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Qatar-Turkey trade strong, grows by 85% 02 Nov 2019 - 08:14 am
H E Ali bin Ahmed Al Kuwari, Minister of Commerce and Industry; Qatar Chamber’s First Vice-Chairman Mohamed bin Ahmed bin Twar and other prominent Qatari delegates attending Qatar-Turkey Economic Forum in Turkey.
Sales of vegan products surging with UK consumers fuelling the rise 02 Nov 2019 - 01:12 am
Impossible Foods CEO Pat Brown holds up an Impossible Burger 2.0, the improved version of plant-based vegan burger that tastes real beef at a press event during CES 2019 in Las Vegas on January 7, 2019. AFP / Robyn Beck
Failure to tackle worker abuse breeds modern slavery 02 Nov 2019 - 12:04 am
FILE PHOTO: A worker pours gold at the AngloGold Ashanti mine at Obuasi, Ghana, October 23, 2003. Reuters / Luc Gnago
Palm oil giants double down on deforestation with new radar system 02 Nov 2019 - 12:04 am
Men work on palm fruits at a palm oil factory in Bomi County, Liberia, December 30, 2017. Reuters / Thierry Gouegnon
China's online retailers take the battle to the hinterlands 01 Nov 2019 - 11:10 pm
 A delivery man of Alibaba's logistics unit Cainiao talks on a phone as he delivers a parcel in Lhasa, Tibet Autonomous Region, China January 13, 2018. Reuters
Apple names five VPs, including return of early iPhone executive 01 Nov 2019 - 09:34 pm
In this file photo taken on September 10, 2019 Apple CEO Tim Cook speaks on-stage during a product launch event at Apple's headquarters in Cupertino, California.  AFP / Josh Edelson
Facebook, Apple rise; Twitter, Western Digital fall 01 Nov 2019 - 09:34 pm
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Apple requests tariff waivers on iPhone parts, Watch and AirPods 01 Nov 2019 - 09:33 pm
In this illustration picture taken on February 16, 2019, shows the Apple logo displayed on a tablet in Paris. AFP / Lionel Bonaventure
Goldman hands out $10 billion in credit lines for Apple Card 01 Nov 2019 - 09:33 pm
Goldman set aside reserves representing 2.7% of its credit card loans. That figure may change as the bank gets more information about borrower behavior.
Google taps fitness tracker market with $2.1 bln bid for Fitbit 01 Nov 2019 - 09:33 pm
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Ex-Apple executive joins startup aimed at banishing smartphone cables 01 Nov 2019 - 09:33 pm
Keyssa Inc CEO Eric Almgren and Chief Wireless Strategist Ruben Caballero in one of the company's labs in Campbell, California, U.S., October 18, 2019. Reuters/Stephen Nellis
Google, Walmart help drive India payments past 1 billion transactions 01 Nov 2019 - 08:31 pm
A man counts Indian currency notes inside a shop in Mumbai, August 13, 2018. Reuters / Francis Mascarenhas
NSO group board member departs in wake of WhatsApp lawsuit 01 Nov 2019 - 07:58 pm
In this file photo taken on August 28, 2016 an Israeli woman uses her iPhone in front of the building housing the Israeli NSO group, in Herzliya, near Tel Aviv. AFP / Jack Guez
Long-running coal plant on Navajo reservation nears its end 01 Nov 2019 - 06:33 pm
People wait for food from a mobile vendor at the Utah, Navajo Fair in Bluff, Utah, US, October 28, 2017. Reuters / Andrew Cullen
QSE index closes at 10,188.97 points 01 Nov 2019 - 12:00 am
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Giant Brazil offshore oil find might be expensive for Exxon 31 Oct 2019 - 11:26 pm
Stephen Greenlee, ExxonMobil Global Business Development President speaks during the 2019 OTC Brasil Conference in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil October 30, 2019. Reuters/Sergio Moraes
World's top oil trader to raise stake in Pakistan fuel retailer 31 Oct 2019 - 10:36 pm
The Pakistani company is scheduled to announce the results of the rights issue after a board meeting Wednesday, said the people.
Nord Stream 2 clears major hurdle as Denmark OKs gas pipeline 31 Oct 2019 - 09:09 pm
Allseas' deep sea pipe laying ship Solitaire lays pipes for Nord Stream 2 pipeline in the Baltic Sea September 13, 2019. Picture taken September 13, 2019. Reuters/Stine Jacobsen