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Airtel is among Africa's top ten most admired global brands

October 4, 2013

Indian telecom company Airtel has found a place in the list of top ten global brands admired most in Africa. As per a survey conducted by the African Business Awards, Airtel bagged 9th rank on the list, beating Japanese car manufacturer Honda. The brand valuation ..

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China launches its first direct bank

September 22, 2013

China launched its first direct bank, a new mode of providing online banking services without any entity outlets.  The direct bank has been launched by the Bank of Beijing in co-operation with the Netherlands-based ING Group. What is a Direct ..

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Oil production kicks off in Kashagan, world's largest oil field outside the Middle East

September 14, 2013

World’s largest oil field outside the Middle East- Kashagan field in Kazakhstan started production of crude. Although the starting production is just 26,000 barrels a day, the reservoir promises about 1.5 million barrels of oil a day to global output ..

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Researchers produce World’s first lab-grown beef burger

August 8, 2013

Scientists from the Maastricht University in the Netherlands have produced the first lab-grown beef burger of the world which is being seen as a step towards food revolution. The burger was served to the volunteers in London. What is so ..

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Hezbollah's military wing added terrorist list by EU

July 25, 2013

The EU has decided to put the armed wing of Hezbollah on its list of terrorist organizations. It was made clear that it would maintain contact with all political parties in Lebanon, including the Hezbollah party, which is part of the country’s ..

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India rejects Snowden's request seeking political asylum

July 5, 2013

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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