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...Khan (1948-97), the larger-than-life singer who performed at the Womad world music festival and recorded traditional albums for Peter Gabriel’s Real World label as well as fusion albums (most notably 1990’s...
...Hopes last week of a ceasefire deal ahead of the start of Ramadan this coming Sunday — or for that matter Biden’s State of the Union address on Thursday — have fizzled....
...Tesla has raised the prices of two of its most expensive electric vehicles in the US, the Model S and X, by $2,500....
...events, for which financial markets around the world take a collective break, are coinciding with the three-day Qingming Festival (aka Tomb Sweeping Day) in China and Taiwan, and the Muslim festival of Ramadan...
...Monday Deloitte publishes its annual survey of chief financial officers UK, regional PMI data published by S&P Global US, former Amazon executive David Risher is appointed the new boss of ride-hailing...
...In the Crusader Kings II expansion Sword of Islam, you can explore the benefits of celebrating Ramadan or going on a pilgrimage to Mecca....
...Monday Eid ul-Fitr, sometimes known as Little Eid and Sweet Eid, marking the ending of Ramadan, begins 40th anniversary of the sinking of the ARA General Belgrano in the Falklands conflict New Zealand...
...The FT View makes the case for an international probe of Covid-19’s origins. Follow our outbreak tracker and live coverage....
...Call it Ramzan, not Ramadan. Don’t say Allah Hafiz; it is Khuda Hafiz, which leaves you in the protection of a more universal God. Delhi is to Urdu what Zanzibar is to Swahili — ground zero....
...While the 2016 crop was smaller than the normal “off” year, 2015’s bumper harvest of 680,000 tonnes meant that there was plenty of inventory available....
...Debt markets in the region may receive a further lift in the next month as governments and state-backed companies attempt to wrap up sale plans before the holy Muslim month of Ramadan begins on June 7....
...Visitors react on the rock as a man jumps into the water, above Cleopatra’s Beach, on a summer s day before the start of the holy month of Ramadan at the Mediterranean city of Marsa Matrouh, northwest of...
...Additional reporting by Tae-jun Kang Letter in response to this report: Talented sheep are part of S Korean café society / From Olly Curtis...
...whom natural gas is a major ingredient, has enjoyed artificially low prices. http://on.ft.com/18OYULh Emerging Markets MSCI Emerging Market Index up +0.21% at 957.31 Americas DJIA up +0.19% at 15,658 S&...
...Emerging Market Index up +0.32% at 958.36 Europe FTSE down -0.01% at 6,647 RTS down -0.41% at 1,331 Warsaw Wig down -0.08% at 48,289 FTSE 300 Eurotop up +0.17% at 1,227 Americas DJIA up +0.19% at 15,658 S&...
...It’s less than six weeks until Ramadan, the Islamic month of fasting, and the busiest marketing time in the Muslim world....
...The S&P 500 continued to ease from its record-high levels this month as bulls have struggled to maintain momentum over the past few trading sessions – a reticence that has tempered the mood of global investors...
...US index futures suggest the S&P 500 in New York will open flat at 1,697.5, leaving the benchmark less than 1 per cent below the record close hit a week ago writes the FT’s Global Markets albatross Jamie...
...years as a voter boycott invalidated an impeachment referendum, setting the stage for further battles with Prime Minister Victor Ponta. http://bloom.bg/Qb4yhW Pakistan power cuts prompt violent protests Ramadan...
...Mexico swap divergent fortunes * Markets: mixed China bans religious activities in Xinxiang The Chinese Communist party has banned students and officials in Xinjiang from religious activities during Ramadan...
...However, this year would see a “double whammy” of Ramadan and the Olympics, he said....
...CGS produced the ingeniously futuristic “Tunis 2050” series, inspired by The Simpsons, for Hannibal’s Ramadan schedule via sponsorship and product placement from companies such as Danone....
...Turnover also tends to be lower in the fasting month of Ramadan and during the summer months....
...Related reading: Indonesian stocks: beautiful, but small, beyondbrics S&P gives Indonesia a good grade, beyondbrics...
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