BENGALURU. Indian inflation likely accelerated in February but remained well below the central bank’s target, economists in a Reuters poll said, as only modest rises in food and fuel prices failed to drive a bigger lift from January’s 19-month low. The poll of 37 economists, conducted March 5-7, showed consumer price inflation, due to be […]
Beijing: China over-reported its economic growth between 2008 and 2016 by an average of 1.7 percentage points, according to a recent study by researchers at the Chinese University of Hong Kong and the University of Chicago. The discrepancy came from local governments who are rewarded for meeting growth and investment targets, the authors say in […]
Residents are advised not to transfer money until they see and test the car.
Dubai: Marriott International launched a recruitment drive for future Emirati general managers and senior executives, introducing 10 Emiratis who will be fast-tracked into management positions. In an effort to meet private sector quotas for nationals across the Gulf, Marriott — the largest hotel operator in the world — launched its Tahseen programme last year in […]
DUBAI Saudi Arabia’s crude oil production in February fell to 10.136 million barrels per day (bpd), a Saudi industry source told Reuters on Friday, down from 10.24 million bpd in January. The kingdom’s oil supply was at 10.014 million bpd in February, the source said, adding that March oil production will be lower than the […]
Zurich. French industrial production jumped more than economists forecast in January, providing some evidence for the view that the Euro-area slowdown may be stabilising. The 1.3 per cent monthly increase was far better than the 0.1 per cent median forecast of economists. On a year-on-year basis, production jumped the most in 10 months. Manufacturing alone […]
Five civilians, including a woman were injured after fragments from the wrecked drone fell into the ground.
Dubai: Would you eat a slice of beef if you knew it came from a lab, rather than a butcher? What if it was also cheaper than your usual beef and tasted just the same? That is precisely what Just, a food technology company based in California, is trying to produce — lab-grown meat. It […]
Dubai: If you make a steak from a cow’s meat, but the cow was never slaughtered in the process, is that steak halal or not? It’s not a riddle, but that question is dividing opinions, even among Islamic scholars. For food production companies, such as California-based Just, which make lab-grown meat using a single cell […]
TOKYO: A lawyer representing ex-Nissan chief Carlos Ghosn on Friday apologised for “tainting” the tycoon’s reputation by suggesting he disguise himself as a workman to leave detention on bail. Ghosn sparked confusion and some derision by walking out of a Tokyo jail on Wednesday after more than 100 days in custody, sporting a blue construction […]