speaking on Qatar TV.
The Peninsula
Doha: Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister H E Sheikh Mohamed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani has said the allegation of supporting terrorism on Qatar by siege countries is a tool to gain sympathy in Western countries while extremist...
Fun Fair extravaganza set to kick off at Mall of Qatar
11 Jan 2018 - 8:14
Several activities are planned at Mall of Qatar.
The Peninsula
Doha: A three-month Fun Fair extravaganza, featuring unique entertainment for visitors, is set to kick off at Mall of Qatar on Monday.
Organised in partnership with QSports, Mall of Qatar’s family fun event will run from January 15...
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