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From armchairs to iPhones, India's millennials rent it all
AFP, Published on 01/12/2019
» MUMBAI: At 29, Spandan Sharma doesn't own a flat, a car, or even a chair -- one of a growing number of Indian millennials bucking traditional norms and instead opting to rent everything from furniture to iPhones.
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Blame game as wheels come off India's auto sector
AFP, Published on 16/09/2019
» NEW DELHI: When India's Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman claimed that a preference by millennials for ride-hailing apps was contributing to a painful slump in car sales, it sparked an online backlash from furious youngsters.
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China banking tycoon Bao Fan 'cooperating with investigation'
AFP, Published on 27/02/2023
» BEIJING - Chinese billionaire Bao Fan is "cooperating in an investigation" by authorities, his company said, almost two weeks after his disappearance sparked fears of a renewed crackdown on the nation's financial services industry.
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London's cabbies hope to fare better after Covid
AFP, Published on 06/06/2021
» LONDON - Barry Ivens, who has been driving London's iconic black taxi cabs for a quarter of a century, has never experienced anything like the past tumultuous year in the British capital.
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Virus measures hit London black cab business
AFP, Published on 20/11/2020
» EPPING: Tony Georgiou sighed as he stood in front of a field full of parked taxi cabs, admitting he has lost count of how many are there.
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PayPal abandons Facebook-backed Libra cryptocurrency group
AFP, Published on 05/10/2019
» SAN FRANCISCO: Pioneering digital payments firm PayPal on Friday said it is abandoning an alliance intended to oversee the Facebook-backed Libra cryptocurrency, which has come under attack by regulators.
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Libra partners reconsider as governments grumble: report
AFP, Published on 02/10/2019
» SAN FRANCISCO - Mastercard, Visa and other financial partners being enlisted to oversee Facebook-backed cryptocurrency Libra are having second thoughts as regulators unleash ire on the project, according to a report Tuesday.
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Facebook needs 'very high standard' for Libra coin: US Treasury
AFP, Published on 16/07/2019
» WASHINGTON - Facebook will need to meet "a very high standard" before it moves ahead with its planned digital currency Libra, US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Monday.
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China's youth react to gaming curbs with anguish and cunning
AFP, Published on 15/08/2021
» BEIJING: It is Zhang Yuchen's last summer break before high school, but events have taken an unwelcome turn -- the 14-year-old's game time has been decimated as China's tech firms try to dispel accusations that they are selling "spiritual opium" to the country's youth.
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Uber grants UK drivers worker status in world first
AFP, Published on 17/03/2021
» LONDON: Uber on Tuesday said it is granting its UK drivers worker status, with benefits including a minimum wage -- a world first for the US ride-hailing giant.
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