Amazon raffle scams via SMS are swarming people's inboxes. The company tagged along with the message is now attempting to combat the scheme. Thus, it sued several individuals in federal court in hopes to unmask the 50 bad actors...

https://www.techtimes.com/articles/260159/20210512/amazon-combats-sms-raffle-scams-bearing-name-sues-several-individuals.htm

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Vehicle sales in China rose 8.6%
in April versus the same month a year earlier, their 13th
consecutive month of gains, industry data showed on Wednesday,
as the world's biggest car market leads the sector's recovery
from the COVID-19 pandemic...

https://www.reuters.com/article/china-autos/update-1-chinas-april-auto-sales-rise-8-6-up-for-13th-straight-month-idUSL1N2MZ0CL

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Average prices are 22 per cent higher than for summer 2019 due to the high proportion of all-inclusive packages...

https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/tui-results-green-list-summer-europe-b1846042.html

The Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust (SMT) share price has fallen in recent days. Christopher Ruane explains two reasons why, and shares his next move.
The post As the Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust (SMT) share price falls, heres my next move appeared first on The Motley Fool UK.

Since the ...

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The recent round of price hike made petrol costlier by rr1.65 per litre and diesel by rr1.88 a litre since May 4 across the country. Pump prices of petrol and diesel vary from place to place due to different state taxes and local levies...

https://www.hindustantimes.com/business/fuel-prices-at-record-high-today-petrol-diesel-rates-hiked-by-25-paiselitre-101620801030754.html

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India and Singapore are first destinations, teams with Western Union and Wise to target 200 nations The verb To Google may soon have new meaning, as the ads-and-search giant has added the ability to Google money across borders with its Pay app...

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King leaves after four years at the helm of US betting site...

https://www.irishtimes.com/business/retail-and-services/flutter-owned-fanduel-on-the-hunt-for-new-ceo-as-matt-king-steps-down-1.4562834

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The Centrica share price has been gaining momentum. But is now the right time to buy? Here I'll explore further.
The post Will the Centrica share price recover in 2021 appeared first on The Motley Fool UK.

Since the beginning of the year, the Centrica (LSE: CNA) share price has risen over 15%. And ...

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On a relative risk basis, small-cap funds carry higher risk compared to midcap funds which can themselves be considered riskier than large-cap funds...

https://www.financialexpress.com/money/mutual-funds/mutual-fund-investment-how-to-choose-the-right-scheme-from-10-categories-of-equity-mfs/2250440/

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There is also a tradition where the door to the Commons is abruptly shut on the face of the Black Rod, the chief Lady Usher to the Queen...

https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/why-mp-marcus-jones-was-held-hostage-buckingham-palace-while-queen-opened-parliament-1690254

There is no doubt that the second wave of the novel Coronavirus has devastated people in India in many ways. The spread which was earlier pegged to be a city trend, has now seeped deep in rural areas of the country...

https://www.financialexpress.com/lifestyle/health/covid-19-spread-in-india-around-533-districts-reports-more-than-10-positivity-massive-spread-in-rural-areas/2250438/

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SoftBank Group Corp on
Wednesday reported a 4.027 trillion yen ($36.99 billion)
fourth-quarter profit at its Vision Fund unit after booking a
gain on investment Coupang, underscoring its recovery a
year after a record loss.
($1 = 108.8600 yen)
(Reporting by Sam Nussey; Editing by Kim Coghill...

https://www.reuters.com/article/softbank-group-results/softbank-reports-37-bln-vision-fund-profit-on-coupang-idUSL1N2MY110

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We are living in an age where technology continues to cause major disruptions across all sectors, from automating the world of work to dramatically transforming our way of life...

https://www.financialexpress.com/lifestyle/health/new-age-innovations-and-developments-to-tackle-spread-of-sars-cov-2-virus/2250420/

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The Lloyds share price has stepped back from recent multi-month highs. But will it rise again? And should I buy it for my UK shares portfolio?
The post Is the Lloyds share price cheap enough for me to buy the stock? appeared first on The Motley Fool UK.

The goings been tough for long-term investors...

https://www.fool.co.uk/investing/2021/05/12/lloyds-is-now-the-right-time-to-buy-this-ftse-100-share/

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[VOA] Yaounde, Cameroon -- Cameroonian convict Jacques Calvin Eyafa has been bound to a wheelchair at the Yaound maximum security prison for the past two years. But authorities say that hasn't stopped him from continuing to steal money from people over the phone...

https://allafrica.com/stories/202105120072.html

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The price of gold moves in the opposite direction when compared to equities and it is an advised investment to hedge against the market risk but only with a marginal part of the overall portfolio...

https://www.financialexpress.com/money/gold-mutual-fund-vs-gold-etf-which-is-a-better-investment-option-for-you/2250430/

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[Vanguard] Abuja -- New chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Abdulrasheed Bawa, said yesterday that the commission has recovered a whopping $153 million from former Petroleum Minister, Diezani Alison Madueke, who has been staying in Britain since leaving office in 2015...

https://allafrica.com/stories/202105120073.html

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[VOA] Juba -- South Sudan President Salva Kiir on Monday reconstituted the National Legislative Assembly, one day after he dissolved the 400-member parliament in accordance with the revitalized peace agreement...

https://allafrica.com/stories/202105120074.html

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Industry players react to the plusses and minuses in the Federal budget for 2021-22, released yesterday
The post BUDGET: Lots for infrastructure, but naught for the blue highway appeared first on The DCN.

THE Federal Budget for 2021-22 is tightly focused on driving growth and rebuilding the ...

https://www.thedcn.com.au/region/australia/budget-lots-for-infrastructure-but-naught-for-the-blue-highway/

Green energy certificates were closing the loop on renewable electricity produced by Arla farmers, boosting the price farmers receive for their power and helping the cooperative to reduce its carbon footprint...

https://www.fginsight.com/news/news/arla-renewable-energy-scheme-could-boost-farmer-income-119258

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TOKYO (AP) - An American lawyer on trial in Japan on charges related to reporting of former Nissan Chairman Carlos Ghosn's compensation asserted his innocence Wednesday, testifying he acted legally and in Nissan's best interests...

https://apnews.com/article/japan-business-d43a3a2d12cdfec645f467b650456568

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The IMD mentioned that around May 14 morning, a low-pressure area is very likely to form over Southeast Arabian Sea...

https://www.financialexpress.com/lifestyle/science/attention-mumbai-heavy-rainfall-tidal-wave-from-may-13-to-may-15-imd-issues-alert-for-these-areas/2250407/

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It seems rogue sellers have used it to generate fake reviews I received a parcel from Amazon, a website I havent used for years. Several emails confirmed an order of three items, announced two-step verification on my account and warned a sign-in from an iPhone in Illinois had been detected. The next...

https://www.theguardian.com/money/2021/may/12/someone-has-hijacked-my-amazon-account-but-i-cant-get-into-it

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The G7 Foreign Ministers Meet in London conspicuously brought the Myanmar crisis what the British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab described it as a pressing geopolitical issue comparable to Russia, China, and Iran...

https://www.financialexpress.com/world-news/the-enigma-of-myanmar-india-needs-to-be-cautious/2250406/

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As the value of gold reached new heights last year, those mining it continued to face crippling deprivation and dangerous conditionsProduced as part of Congo In Conversation, with the support of the Carmignac photojournalism award. Text and photographs by Moses Sawasawa, a photographer based in Goma...

https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2021/may/12/price-of-gold-drcs-rich-soil-bears-few-riches-for-its-miners-photo-essay

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[East African] Juba -- South Sudan's President Salva Kiir Monday night reconstituted parliament, paving the way for the formation of the Revitalized Transitional Legislative Assembly as stipulated in the 2018 peace agreement...

https://allafrica.com/stories/202105120065.html

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[UN News] The United Nations Security Council strongly condemned Monday's attack on the UN peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), in which one Malawian blue helmet was killed...

https://allafrica.com/stories/202105120066.html

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Godrej Consumer Products share price zoomed 25 per cent to a fresh 52-week high of Rs 894 apiece intraday on BSE, a day after the company posted a 59 per cent on-year rise in consolidated net profit...

https://www.financialexpress.com/market/godrej-consumer-products-shares-zoom-25-on-hul-hindustan-unilever-ltd-sudhir-sitapatis-appointment-as-md-and-ceo-q4-results/2250421/

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UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The United Nations on Tuesday responded to the rebounding Chinese and U.S. economies by revising its global economic forecast upward to 5.4% growth for 2021, but it warned that surging COVID-19 cases and inadequate availability of vaccines in many countries threaten a broad-...

https://apnews.com/article/united-nations-coronavirus-pandemic-health-business-d0c7599ffff8fda19612b1bf00b958bc

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Dutch bank ABN Amro
on Wednesday reported a net loss of 54 million euros ($66
million) over the first three months of 2021, as a hefty fine
for money laundering outweighed the positive impact of economic
recovery in the Netherlands...

https://www.reuters.com/article/abn-amro-results/update-1-abn-amro-reports-net-loss-as-hefty-money-laundering-fine-weighs-idUSL1N2MZ09B

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All three indexes on Wall Street fell amid concerns of rising inflation, as weak global cues send Asian stocks tumbling...

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/ftse100/ftse-100-update-sensex-inflation-b1846015.html

Through the plea, the union was seeking permission to travel to work in Mumbai by local trains, metro trains, and monorail services...

https://www.financialexpress.com/infrastructure/attention-commuters-restrictions-on-travelling-in-mumbai-local-trains-to-continue-due-to-covid-19/2250398/

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The actor is a big Bennifer fan and thinks it would be "awesome" to have the exes dating again...

https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/matt-damon-wants-those-ben-affleck-jennifer-lopez-dating-stories-true-1690243

Antilia Bomb Scare: The NIA has so far arrested five people including Vaze, API Riyazuddin Kazi, and Crime Branch senior inspector Sunil Mane in connection with the SUV-cum-murder case...

https://www.financialexpress.com/india-news/ambani-security-scare-mumbai-police-terminates-sachin-vaze-from-service/2250382/

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French producer-distributor Newen, a TF1 company, has acquired a minority stake in Spains Kubik Films, the ambitious production label owned and operated by filmmaking brothers Alberto and Jorge Snchez-Cabezudo. It will also serve as the exclusive distribution partner for their future feature ...

https://variety.com/2021/tv/global/albertojorge-sanchez-cabezudo-tf1-newen-1234970872/

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NEW DELHI - India has confirmed 4,205 more deaths, setting another daily record and taking its official COVID-19 toll past 250,000 as it battles a ferocious surge in infections. Around 370,000 new cases were added in the last 24 hours, pushing India's total past 23 million, according to the health ...

https://apnews.com/article/india-europe-canada-religion-coronavirus-pandemic-43cb514f32aa87dc9ef25663fc3a4f16

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