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Although, the entire process of market penetration seems simple and monotonous, yet it’s a big challenge if you perceive it to be. To overcome the challenge, you need to be more unique and highly innovative in your approach. A repetitive selling strategy would yield unsatisfactory results and hinder your growth potential. So, it would be…
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An app used by Muslims throughout the world, Quran Majeed, has been removed by Apple at the request of the Chinese government. The BBC reports that the app was removed after China accused Quran Majeed of posting illegal religious texts. The elimination of the app was reported by Apple Censorship – a website that monitors…
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For the first time, a pig kidney has been transplanted into a human without triggering immediate rejection by the recipient’s immune system, a potentially major advance that could eventually help alleviate a dire shortage of human organs for transplant. The procedure done at NYU Langone Health in New York City involved use of a pig…
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Toyota has announced that it will invest $13.6 billion in manufacturing electric automobile batteries in the United States by 2025. “This investment will help usher in more affordable electrified vehicles for U.S. consumers, significantly reduce carbon emissions, and importantly, create even more American jobs tied to the future of mobility,” said Ted Ogawa, CEO of…
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The Pentagon has offered unspecified condolence payments to the family of 10 civilians who were killed in a botched US drone attack in Afghanistan in August during the final days before American troops withdrew from the country. The US Department of Defense said it made a commitment that included offering “ex-gratia condolence payments”, in addition…
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In a farewell visit, outgoing German Chancellor Angela Merkel said her country will continue to maintain a working relationship with Turkey, stressed cooperation on migration and other issues, and defended Berlin’s diplomatic efforts at upholding human rights. “The relationship between Turkey and Germany, with its positive and negative sides, will go on,” Merkel told reporters…
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The former governor and several former officials in Iran’s central bank have been sentenced to prison for illegal practices in managing the country’s tumultuous foreign currency market under United States sanctions. Valiollah Seif, who led the troubled central bank for almost five years until his sacking in July 2018, was sentenced to 10 years in…
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Nigerian art dealer Ebuka Joseph started using cryptocurrencies last year when business ground to a halt due to COVID-19. Now he is hooked even though the financial authorities disapprove. “Crypto just allows me to transact freely and within minutes we are done with our transactions,” the 28-year-old told Reuters from a friend’s studio in Lagos…
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President Emmanuel Macron on Saturday condemned as “inexcusable” a deadly crackdown by Paris police on a 1961 protest by Algerians, the scale of which was covered up for decades by French authorities. Macron told relatives and activists on the 60th anniversary of the bloodshed that “crimes” were committed on the night of October 17, 1961,…
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British ministers Thursday bowed to meat industry demands to allow more abattoir workers into the country as the U.K. grapples with widespread labor shortages. Environment Secretary George Eustice announced that up to 800 pork butchers will be able to apply for temporary visas allowing them to travel and work in the U.K. for six months. The measure…
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Two of the Bank of England’s nine-strong monetary policy committee have said they prefer to wait and see how surging gas prices and shortages of raw materials affect inflation before voting for a rise in borrowing costs. In a message that will be seen as a swipe at more hawkish members of the monetary policy…
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Officials in Thailand say fully vaccinated travelers from 10 low-risk countries, including the UK, China, Germany and the U.S., will be exempted from COVID-19 quarantine requirements beginning 1st November. “This decision comes with some risks,” said Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha, but it is considered a key step to reviving the country’s tourism sector, as reported…
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In the wake of repeated power outages that have shut down factories, Beijing has ordered Chinese coal mines to increase production. Chinese media reported that three key provinces have agreed to increase the mining of coal. Numerous provinces throughout China have been bearing the brunt of power outages since mid-September. Electricity demand has shot up…
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A New Jersey man who used dating apps to lure and kill three women five years ago was sentenced Wednesday to 160 years in prison after a trial in which it was revealed that friends of one victim did their own detective work on social media to ferret out the suspect. Khalil Wheeler-Weaver, 25, sat…
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Despite recommendations and protective standards set by Transparency International, whistleblower activities have been minimal around the world due to the fear of employer retaliation, which may result in job termination, demotion, or other disciplinary action. But the major problem is lack of standardized implementation of the United Nations Convention against Corruption (UNCAC) ratified by over…
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