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New Delhi: India, in ongoing talks on several free trade agreements, may push for clauses to ensure that steel products imported from the partner country are manufactured in that country rather than being routed through it, commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal said on Tuesday. Speaking at the 4th edition of ISA Steel Conclave virtually, the minister said that these clauses will ensure that the Indian steel industry is protected from dumping from the developed world.

global Internet outage just for a single day? Have you ever thought about it? According to a new report, if the internet goes down globally for even just a single day, it would cost $43 billion, with the US and China making up almost half of the sum together, which is $21 billion. If an internet outage occurs just for a single day, the US alone would face huge losses of around $11 billion. China is estimated to lose nearly $10 billion, according to the VPN service provider AtlasVPN. Meanwhile, the UK would lose around $3 billion, and Japan is expected to lose approximately $2.7 billion.

The British government announced on Tuesday that, under a framework for advancing autonomous vehicles (AV), it would hold the manufacturers of self-driving cars legally responsible for any accidents, rather than the owners. A decision embraced by both insurance companies and AV startups.

Equity funds shed £1.2bn in assets last month, the sixth consecutive month of net selling.

In his first King's Speech, he outlined the programme of legislation the government plans to progress in the next parliament session, which is likely to be the last before the next general election.

Reforms included the creation of the Mansion House Compact, alongside several consultations on issues such as defined benefit (DB) superfunds, deferred small pots, collective defined contribution and a value money for money framework.

Over the past 12 to 18 months, the firm has been taking positions in multiple UK investment trusts, including Henderson Opportunities and Schroder UK Mid Cap.

Slow Horses has unveiled its third season trailer. This espionage series, available on Apple TV+, revolves around a cohort of MI5 outcasts who, rather than facing termination, are banished to a grim place known as Slough House, under the less-than-pleasant leadership of Jackson Lamb (portrayed by Gary Oldman). The third season, which is an adaptation of the book «Real Tigers,» is based on Mick Herron's Slough House book series. Its plot explores a romantic entanglement in Istanbul that puts the disclosure of a long-kept MI5 secret in London at risk. A sneak peek of the upcoming action is shown in the first trailer, where an MI5 team decides to take matters into their own hands and kidnaps Catherine Standish (played by Saskia Reeves). A «reckoning» is mentioned as a pivotal part of the plot, and it is Jackson and the Slow Horses' duty to band together. The third season will feature new faces alongside the returning cast of «Gangs of London,» such as Katherine Waterston from «Fantastic Beasts,» who plays MI5 agent Alison Dunn, and Dìrísù, who plays Sean Donovan, the former chief of security at the British embassy in Istanbul. Notably, a fourth season was formally guaranteed last year, guaranteeing the continuation of the Slough House series adaptation beyond the third.

childhood trauma, like abuse or neglect, were more likely to be hospitalised or die from COVID-19 in adulthood, a new study has found. Analysing data of more than 1,51,200 (1.5 lakhs) adults of middle age or older in the UK, researchers at the University of Pittsburgh, US, found that higher self-reported childhood adversity was linked to 12-25 per cent higher odds of COVID-19 hospitalisation and mortality. The study is published in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health.

Trolls Band Together" has recovered the top spot at the box office in the United Kingdom and Ireland from stablemate «Five Nights At Freddy's.» «Trolls Band Together» earned £1.8 million ($2.2 million) in its third weekend, bringing the total to £12.7 million ($15.7 million). In the process, it reclaimed the top spot from Universal's «Five Nights At Freddy's,» which pulled in £1.2 million in second place for a total of £8.7 million in its second weekend. Third place went to Paramount's «Killers of the Flower Moon,» directed by Martin Scorsese, which made £1.1 million for a total of £7.7 million.

Royal Enfield is taking a slew of measures including accessing ways to enhance connection with the communities as it sees huge potential for growth in the market, according to a top company executive. The Chennai-headquartered firm, a part of Eicher Motors, currently sells bikes all across the continent and has a market share of around 8.5 per cent in the middle-weight motorcycle segment.

One Piece manga is now presenting a flashback of Kuma's life as a slave and a revolutionary. Oda rewarded fans with all the iconic characters in one chapter because Kuma was also in God Valley at the time of the catastrophe 38 years ago. His life in the Sorbet Kingdom and how he joined the Revolutionary Army were covered in the most current chapter. Ginny, who was introduced recently in the manga, is a vital element of Kuma's life. She was a slave alongside him in God Valley, and they lived together in the Sorbet Kingdom. Another tragedy occurs when they both become high-ranking soldiers of the Revolutionary Army when an unexpected opponent kidnaps Ginny.

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(AAIB). The incident took place on October 4, the AAIB report said, noting that an Orlando-bound Airbus A321 jet had taken from London's Stansted Airport. Mid-air, the crew detected that two cabin windowpanes were missing.

new powers to crack down on so-called «drip pricing», where the initial advertised price is then loaded with extra fees by the time the purchaser reaches the checkout. The government said that, subject to consultation, its "Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill", announced in the King's Speech, will propose new powers to tackle drip pricing. Consumers ordering food and drink for delivery, buying package holidays, airline tickets, concert and event tickets, and sending parcels are all affected by drip pricing, the government said. (More to come)

Dubai’s Virtual Asset Regulatory Authority (VARA) has set a new deadline for all crypto-related businesses to clear their licensing papers.

HSBC analysts believe that global equity markets will see a 15% increase by the end of 2024.

By James Davey

OnFinance.ai, a provider of Generative AI SaaS solutions, has announced that it has raised a $1.05 million seed funding round led by Silverneedle Ventures and IAN. Reportedly, the funding round also saw participation from investors, including LetsVenture Fund, SSV Fund, and Kunal Shah (CRED), along with some angels.