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Qualcomm Braces for Slowdown in Smartphone Demand to Hit Its Chip Business
Qualcomm is bracing the slowdown in smartphone demand to hit its handset chips business. Global smartphone shipments will reportedly fall 3.5 percent this year. Meanwhile, Qualcomm has extended its patent license agreement with Samsung Electronics through the end of 2030.
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Beijing Extends Covid Curbs As Lockdown Anger In Shanghai Grows
China's capital Beijing closed more gyms, malls, cinemas and apartment blocks on Friday, with authorities ramping up contact tracing to contain a COVID-19 outbreak.
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Brent Oil A Whisker Above $100 Per barrel As Crude Markets Extend Losses After Second Straight Weekly Decline
Crude markets started the week on a feeble note following the second straight weekly decline, pressured by China lockdowns and weighed by a surplus boost after announced plans to release a record volume of crude and oil products from strategic stocks.
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Crude Markets' See-Saw Continues, With Brent Oil Just Below $107 A Barrel
After losing nearly 1 per cent in the previous session on a strong dollar, a build-up in the US crude stockpile, and Shanghai's extended lockdown fuelled fears of slower demand; the benchmark Brent crude was last up about 25 cents at $106.90 per barrel.
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Shanghai Lockdown Tightens After Fresh Surge In Asymptomatic Cases
The major Chinese financial centre of Shanghai extended restrictions on transportation on Tuesday after a day of intensive city-wide testing saw new cases surge to more than 13,000, with no end to the lockdown yet in sight.
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"Time To Stay On Course": Germany Extends Covid Curbs As Omicron Spreads
Germany on Monday extended its current pandemic measures as the experts panel appointed by the government has warned the fast spreading Omicron coronavirus variant could bring critical infrastructure in Europe's biggest economy to a breaking point.
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Gujarat Imposes Night Curfew In 17 More Towns As Covid Cases Spike
In view of rising COVID-19 cases in the state, the Gujarat government has imposed a night curfew in 17 more towns and extended its implementation in eight metros and two cities till January 26, informed Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel on Friday.
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J&K Re-Imposes Weekend Lockdown, Extends Night Curfew As Covid Cases Rise
Amid the surge in COVID-19 cases, the Jammu and Kashmir administration on Saturday re-imposed weekend lockdown and said that night curfew shall continue to remain in force in all districts from 9 pm-6 am with complete restrictions
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Tamil Nadu Imposes New Restrictions As Covid Cases Surge
Tamil Nadu today imposed fresh restrictions in the state till January 31, 2022, amid a spike in Covid cases. Current lockdown restrictions have also been extended till January 10.
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Don't Foresee A Lockdown, Extended Travel Curbs In US: Biden On Omnicron
President Joe Biden on Monday told Americans not to "panic" over the newly identified Covid variant Omicron and said he does not foresee new lockdowns or extending travel restrictions for now.
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Tamil Nadu Lockdown Extended, With Relaxation. Ban On Festivals Continues
The Tamil Nadu government on Saturday has extended the Covid lockdown restrictions till November 15 with some relaxation.
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New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern Extends COVID-19 Lockdown In Auckland
New Zealand Prime Minster Jacinda Ardern said on Monday that the country's biggest city Auckland will remain in lockdown for another two weeks as it looks to control the spread of the Delta variant of the coronavirus.
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Assam Board Reduces Class 9, 10 Syllabus For 2021-22 Session
SEBA, considering the constraints students faced by the students with the disruption in educational activities brought about due to extended lockdowns in the country this year as well, has decided to reduce the syllabi of Class 9 and Class 10 for every subject by around 40 per cent.
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Australia Aims To 'Live With Virus' Instead Of Eliminating It
Australian authorities on Wednesday extended the COVID-19 lockdown in Melbourne for another three weeks, as they shift their focus to rapid vaccination drives and move away from a suppression strategy to bring cases down to zero.
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Australia's Canberra Extends COVID-19 Lockdown
Australia's Canberra on Tuesday extended its hard lockdown by a further two weeks as the capital city struggles to contain a surge in the highly infectious Delta variant.
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Qualcomm Braces for Slowdown in Smartphone Demand to Hit Its Chip Business
Qualcomm is bracing the slowdown in smartphone demand to hit its handset chips business. Global smartphone shipments will reportedly fall 3.5 percent this year. Meanwhile, Qualcomm has extended its patent license agreement with Samsung Electronics through the end of 2030.
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Beijing Extends Covid Curbs As Lockdown Anger In Shanghai Grows
China's capital Beijing closed more gyms, malls, cinemas and apartment blocks on Friday, with authorities ramping up contact tracing to contain a COVID-19 outbreak.
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Brent Oil A Whisker Above $100 Per barrel As Crude Markets Extend Losses After Second Straight Weekly Decline
Crude markets started the week on a feeble note following the second straight weekly decline, pressured by China lockdowns and weighed by a surplus boost after announced plans to release a record volume of crude and oil products from strategic stocks.
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Crude Markets' See-Saw Continues, With Brent Oil Just Below $107 A Barrel
After losing nearly 1 per cent in the previous session on a strong dollar, a build-up in the US crude stockpile, and Shanghai's extended lockdown fuelled fears of slower demand; the benchmark Brent crude was last up about 25 cents at $106.90 per barrel.
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Shanghai Lockdown Tightens After Fresh Surge In Asymptomatic Cases
The major Chinese financial centre of Shanghai extended restrictions on transportation on Tuesday after a day of intensive city-wide testing saw new cases surge to more than 13,000, with no end to the lockdown yet in sight.
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"Time To Stay On Course": Germany Extends Covid Curbs As Omicron Spreads
Germany on Monday extended its current pandemic measures as the experts panel appointed by the government has warned the fast spreading Omicron coronavirus variant could bring critical infrastructure in Europe's biggest economy to a breaking point.
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Gujarat Imposes Night Curfew In 17 More Towns As Covid Cases Spike
In view of rising COVID-19 cases in the state, the Gujarat government has imposed a night curfew in 17 more towns and extended its implementation in eight metros and two cities till January 26, informed Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel on Friday.
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J&K Re-Imposes Weekend Lockdown, Extends Night Curfew As Covid Cases Rise
Amid the surge in COVID-19 cases, the Jammu and Kashmir administration on Saturday re-imposed weekend lockdown and said that night curfew shall continue to remain in force in all districts from 9 pm-6 am with complete restrictions
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Tamil Nadu Imposes New Restrictions As Covid Cases Surge
Tamil Nadu today imposed fresh restrictions in the state till January 31, 2022, amid a spike in Covid cases. Current lockdown restrictions have also been extended till January 10.
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Don't Foresee A Lockdown, Extended Travel Curbs In US: Biden On Omnicron
President Joe Biden on Monday told Americans not to "panic" over the newly identified Covid variant Omicron and said he does not foresee new lockdowns or extending travel restrictions for now.
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Tamil Nadu Lockdown Extended, With Relaxation. Ban On Festivals Continues
The Tamil Nadu government on Saturday has extended the Covid lockdown restrictions till November 15 with some relaxation.
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New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern Extends COVID-19 Lockdown In Auckland
New Zealand Prime Minster Jacinda Ardern said on Monday that the country's biggest city Auckland will remain in lockdown for another two weeks as it looks to control the spread of the Delta variant of the coronavirus.
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Assam Board Reduces Class 9, 10 Syllabus For 2021-22 Session
SEBA, considering the constraints students faced by the students with the disruption in educational activities brought about due to extended lockdowns in the country this year as well, has decided to reduce the syllabi of Class 9 and Class 10 for every subject by around 40 per cent.
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Australia Aims To 'Live With Virus' Instead Of Eliminating It
Australian authorities on Wednesday extended the COVID-19 lockdown in Melbourne for another three weeks, as they shift their focus to rapid vaccination drives and move away from a suppression strategy to bring cases down to zero.
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Australia's Canberra Extends COVID-19 Lockdown
Australia's Canberra on Tuesday extended its hard lockdown by a further two weeks as the capital city struggles to contain a surge in the highly infectious Delta variant.
