Beijing: China has started lifting major restrictions on foreign investment in its financial sector, a move long demanded by the United States as the world’s two biggest economies are locked in a fierce trade battle. Click Here: Italy Rugby Shop### From the start of 2020, foreign banks can now set up wholly-owned branches in China without…
Dubai: The US raid that killed top Iranian commander Qasem Soleimani in Baghdad in the early hours of Friday opens a period of fresh tensions in the region. The price of petrol has jumped by more than four per cent following his killing. There’s talk of revenge from Iran and its ally Lebanon’s Hezbollah. The killing…
Washington DC: A new study in the field of nutritional psychiatry confirms that whatever goes into our mouth has a direct influence on our minds. But, there are not many diets with strong evidence to support the cause yet. Click Here: FIJI Rugby Shop### There were multiple studies conducted earlier to see what kind of…
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Singapore: The dollar had an awful December and things may only get worse. ### That’s the view of a growing number of fund managers and strategists including those at M&G Investments Ltd, Brandywine Global Investment Management and ABN Amro Bank NV. A truce in the US-China trade war, improving global growth and a shrinking yield…
Selling your pride and joy seems like it should be a pretty easy and straightforward process, doesn’t it? How hard can it be – get your smartphone, take a few pics, upload them to a site of your choice and then prepare yourself for calls from hundreds of interested parties (and time wasters offering you…
New Delhi: If eating healthier and weight loss are priorities in the new year, find out how a pear a day keeps your pounds away and why you should choose this fruit every day in 2020. ### The high-fiber, heart-healthy pear stands out for its taste and nutritional value. Here are a few benefits suggested by…
Dubai has never stood still, never accepted the status quo, and has never simply been satisfied with the way things are. Its leadership and government has instead always striven to improve, to offer new and better ways of providing services to the people of Dubai, and has actively pursued positive ways of improving the quality…
Abu Dhabi: The Abu Dhabi Police seized 1.5 tonnes of banned drugs and 1.2 million narcotic pills in separate operations over the past year in the emirate, the police said on Saturday. ### The Directorate of Narcotics Control in the Criminal Security Sector of Abu Dhabi Police said its continuous efforts to combat drug traffickers…
MILAN – As Marianna Farina and her husband did some shopping on a windy night in Milan last month, she noticed lots of people walking around with small brown packages of cookies. ### “I was curious,” she said. “Because I had heard about the cookie wars.” ### She had found her way to a promotional…