Bangladesh has resumed piped natural gas connections to households from Wednesday -- after nearly three years -- amid increasing illegal connections and repeated pleas from affected stakeholders, including the real estate industry, Energy ...
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The government has snuck in new proposals to investigate cybercrime in the Queen's Speech, after the controversial Communications Data Bill was dropped. The Bill, dubbed a 'Snooping Charter' by critics, was to allow unparalleled ...
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The family members of 37 Tazreen Fashions fire victims, who were buried unnamed and later had been identified through DNA profiling, received compensation money on 07 May 2013, after six months of the tragic incident. The Prime Minister ...
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The tripartite partners (Government, employers and workers) and the International Labour Organization (ILO) express their great sadness at the immense loss of life and serious injuries caused by the collapse of the Rana Plaza Building in ...
Israeli gas consumption is expected to rise to 7.25 billion cubic meters this year nearly triple the level of last year, the Energy and Water Ministry said on Friday. The sharp rise in use of natural gas follows the beginning of ...
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Local shares closed higher yesterday, even after paring a sharp rise early on in the session, as investors took profits ahead of an interest rate decision due from the Reserve Bank of Australia today. The stockmarket was buoyed by growing ...
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A report in The Sun this morning, which the paper is claiming as an exclusive, claimed that the Prime Minister has been persuaded by the argument that so-called plain packaging legislation would damage the packaging industry. Cameron is ...
The Australian dollar traded slightly lower during holiday-thinned Asian trade as a dearth of local developments left traders waiting for key events offshore. Topping the watch list are European Central Bank and US Federal Reserve ...
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Quotas on imports of coking coal to Ukraine are to be set from June 1, 2013, while the quotas will be distributed in line with recommendations of the interagency commission headed by Ukrainian deputy prime minister Yuriy Boiko. According ...
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Tyrrells Potato Crisps has been recognised with a prestigious award for outstanding success in exports – not least for its entry into Russia, where it has been able to command a staggering 5 a pack in Moscow's premium food outlets. ...
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The £650m over four years that the government allocated to cyber security in 2010 was recently branded "embarrassing" by Bob Ayres, a former intelligence officer at the US Department of Defense, in an interview with Computing, and ...
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High unemployment and the continued slowdown in economic growth in the Southern European crisis countries in particular is still hampering economic development in the European Union (EU). While the countries moving towards recovery are ...
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Representatives of three Puducherry-based textile mill workers have urged the Central Government to provide funds for upgradation of the mills, which according to them have huge potential for employment generation and to aid economic ...
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Pakistan’s Prime Minister Justice Mir Hazar Khan Khoso has said the country needs to increase its exports of textiles and garments to earn more foreign exchange. During his meeting with Minister for Commerce and Textile Maqbool ...
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Though the cotton prices were stable till the middle of February 2013, it started increasing abruptly from Rs.33, 800/- per candy to Rs.39, 600/- per candy as CCI and cotton traders were not releasing the cotton to the domestic mills. ...