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2nd Biggest Bank In Country Will Fire 5000 Employees To Cut Costs: 10% Workforce Will Be Terminated
Credit Suisse may cut around 5,000 jobs, about one position in 10, as part of cost-cutting measures. Tough times The scale of the potential firings reflects the challenge facing Credit Suisse and new chief executive Ulrich Koerner, who seeks to restore the brand after a string of scandals. Koerner, promoted to CEO just over a…
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Discover the Wettest Country on Earth
If you are searching for the world’s wettest country, then you have come to the right place! Even though most rainy countries are located around the Equator, most of them are not considered the wettest regions on Earth. Meteorologists use the average yearly precipitation to classify a location’s wetness. Fog, rain, snow, drizzle, and anything…
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Cryptocurrency Fundraising? Get 10 Years in Prison, Penalty In This Country
China’s Supreme People’s Court has ruled that cryptocurrency fundraising is illegal, and the rule takes effect on March 1. What’s New? A tightened regulatory environment is further contributing to the country’s crackdown on financial scams, which has gained notoriety for its crackdown on crypto over the years. While anti-crypto efforts have been ongoing since 2017,…
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Currently, Only One Country Is On Track To Meet Its Climate Action Targets
The Gambia is the only country in the world that is currently on track to meet its climate goals under the Paris Accord. It is located at the westernmost tip of Africa and is largely surrounded by Senegal. Climate Action Tracker, an independent research group, assessed 36 countries and the European Union and classified them…
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Delhi’s Nest Man Holds A Record Of Making 1.25 Lakh Nests All Over The Country!
The chirping of birds has a soothing effect on the soul, but the city’s shore has drowned their voices, and the urban jungles have stolen their home. But we just heard about this gentleman who’s saving birds with one nest at a time! ‘Dilli Hai Dilwale Ki! | Rakesh Khatri has been popularly recognized as the…
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There Will Be A 4-Day Work Week For All Employees In This Country! But Why?
A four-day working week is a policy that has been discussed for a long time now. Several studies suggest – the countries with the highest number of working hours have the lowest employee productivity while those with the shortest working days are the most productive. This shows how much more efficient a four-day workweek would…
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Travel to Africa and the Middle East: A Reopening Timeline, Country by Country
The novel coronavirus has cropped up in every country across Africa and the Middle East, with the largest outbreak centered in South Africa, where there have been over 1 million cases. Most countries responded to the virus by imposing strict lockdown procedures and travel bans, closing their borders to all except for returning citizens and permanent…
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Covid19 Test Result In 60 Seconds! This Country Approves 1-Min Test Kit For Covid
he increasing number of coronavirus cases in different countries across the globe, has led to certain ‘Covid-zero’ countries and others to shut their international borders temporarily, in order to reduce the chances of virus spread. In what could appear as a step towards easy detection of a Covid positive patient, the Singapore Ministry of Health…
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7 Ways You Can Lend A Helping Hand To Your Country & Community
During the past year or so, we have often asked ourselves and wondered, “when will this pandemic end?”. The answer to this question is not that simple but we sure do have a list of ways in which we can stand together as a community and help our country emerge from the shackles of COVID-19.…
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China Worst Country For Journalists; India Ranked 142 Out Of 180 In Press Freedom
Reporters Without Borders has released its annual report ranking countries on the basis of their treatment of journalists. China ranked 177th in an index of 180 countries, a dubious and grim achievement surprising absolutely no one. The report has called China the “biggest jailer” of journalists and among the worst countries in the world to…