E-commerce firm Flipkart buys Walmart’s India wholesale business

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Walmart-owned Flipkart will buy the U.S. retail giant's Indian cash-and-carry wholesale business as the e-commerce firm looks to strengthen its offerings for mom-and-pop stores, the...

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Amazon to offer auto insurance in India

July 23, 2020July 23, 2020

Amazon.com Inc's Indian unit on Thursday said it will begin offering auto insurance, making India the e-commerce giant's first market for the service. [caption id="attachment_7183"...

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Flipkart buys parent Walmart’s Indian wholesale business

July 23, 2020July 23, 2020

Flipkart said on Thursday it had acquired parent Walmart Inc's local cash-and-carry business, as the e-commerce firm strengthens its wholesale offerings to compete better with...

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Trump touts five-word memory test as showing he is ‘cognitively there’

July 23, 2020July 23, 2020

[caption id="attachment_7109" align="alignnone" width="976"] 'Person. Woman. Man Camera. TV,' the US president recited as he revealed details of a cognitive test he claimed to have...

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World Rugby dismisses claims election ‘manipulated’

July 23, 2020July 23, 2020

[caption id="attachment_7239" align="alignnone" width="962"] England's Bill Beaumont (R) was re-elected as World Rugby chairman in May [/caption] WELLINGTON: Rugby's governing body defended its election processes...

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Siemens to roll out flexible working app for 100,000 staff

July 23, 2020July 23, 2020

Siemens is rolling out its Comfy mobile phone app to hundreds of its offices around the world to help staff safely return to the office...

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Cycling industry out-pedalled by demand

July 23, 2020July 23, 2020

[caption id="attachment_7091" align="alignnone" width="953"] Bike sales are exploding in countries across the world. [/caption] PARIS: Cycling is booming across the globe as people seek to...

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China launches Mars probe in space race with US

July 23, 2020July 23, 2020

[caption id="attachment_7130" align="alignnone" width="959"] China launched its Tianwen-1 Mars mission on Thursday [/caption] WENCHANG: China launched an unmanned probe to Mars on Thursday (Jul 23)...

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UN report suggests temporary basic income to help world’s poorest amid pandemic

July 22, 2020July 23, 2020

[caption id="attachment_7112" align="alignnone" width="976"] FILE PHOTO: The United Nations Headquarters is pictured as it will be temporarily closed for tours due to the spread of...

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Cancel culture: Positive social change or online harassment?

July 22, 2020July 23, 2020

[caption id="attachment_7076" align="alignnone" width="946"] U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) response news briefing at the White House in Washington, U.S., July...