UN panel: Yemen's war being fueled by economic profiteering

A new report by U.N. experts says economic profiteering is fueling the catastrophe in Yemen, where a six-year war has involved attacks on civilians, forced disappearances and other human rights violations

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L&T Gains Over 1% On Bagging Rs 1,390 Crore Contract

The scope of work for the C6 package includes construction of viaducts, one station, major river bridges, maintenance depots, and other auxiliary works

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Today in History

Today in History Today is Wednesday, Jan. 27, the 27th day of 2021. There are 338 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Jan. 27, 1756, composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was born in Salzburg, Austria. On this date: In 1880, Thomas Edison received a patent for his electric incandescent lamp. In 1901, opera composer Giuseppe Verdi died in Milan, Italy, at age 87. In 1944, during World War II, the Soviet Union announced the complete end of the deadly German siege of Leningrad, which had lasted for more than two years. In 1945, during World War II, Soviet troops liberated the Nazi concentration camps Auschwitz and Birkenau in Poland. In 1967, astronauts Virgil I. “Gus” Grissom, Edward H. White and Roger B. Chaffee died in a flash fire during a test aboard their Apollo spacecraft. In 1972, “Queen of Gospel” Mahalia Jackson, 60, died in Evergreen Park, Ill. In 1973, the Vietnam peace accords were signed in Paris. In 1981, President Ronald Reagan and...

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Cricket Australia Confirms Racial Abuse Of Indian Players In Sydney Test

Cricket Australia on Wednesday confirmed that the members of the Indian cricket team were subjected to racial abuse during the third Test at Sydney.

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How An Obscure Penny Stock Soars To 451% Gains Via Chat Forums

Blue Sphere soared as advertised on Jan. 19. By the end of the day, it was up 451%, having risen from six-tenths of a penny to over 3 cents

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Nifty Trades Below 14,200, Sensex Falls Over 300 Points; L&T Outperforms

Larsen & Toubro was outperforming on an otherwise weak markets after its profit rose 5% to Rs 2467 crore in December quarter.

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Chicago schools reopening hits snag as union fight escalates

Chicago Public Schools has ditched plans for thousands of teachers report to class this week ahead of students after the teachers union said its members wouldn’t comply and were prepared to picket over coronavirus safety concerns

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Walgreens taps Starbucks exec Brewer as its new CEO

Walgreens has tapped Starbucks executive Roz Brewer as its new CEO, which will make her the only Black woman leading a Fortune 500 company

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Australia Drop Wade, Keep Paine As Captain For South Africa Test Tour

Matthew Wade was dropped Wednesday for Australia's Test series in South Africa after failing to fire against India, while under-pressure Tim Paine retained the captaincy.

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Nifty Set To Open Below 14,200 On Subdued Global Cues

MSCI world equity index, which tracks shares in 49 nations, fell 1.99 points or 0.3 per cent, to 666.09.

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Stocks To Watch: L&T, Kotak Mahindra Bank, ICICI Securities

Larsen & Toubro's net profit in the third quarter ended December 31 rose 4.9 per cent to Rs 2,466.7 crore from Rs 2,352 crore, while revenues fell 1.8 per cent to Rs 35,596.4 crore

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Petrol, Diesel Prices Hiked By 25 Paise In Delhi

In Delhi, the price of petrol was hiked by 25 paise to Rs 86.30 per litre and diesel was increased by a similar amount to Rs 76.48 per litre per litre, according to Indian Oil Corporation

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Man pepper-sprayed by Portland mayor lawyer, heir to dairy

Police identified a man who was pepper-sprayed by Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler as a lawyer named Cary Cadonau

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