India, which has continued to maintain its decades-old relationship with Russia, has also been a major buyer of its discounted oil since the invasion. Russia’s share of India’s total oil imports hit a record high of 44% in June 2023, according to the Bank of Baroda, external, an Indian state-controlled lender. In 2023, China also […]
Please note that we are not authorised to provide any investment advice. The content on this page is for information purposes only. Standard Chartered has become the first Euro settlement bank to begin operation on Partior, a global integrated ledger market platform. The company has added blockchain technology directly into its payment systems. The bank […]
Hunt says the Conservatives ‘will bring down taxes’ The chancellor was asked if he would bring down what was described as “stealth taxes”, by which the questioner meant the freezing of income tax thresholds. Jeremy Hunt replied: I can’t today tell you what will be in the Conservative manifesto for the next parliament. But what […]
Phnom Penh, Cambodia – Cambodia is pushing for an infrastructural renaissance, but it will need some help from its friends abroad to chip away at an estimated price tag of $36.6bn. That was the final sum calculated by the Cambodian government and published earlier this year in a 174-project master plan that would overhaul the […]
A British diplomat has been given a week to leave Russia in an escalation of a diplomatic spat over spying. The Russian foreign ministry said in a statement the removal of Capt Adrian Coghill was in response to “unfriendly anti-Russian actions” from Britain. On 8 May, external, the Russian defence attache was expelled from London […]
Such use of AI to artificially bring people back to life has long been explored in science fiction, but developments in AI technology have now made it possible in real life. In 2019, James turned his chatbot into an app and business called HereafterAI, which allows users to do the same for their loved ones. […]
DSI MENA will encompass core businesses including dentsu Sports International Commercial, MKTG Sports + Entertainment and dentsu Sports Analytics. This integrated approach will enable dentsu to provide end-to-end solutions across multiple services including commercial development, strategic consultancy, rights delivery and data-driven analytics. In line with this expansion, DSI is pleased to welcome Olaf Borutz as […]
Mae’r goron yn cynnwys cyfres o ŷd, triban yr Urdd wedi’i grefftio o lechen Gymreig, cerrig arian o Afon Dyfi, y geiriau ‘Mwynder Maldwyn’ ac ‘Urdd Gobaith Cymru’. Mae’r cap wedi’i wneud o ddefnydd melfed euraidd. Dywedodd Llio Maddocks, cyfarwyddwr celfyddydol Urdd Gobaith Cymru: “Rydym yn gobeithio’n fawr y bydd teilyngdod ymhen pythefnos er mwyn […]
Free school meal allowances are not enough for students from lower-income backgrounds to buy healthy school lunches, research suggests. The study, presented at the European Congress of Obesity (ECO), involved 42 pupils aged between 11 and 15 at seven schools across the UK. The students were provided with a daily budget that was equivalent to […]
The study is one of many which have suggested different cut-off points for BMI over the years. Yet it’s unlikely BMI will be ditched anytime soon – it’s certainly much cheaper than scanning people to quantify their body fat accurately. The researchers admit larger studies in other countries are needed to confirm the results. This […]