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Unilever, the company that makes Ben & Jerry’s ice cream, Dove soaps and Vaseline, says it's cutting 7,500 jobs and spinning off its ice cream business to reduce costs and boost profits

Every year since 2021, Spotify has published its “Loud & Clear” report, an attempt to be more transparent about its payments

Looking into the rate of crypto adoption and the share of cryptocurrency owners in 56 countries as of February 2024, Nigeria and Turkey lead the pack, according to data from Statista.

Starting in June, new banknotes featuring the new Monarch Charles III will be introduced in the UK alongside the existing ones.

slowdown in the large economies such as those of US, UK and Europe, India’s economy is seen to be growing since there is a limited impact of other economies on India’s GDP/ profit growth. This is reflected, among other key points, in the Tata Mutual Fund’s Equity Outlook Report for March 2024. While commenting on the common challenge to the global economy, the report refers to the urgent need to bring inflation down without causing too much collateral damage to economy and labour markets.

Investing.com — U.S. futures slipped lower Tuesday, amid caution ahead of the start of an eagerly-awaited Federal Reserve policy-setting meeting.

West Bengal's crucial constituencies, are set to witness a triangular contest as the Trinamool Congress (TMC) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) have announced their candidates.

fasting, a popular strategy to lose weight by limiting food intake to certain times, was called into question by a surprise finding from research presented at a medical meeting. Limiting mealtimes to a period of just eight hours a day was linked to a 91% increase in risk of death from heart disease in the study, which was released on Monday in Chicago. The American Heart Association published only an abstract, leaving scientists speculating about details of the study protocol. The study was reviewed by other experts prior to its release, according to the AHA. Lifestyle interventions aimed at weight loss have come under scrutiny as a new generation of drugs help people shed pounds. Some doctors questioned the study’s findings, saying they could have been skewed by differences — such as underlying heart health — between the fasting patients and the comparison group, whose members consumed food over a daily period of 12 to 16 hours. “Time-restricted eating is popular as a means of reducing calorie intake,” Keith Frayn, emeritus professor of human metabolism at the University of Oxford, said in a statement to the UK Science Media Center. “This work is very important in showing that we need long-term studies on the effects of this practice. But this abstract leaves many questions unanswered.”

jet off to Davos each year is to check in on important relationships, be they with critical suppliers or big-spending clients. This year many are wondering about their relationships with Microsoft and OpenAI , the startup behind ChatGPT. The companies are the world’s most prominent purveyors of artificial intelligence (AI), which has the business world giddy.

Mumbai blasts. “The emerging gangster-Pro-Khalistani Elements (PKEs) nexus is akin to the scenario that existed in Mumbai in the early ’90s,” the NIA has observed in multiple charge sheets. The two main gangs at loggerheads now are those of Lawrence Bishnoi and Kaushal Chaudhary, similar to the rivalries of underworld dons Dawood and the now jailed Chhota Rajan. The federal agency is investigating more than a dozen cases involving terrorist-gangster syndicates and PKEs and have arrested more than 45 suspects. However, foreign handlers in Canada, United States, Australia, Dubai and the United Kingdom continue to remain at large. ET joins the dots. Lawrence Bishnoi gang Jailed Lawrence Bishnoi is said to be the mastermind who brought together the criminal gangs of Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Delhi and Chandigarh. “The growth of Lawrence Bishnoi and his terror syndicate has tremendous similarities to the rise of Dawood Ibrahim, a wanted terrorist, gangster and drug kingpin who heads the notorious organised terror syndicate D-Company,” as per the NIA.

Lady Sarah Rose Hanbury has broke silence and told her lawyers that "the rumours are completely false," as reported by Business Insider report. Apart from Prince Harry and Meghan, a lot has been happening in the Royal Family since the past few months, right from King Charles cancer news, Kate Middleton's disappearance post surgery to Prince William's alleged affair. Several media outlets have also reported that her disappearance to be a signal of trouble between William-Kate Middleton hinting at a potential split.

visa exemption policy and will now allow citizens from 87 countries to enter the UAE without needing a pre-entry visa. The updated regulations say that nationals from from 110 countries are required to obtain a visa prior to their arrival in the UAE, according to Gulf News. The UAE Digital Government has made it clear that citizens of the GCC do not require a visa or sponsorship to travel to the country. They can enter simply by showing a passport from a GCC state or an identity card when they arrive at UAE entry points.

British multinational bank Standard Chartered expects Ethereum (ETH) to outperform Bitcoin (BTC) after spot ETFs for the former are approved by regulators in May of this year.

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Diana's brother Charles Spencer has released his memoir and the book is dominating the Amazon bestseller's chart. The newly released book is titled as "A Very Private School", according to The Hollywood Reporter report. In Charles Spencer's compelling book, readers are confronted with a poignant and deeply personal narrative that sheds light on the harrowing experiences of his childhood spent in a British boarding school.

Laura Kenny, Britain's most successful female Olympic athlete, announced her retirement from cycling on Monday because she wants to spend more time at home with her family. The 31-year-old Kenny has won five Olympic gold medals and had been expected to compete at the Paris Games in July. She gave birth to her second child last year and told the BBC on Monday that being at home was proving more and more alluring to her.

British dark comedy series, "Hapless," makes its way to the United States, courtesy of Peacock. Developed by the renowned filmmaker Gary Sinyor, known for his work on New Line's «The Bachelor» and «Leon the Pig Farmer,» this offbeat comedy promises to entertain audiences with its unique brand of humor. As per a report by Collider, starring Tim Downie, recognized for his roles in «Outlander» and «Good Omens,» among others, «Hapless» will debut both seasons on Peacock from April 10.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on WhatsApp seeking support and suggestions for building a ‘Viksit Bharat’. Interestingly, several non-Indians from Pakistan, UAE, and even Britain also claimed to receive PM Modi's letter on WhatsApp. These individuals from varying nationalities were surprised to receive a message from ‘Viksit Bharat Sampark’ on their smartphones.

Binance CEO Richard Teng forecasts that Bitcoin will surpass $80,000 before the year ends. He attributed this likely increase to the growing interest from institutional investors in crypto-backed exchange-traded funds (ETFs).

Covid was not supposed to get to Antarctica. If any place had a hope of keeping the virus out, it would be a continent with no permanent residents and an annual visiting population of only 5,000. And every control measure was in place—testing, a strict quarantine of everyone visiting, deep sanitation, masks and social distancing.

conspiracy theories about his nephew's wife. The remarks come at a time when people on social media platforms are expecting a big announcement from the British Royal Family. The developments are coming more than a month after Buckingham Palace announced that King Charles has been diagnosed with a form of cancer.