Kenya is keen on reviving its leather and textiles sub-sector and has committing Sh3 billion ($34.1 million) toward growing capacity within the industry, Treasury Secretary, Henry Rotich has revealed. Rotich, who proposed the sum, stated that there exists a huge demand of about 28 million leather units in Kenya, but regretted that local production is incapable of meeting this gap, which had hitherto been reliant on imported supplies.
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A Middle East-based group of hackers has issued a threat warning of cyber attacks against oil, gas and energy companies in the Middle East, security firm Symantec has revealed. The threat, made by Anonymous, a politically motivated group of hacktivists, states that they are planning to attack before, during, and after June 20, 2014. This is due to Anonymous disagreeing with the US dollar being used as the currency to buy and sell oil, Symantec said.
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Apple Inc reached an out-of-court settlement with U.S. states and other complainants in an e-book price-fixing class action lawsuit on Monday, effectively avoiding a trial in which the iPad maker faced more than $800 million in claims. U.S. District Judge in Manhattan Denise Cote ordered the parties to submit a filing to seek approval of their settlement within 30 days.
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Halidu-Giwa and Hussaina Saidu Mohammed, daughter of Ambassador Saidu Mohammed, was unique and classy in all ramifications. It was a beautiful climax of a friendship that started barely two years ago.
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The number of newly registered companies has grown fast since a new registration rule took effect in the beginning of March, new data showed on Monday. Between March and May, some 929,000 companies were registered, soaring 74.5 percent year on year, according to State Administration for Industry and Commerce data.
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Though the Chinese soccer team is again absent from the World Cup, Chinese products, from mascot Fuleco to official instrument the caxirola and hybrid buses, stand out. "Since March, our factory has continuously received overseas orders. By the opening of the event, we had exported more than one million footballs," said Wu Xiaoming, general manager of a sports products manufacturer in Yiwu City, in East China's Zhejiang province. Many orders came from South American countries.
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China's export activity may maintain a steady rebound in the coming months as the country is faced with several favorable factors, an official said on Tuesday. Shen Danyang, spokesman for the Ministry of Commerce (MOC), told a press conference that factors bolstering exports include recovering global demand, domestic support policies and rising confidence among Chinese export companies.
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Apple Inc. designs revolutionary mobile phones and the best personal computers in the world. How much emphasis does Apple place on quality? A lot obviously.
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Iran and six world powers will try in talks in Vienna this week to narrow differences and keep alive hopes of ending a decade-old nuclear dispute by late July, despite doubts the self-imposed deadline can be met. Ahead of tomorrow's start of formal talks, US and Iranian officials separately discussed the fast-moving crisis in Iraq. Governments in Iran and Iraq share concern over the ascendancy of militant Sunni rebels there.
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