Dubai: Dubaiwill build a new business park to host specialised agricultural firms as the Middle East's business hub pushes for food security.

The first phase of the project, dubbed "Food Tech Valley," will include headquarters, research and development facilities, innovation center, smart food ...

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IDLIB, Syria A COVID-19 vaccine campaign kicked off in Syrias last rebel-held enclave on Saturday, with a 45-year-old front-line nurse becoming the first to receive a U.N.-secured jab. Nizar Fattouh, a nurse in Ibn Sina Hospital in Idlib city, received one of 53,800 AstraZeneca vaccines delivered to...

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VIENNA High-ranking diplomats from China, Germany, France, Russia and Britain are set to resume talks Saturday focused on bringing the United States back into their landmark nuclear deal with Iran. The U.S. will not have a representative at the table when the diplomats meet in Vienna because former ...

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Terra and ETH 2.0 staking service Lido has announced its plans to enroll the Solana (SOL) blockchain as part of its goals to expand to other proof-of-stake chains. Lido says it wants to build a liquid staking protocol for the Solana blockchain. Lido wants to make staking more decentralized According...

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West Bengal Singur Election Results 2021, West Bengal Singur Vidhan Sabha Election Results: Since 1969, the Left has won this seat seven times. The Trinamool Congress wrested this constituency from the Left for the first time in 2001. Since then, the TMC won from here four times...

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A $2 million nest egg can give you a healthy retirement income -- but how can you get there?Preparing for retirement is more complicated than ever.People are living longer, rising inflation is threatening the buying power of retirement savings and Social Security benefits, and there's a looming ...

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The global chip shortage could present a buying opportunity for savvy investors.Aside from impacting everyday life, the COVID-19 pandemic also took a toll on the global supply chain. Only now are we beginning to realize the magnitude of this disruption, especially in the semiconductor industry....

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From Swansea to Abergavenny via the Brecon Beacons, this trip takes in forests, mountains and a former industrial heartland After a winter lockdown riding the same old roads within a few miles of home, I am desperate to explore somewhere new and a little further afield. Going somewhere by train and ...

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We asked our Foolish writers for their top ideas for May. Their picks include Magna International (TSX:MG)(NYSE:MGA) and Algonquin Power & Utilities (TSX:AQN)(NYSE:AQN). Click here to see the rest!
The post 17 Top TSX Stock Picks for May 2021 appeared first on The Motley Fool Canada.

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A fire in a COVID-19 hospital ward in western India has killed 18 patients as the country grapples with its worst outbreak yet...

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The U.S. has reported more than 31.8 million confirmed COVID-19 cases as of Apr. 29. There have been more than 567,000 reported deaths from COVID-19-related causes the highest death toll of...

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A bumpy but potentially profitable ride may await.For 13 months, investors have enjoyed an almost uninterrupted rally for the ages. Since the iconic Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI), benchmark S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC), and technology-reliant Nasdaq Composite (NASDAQINDEX: ^IXIC) hit ...

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After a strong market rally, which UK shares still deserve a 'buy' rating? Roland Head looks at two stocks he thinks are poised for growth.
The post UK shares to buy for May: how Id invest 2,000 today appeared first on The Motley Fool UK.

The market rally weve seen since November has left some UK ...

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The aim is to grant respite during the devastating second wave of the pandemic...

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West Bengal Bhowanipore Assembly Election Results 2021, Rudranil Ghosh vs Sovandeb Chattopadhyay vs Shadab Khan: Mamata Banerjee won the Bhowanipore seat in 2011 and 2016...

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As part of a $1.2 billion bond sale and refinancing, Vornado Realty Trust and The Trump Organization were set to get $617 million, Bloomberg reported.

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Vornado and Trump will get $617 million as part of a $1.2 ...

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India's morgues are so overwhelmed that bodies have had to be cremated in makeshift pyres in parking lots.

Indias second coronavirus wave is rapidly sliding into a devastating and deadly crisis.
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This week, Indias official COVID-19 death toll passed 200,000, according to ...

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"Sell in May and go away" has been a common investing strategy for years. But is there any truth to the saying, or is it all just superstition?
The post Sell in May runs the risk of missing potential summer gains! appeared first on The Motley Fool UK.

Sell in May is an investing strategy that some ...

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The 147th Kentucky Derby will be hard fought, no more so than between favored Essential Quality and his chief rivals, Rock
bYour World and Highly Motivated. Here, the Bluegrass Wise Man takes his famous horseman's look at both of them. The 147th Kentucky Derby will be hard fought, no more so than ...

https://www.forbes.com/sites/guymartin/2021/05/01/kentucky-derby-2021-saturday-odds-bets-you-should-make-and-rock-your-worlds-chance-to-take-down-essential-quality/

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Mass weighing 300 tonnes not expected to be cleared until June, says water companyEngineers are working around the clock to clear a monster fatberg 1km long which is clogging a sewer in Birmingham.The blockage is not expected to be removed until June, water services company Severn Trent said in a ...

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2021/may/01/monster-fatberg-blocks-birmingham-sewer

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Trump asks aides multiple times a day about the vote recount that is currently underway in Maricopa County, according to The Washington Post.

Former President Donald Trump asks aides multiple times about the vote recount that is currently underway in Maricopa County, according to The Washington ...

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Jonathan Smith runs through Aviva and Rio Tinto. They're two FTSE 100 stocks that he thinks are well positioned for growth in 2021.
The post 2 FTSE 100 stocks Id buy in May appeared first on The Motley Fool UK.

The month of May should bring many good things. A further relaxation of lockdown ...

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[Leadership] As Nigerian workers join their counterparts across the world to mark this year's workers day, issues of poor welfare and insecurity have again popped up as their prime concern...

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[Leadership] The Presidency has disclosed what it said were the reasons why Catholic priest, Reverend Father Ejike Mbaka of the Adoration Ministry demanded the resignation of President Muhammadu Buhari over the high level of insecurity across the country...

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[allAfrica] Cape Town -- You deserve a treat. So why not put your legs up and binge-watch this eerie fictional supernatural South African series...

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KUALA LUMPUR, May 1 Digi Telecommunications Sdn Bhd strengthens its commitment to support the Bottom 40 (B40) community by extending its offer of free 30GB Productivity Internet per month (1GB daily) until July 31, 2021 and continuing to aid the...

All active postpaid and prepaid customers will ...

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Brands that have adapted their services and communication to align with the evolving lifestyle of this emerging senior segment, have succeeded in creating a loyal customer base...

https://www.financialexpress.com/brandwagon/writers-alley/why-brands-need-to-focus-on-experiential-marketing-while-serving-indias-elderly/2243140/

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RBI has already mandated banks to offer retail loans such as home and auto loans linked to an external benchmark, which for most banks is the RBI repo rate...

https://www.financialexpress.com/money/good-news-sbi-home-loan-interest-rate-to-become-cheaper-lower-rate-for-women-and-yono-users/2243628/

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West Bengal Nandigram Election Results 2021, West Bengal Nandigram Vidhan Sabha Election Results: Suvendu Adhikari is a sitting MLA from Nandigram. He won this assembly seat in 2016 on TMC ticket...

https://www.financialexpress.com/india-news/west-bengal-nandigram-assembly-election-results-2021-mamata-banerjee-suvendu-adhikari-minakshi-mukherjee-election-results-live-updates/2243607/

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SpiceJet had been facing financial issues even before the second wave of the coronavirus pandemic hit the country in March 2021...

https://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/covid-impact-spicejet-defers-up-to-50-salary-of-most-employees-in-april-121050100377_1.html

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Citing complaints from users, the Cyberspace Administration of China lists 33 mobile apps it says breached various regulatory rules, mainly, for collecting personal data deemed not necessary to provide their service...

https://www.zdnet.com/article/china-calls-out-33-apps-for-collecting-more-user-data-than-necessary/

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Dubai: The carriage of passengers from India to the UAE has been further suspended until May 14, 2021.
Passengers who have transited through India in the last 14 days are not permitted to board from any other point to the UAE, an April 29-dated advisory seen by Gulf News said.
Here's what passengers...

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Reliance Industries has now become the country's largest producer of medical grade liquid oxygen from a single location...

https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ani/reliance-becomes-india-s-largest-producer-of-medical-grade-liquid-oxygen-from-single-location-121050100307_1.html

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Author:Reutersarticle author:ReutersID:1619854331601774300Sat, 2021-05-01 06:29
ISTANBUL: Turkey added cryptocurrency trading platforms to the list of firms covered by anti-money laundering and terrorism financing regulation, it said in a presidential decree published early on Saturday.
The ...

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Domestic sales stood at 49,002 units, while exports were at 10,201 units last month, the company said...

https://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/hyundai-motor-india-s-total-sales-decline-8-to-59-203-units-in-april-121050100338_1.html

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SAN FRANCISCO, May 1 American startup Mighty has introduced a new kind of web browser thats hosted entirely in the cloud. The aim is to provide a high-performance tool thats faster than Chrome or Firefox, no matter what hardware youre...

Mighty is a web browser thats hosted in the cloud. Picture ...

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SAN FRANCISCO, May 1 In a fresh challenge to WhatsApp, Telegram is also about to launch group video calling. The communications app is to bring out the new feature in May, offering a further incentive to attract new users to its platform. On...

Pavel Durovs announcement of group video calls on ...

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In April, the central government had announced the vaccination drive for the 18 to 44-year age group from May 1 onwards...

https://www.financialexpress.com/lifestyle/health/covid-19-amid-vaccine-shortages-across-india-big-private-hospitals-start-vaccination-for-18-44-years/2243577/

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You sure have to press 'A' a lot The RPG Greetings, traveller, and welcome back to The Register Plays Games, our monthly gaming column. 2021 continues to move slowly for the world's biggest entertainment industry and while we did ask Square Enix for a copy of new looter-shooter Outriders, they ...

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I think you have to go back to therapy. It wasnt enough, says Isabella Rossellini, drily and only somewhat jokingly, to her nephew Alessandro, as he interviews her on some hard family truths. The documentary hes making is that therapy, he tells her, earning a fixed stare ...

https://variety.com/2021/film/reviews/the-rossellinis-review-1234964191/

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Since June of last year, aerospace company Boeing has fired 65 employees and disciplined 53 others over behavior described as racist, discriminatory and hateful, according to a new company report on diversity...

https://www.foxbusiness.com/markets/boeing-fired-65-employees-disciplined-53-over-racist-conduct-company-says

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