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12.01 / 03:59

Target wellness Trade country consequences reports 'America, Britain will pay a heavy price': Houthi warns after UK, US airstrikes on Yemen

Houthi rebels. The Yemen authorities have now vowed vendetta, saying “America and Britain will have to prepare to pay a heavy price". The attack by the US and UK on Yemen comes weeks after the Houthi rebels allegedly unleashed disruptive attacks on Red Sea hurting commercial shipping on the trade route.

12.01 / 03:49

markets Target MSCI Nikkei President show International Asian shares cautious as oil jumps on US strikes in Yemen

Asian shares were cautious on Friday as the escalating conflict in the Red Sea region sent oil prices surging, while slightly higher-than-expected U.S. inflation data did not dent investors' views on early and aggressive rate cuts in the U.S. and Europe.

12.01 / 03:03

UPS Target Trade War country Oil prices rise more than 2% after US, Britain strikes in Yemen

By Sudarshan Varadhan

12.01 / 02:19

Target Reuters War country Traffic International US, Britain carry out strikes against Houthis in Yemen: Officials

Houthi movement in Yemen, four U.S. officials told Reuters on Thursday, the first strikes against the Iran-backed group since it started targeting international shipping in the Red Sea late last year. A Houthi official confirmed «raids» across the country, including in the capital Sanaa along with the cities of Saada and Dhamar as well as in Hodeidah governate, calling them «American-Zionist-British aggression.»

12.01 / 02:01

Target President War reports US, UK launch airstrikes against Houthis in Yemen after Red Sea attacks, Rishi Sunak says 'necessary, proportionate'

Houthi rebels in Yemen amid growing crisis in oil-rich West Asia, thereby escalating a conflict in response to a string of attacks that have disrupted commercial shipping in the Red Sea. Notably, the spill over from the war between Benjamin Netanyahu's Israel and Hamas fighters in Gaza had been flagged repeatedly by US when Tel Aviv began a relentless airstrike campaign in the densely populated Gaza Strip.

11.01 / 20:51

UPS Injustice community Justice reports Investigations Scandals A British postal scandal ruined hundreds of lives. The government plans to make right

A public inquiry into a British Post Office scandal that led to the wrongful convictions of more than 900 branch managers has resumed

11.01 / 20:51

security Justice show Department Courts Iran's navy seizes oil tanker in Gulf of Oman that was at the center of a major US-Iran crisis

Iran’s navy has seized an oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman that once was at the center of a major crisis between Tehran and Washington, a seizure that further escalates tensions in the Mideast waterways

11.01 / 20:19

Art Instagram beautiful singer Features ad Calvin Klein ad featuring FKA twigs banned in UK, singer hits back

FKA twigs has hit back after the UK authority decided to ban her Calvin Klein advertisement which was released lst year. In response to UK officials, FKA twigs took to Instagram to express her thoughts on the banning of a Calvin Klein advertisement featuring her. The ban came as authorities claimed the ad portrayed the singer «as a stereotypical sexual object.»

11.01 / 20:19

UPS Provident security Trade country social India shares social security data with US

data related to its various social security schemes such as Employee Provident Fund Organisation, National Pension Scheme and Employee State Insurance Corporation, eyeing a totalisation agreement with Washington. New Delhi, will this week, push for a totalisation pact to do away with dual social security taxation for its workers, with US trade representative Katherine Tai under the India-US Trade Policy Forum. «They wanted data on social security.

11.01 / 18:57

UPS Target FIVE President performer At BMW, first-time buyers take a second hand route

NEW DELHI : Bavarian automobile maker BMW’s India branch, which encompasses the premium two-wheeler brand Motorrad, British premium hatch brand Mini and BMW’s passenger cars, clocked its highest sales in 2023, delivering just over 13,300 cars, a growth of 18% over sales in 2022, and 8,768 motorcycles, 20% more than 2022. However, what shone alongside the growth in sales of BMW’s new vehicles, is its growth in its used car sales, which grew 32% in 2023 to attain their best-ever levels.

11.01 / 18:43

markets Aware Manufacturing Healthcare country hospital reports Apax initiates sale of Healthium Medtech

British Private equity firm Apax Partners has started the process to sell Healthium Medtech, the largest homegrown surgical sutures manufacturer, said multiple people aware of the development. The proposed sale is expected to value the company at ₹6,500-₹7,000 crore ($850 million), said sources. Healthium (formerly Sutures India) is the fourth largest surgical suture manufacturer in the world and the second largest in the country with a market share of about 18%.

11.01 / 17:33

Parke Tesla wellness International Bengal, geo-indicate your global cred

Vibrant Bengal Global Summit. Yes, enthu frontbenchers.

11.01 / 15:03

economics inflation US inflation Global Market remains bullish on rates cuts despite US inflation uptick

Markets are still predicting the first cut to come from the Fed at its 20 March meeting, with a 61.9% probability, according to the CME FedWatch Tool.

11.01 / 15:03

People moves Artemis Financial Artemis' Peter Saacke to retire from financial services to retrain as a maths teacher

Peter Saacke (pictured) will step down from his managerial role at the end of June 2024, at which point Raheel Altaf will take over as lead manager of the fund.

11.01 / 15:01

Blockchain Aware CEO Actor Investigations NOT British Actor Who Posed as HyperVerse CEO Apologises, Says He Was Not Aware of the Scam

Stephen Harrison, a British actor based in Thailand, has publicly apologized for his involvement in the HyperVerse cryptocurrency scandal .

11.01 / 13:11

People moves Investec W&I Close Brothers AM CBAM Close Brothers AM hires senior investment duo from Investec W&I

Based in London, Matt Green has joined as a senior investment director, while Jonathan Follows has been hired as a senior investment manager.

11.01 / 13:11

Europe Asia UK US retail funds Retail investors return to markets in November but UK remains unloved

Money market funds suffered a reversal of fortunes, slipping to outflows in November as a net £319m left the asset class, the worst performing for the month.

11.01 / 13:10

People moves liontrust Edinburgh Investment Trust names deputy manager as de Uphaugh retires

Barnard joined the asset manager in April 2022 as part of the acquisition of Majedie Asset Management where she was already an equity analyst for six years.

11.01 / 11:47

economics Bank of England UK Treasury Select Committee financial stability Financial BoE's Breeden: 'No evidence' quantitative tightening poses risk to financial stability

Governor Andrew Bailey showed optimism around the economy, restating the need for inflation to get back to the bank's 2% target to maintain financial stability.

11.01 / 11:47

regulation Retail investors Consumer Duty Boring Money and Broadridge launch Consumer Duty solution for asset managers

Holly Mckay (pictured) is the CEO of Boring Money, an independent financial data and insights business.

11.01 / 11:45

Sustainability trends students Universities Diversity Colleges International 2024 Trends to watch out for in 2024 in the foreign education landscape

international students. As we anticipate the trends shaping the landscape in 2024, it is increasingly clear that India's impact on the international student demographic is particularly profound in Australia, Canada, the UK, and the United States. Australia, for instance, has identified India as its second-largest market for international students, with China still holding the dominant position.

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