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Saudi Aramco formally appoints banks to advise on share sale

JPMorgan Chase & Co, Morgan Stanley and HSBC have been appointed as international financial advisers for the initial public offering, say sources.

Mar 30, 2017

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Four coolest sightings from the planet Mars

From Martian Iguana to blue sunsets, check out the four coolest sightings spotted in Mars in the last decade.

Mar 30, 2017

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Nomura elevates Prabhat Awasthi as India head

Vikas Sharma, current Head of India, has been elevated to Head of Asia ex-Japan.

Mar 30, 2017

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Lord Michael Heseltine: Brexit spits in the wind of every Conservative prime minister

Speaking to IBTimes UK on 29 March, the day Article 50 was officially triggered, Conservative politician Lord Michael Heseltine said that Brexit was a serious diminish in British power and influence. Sir Tim Barrow, the British Ambassador to the EU, handed Donald Tusk a letter signed by May signalling the UKs desire to begin formal divorce proceedings.

Mar 29, 2017

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‘We miss you already’: EU’s Donald Tusk accepts Brexit notice

After receiving Theresa Mays Brexit notice, Donald Tusk says that the European Union is unhappy Britain is leaving, but the other 27 states are now more united and will protect their interests.

Mar 29, 2017

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Former Mexican president calls Trump ‘a big mouth, a Twitter-er, and a liar’

Outspoken ex-Mexican President Vicente Fox has slammed US President Donald Trump as a failing leader on 28 March.

Mar 29, 2017

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Brexit day: Prime Minister Theresa May tells parliament that Article 50 has been triggered

Prime Minister Theresa May has formally told the UK parliament that Article 50 has been triggered on 29 May. Sir Tim Barrow, the British Ambassador to the EU, handed Donald Tusk a letter signed by May signalling the UKs desire to begin formal divorce proceedings.

Mar 29, 2017

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Shadow Defence Secretary Nia Griffith urges Theresa May to get down to work

Labours Shadow Secretary of State for Defence as told IBTimes UK that Thresay May need to get down to work and that there is still a lot of uncertainty surrounding Brexit. The UK has officially triggered Article 50 as Sir Tim Barrow, the British Ambassador to the EU, handed Donald Tusk a letter signed by Theresa May signalling the UKs desire to begin formal divorce proceedings.

Mar 29, 2017

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How will Supreme Court's ban on sale of BS-III vehicles affect automobile industry?

The Supreme Court has ruled that the health of millions of people cannot be put to risk by selling BS-III vehicles for commercial gains.

Mar 29, 2017

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Quadriplegic moves his arm for the first time in eight years thanks to novel neuro-prosthesis

Bill Kochevar has been paralysed from the neck down for the past eight years. He was fitted with an innovative neuro-prosthesis which reconnected his brain and muscles, allowing him to think about his arm moving - and to execute the movement.

Mar 29, 2017

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Nick Clegg: Growing gap between what public expects and the reality of Brexit

The UK government will face a Brexit backlash once the public realises it cannot deliver on its outlandish and utopian promises, Nick Clegg said on 28 March. The former deputy prime minister also rebuked claims from Brexit Secretary David Davis that Britain will enjoy the same benefits outside of the Single Market.

Mar 28, 2017

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Ultra-Orthodox dressed Jewish rapper blows away New York pedestrians

Sammy K, the stage name of Atlanta-based Jewish rapper Sam Kalnitz, shared a video of himself dressed up in ultra-Orthodox Jewish clothing and asking New York pedestrians if he could rap for them. The video shows Kalnitz blowing away different groups of listeners, many of whom appear shocked at the impressive rhythmic flow emerging from the man dressed like a Hasidic yeshiva boy.

Mar 28, 2017

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The new £1 coin: In numbers

On 28 March the new high security 12 sided £1 coin is being introduced as legal tender, replacing the round pound that has been in circulation since 21 April 1983. The new coin is claimed to be ‘the most secure coin in the world’ as it boasts anti-counterfeit measures, as the Royal Mint claims one in every 30 coins returned in change are fake.

Mar 27, 2017