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Melbourne tops the list of livable cities in world

According to a survey conducted by the Economist Intelligence Unit, the Australian city of Melbourne is the most liveable city in the world while conflict battered Syria‘s capital Damascus is the least liveable city. The survey also lists Karachi and Dhaka among the least liveable cities. Top ..

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India rejects Snowden's request seeking political asylum

India turned down USA whistleblower Edward Snowden’s request seeking political asylum. The Indian Embassy in Moscow had received a communication containing a request for asylum. Earlier, Snowden, currently sheltered in the transit zone of Moscow airport, has sought asylum in 20 countries, ..

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India has highest number of first-day deaths of newborns: 'State of The World's Mothers 2013

As per the latest ‘State of The World’s Mothers 2013’ report, India has more newborns death on the first day than in any other country. With this finding, India has gained notoriety for leading both maternal and new-born deaths globally. The report ranked ..

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Nokia slapped by IT dept with a Rs 2000 crore notice for alleged tax violation

Income Tax department slapped a Rs 2,000 crore notice on Finnish mobile firm Nokia for an alleged tax violation. On January 8, 2013, IT department had carried a survey operation at Nokia’s Sriperumpudur factory and held that it had found clear defaults ..

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Finland inaugurates World’s largest biogas plant

The world’s largest biogas plant was inaugurated on Finland’s western coast as the country seeks to cut its use of foreign coal. About the plant: 140 MW biomass gasification factory built near an existing coal-fired power plant and is expected ..

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Nokia to sell its Finland head office building

Nokia will sell its headquarter building in Espoo, Finland for $222 million as part of a drive to sell assets. Finnish real estate company Exilion will buy the building located by Baltic Sea. Nokia will lease it back on a ..

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