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Lloyd’s Expects to Pay £5BN for COVID-19 Customer Claims
Lloyd’s of London confirmed on Thursday that it expects to pay out up to £5 billion in COVID-19 customer claims, with the publication of…
Sep 2020
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You can always get what you want: Stones open new store in Carnaby St
The Rolling Stones on Tuesday defied the gloom of the coronavirus outbreak to launch the band’s first flagship store in the heart of…
Sep 2020
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South African economy shrinks by half in second-quarter ‘gut punch’
South Africa's economy shrank by more than half in the second quarter, an unprecedented decline, as the coronavirus pandemic took its toll on the…
Sep 2020
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Pakistani Man Sentenced to Death Over ‘Blasphemous’ Texts
A Pakistani court on Tuesday sentenced a Christian man to death after convicting him of sending text messages containing “blasphemous content”. Asif Pervaiz, 37,…
Sep 2020
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First 5G iPhone expected at Apple online event Sept 15
Apple on Tuesday fired off invitations to a September 15 online event expected to star the first iPhone tailored for superfast 5G telecom…
Sep 2020
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AFP takes action against Google over copyright impasse
Agence France-Presse announced Tuesday that it had lodged a complaint with French regulators over a standoff with Google, saying the US giant is refusing…
Sep 2020
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the 7 best Premium Rum Brands
Increasingly rum as an industry has been waking up to the ever-expanding market for premium spirits, and has been promoting some mature rums, far…
Sep 2020
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Khashoggi’s fiancee calls Saudi verdict ‘farce’
The Turkish fiancee of slain journalist Jamal Khashoggi on Monday branded a Saudi court ruling overturning five death sentences in his 2018 murder a…
Sep 2020
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Tokyo Olympics will go ahead ‘with or without Covid’
By Martin Parry Tokyo’s postponed Olympics will go ahead next year regardless of the coronavirus pandemic, IOC vice-president said Monday, vowing they…
Sep 2020
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British Pound Drop as Johnson Resurrects Spectre of No-Deal Brexit
The British pound sank Monday after Prime Minister Boris Johnson appeared to revive investor fears of a no-deal Brexit, dealers said.
Sep 2020