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(MENAFN - Gulf Times) Aviva Plc, the British insurer, is in advanced talks on a sale of its Italian operations as it pushes ahead with about €6bn ($7.3bn) of divestments, people with knowledge said. The UK company is in negotiations to sell its Italian life insurance business to Paris-based CNP Assurances, according to the people, who asked not to be identified because the information is private. Allianz SE is in talks to acquire Avivas general insurance unit in the country, the people said....

Cricket: Martin Guptill gets nod ahead of Finn Allen in Black Caps squad to face Australia 13 Feb, 2021 11:00 PM 3 minutes to read Firebirds batsman Finn Allen is on stand-by for the Black Caps series against Australia. Photosport NZ Herald Wellington Firebirds opener Finn Allen has been placed on stand-by for his international debut with out-of-form veteran Martin Guptill getting the nod for the upcoming Twenty20 series against Australia. Despite Allen scoring 512 runs at a strike rate of 193 ...

Waitangi Tribunal set for final submissions against Oranga Tamariki 14 Feb, 2021 04:00 PM 4 minutes to read National Urban Māori Authority chairwiman Lady Tureiti Moxon will deliver her final submission before the Waitangi Tribunal. Photo / Leon Men National Urban Māori Authority chairwiman Lady Tureiti Moxon will deliver her final submission before the Waitangi Tribunal. Photo / Leon Men NZ Herald Final submissions before the Waitangi Tribunal are set to go ahead today against Oranga Tamarik...

Ahead of its launch in the coming days, German blog WinFuture has leaked official renders and complete specifications of the Samsung Galaxy A72 4G smartphone.

Americas Cup 2021: Prada Cup final, Luna Rossa v Ineos Team UK - Schedule, start time, odds, live streaming and how to watch 12 Feb, 2021 09:30 PM 6 minutes to read Beyond the Cup - American Magic Helmsman Dean Barker and Live Sail Dies Chris Steele join AUT Sailing Professor Mark Orams and Matt Brown to discuss all of the news ahead of the Prada Cup Final, between INEOS Team UK and Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli. Video / NZ Herald Beyond the Cup - American Magic Helmsman Dean Barker and Live Sail Di...

Pacific Aerospace/China joint venture liquidator has a complex road ahead 14 Feb, 2021 04:00 PM 5 minutes to read Just four years ago veteran Waikato planemaker Pacific Aerospace was a $30 million revenue company and its loyal staff were promised "explosive" growth was just round the corner through a new joint venture with Chinese state-owned juggernaut Beijing Automotive. Late on Friday afternoon, the dream nosedived when the High Court granted a supplier creditors applicatio...

• Riot policemen, over120 armed NSCDCofficials ready to stoprally – Spokespersons Ahead of today’s planned protest tagged #OccupyLekkiProtest at the Lekki tollgate in Lagos, the Federal Government has deployed policemen  and over 150 men of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps to maintain law and order and possibly stop the protest. This is as some people under the aegis of #DefendLagos have also vowed to organise a counter-march against the #OccupyLekkiProtest demonstrators. The...

All you need to know ahead of day two of the Prada Cup final.

(MENAFN - Baystreet.ca) The Canadian dollar gave back all of yesterdays gains overnight. There was widespread U.S. dollar demand as traders trimmed positions ahead of Chinese New Year holidays, and long weekends in the U.S. and Canada. Position trimming wasnt just confined to FX markets. Global equity indexes are mixed to flat, while U.S. equity futures are modestly lower. Gold and oil prices edged down as well. Bitcoin (BTC/USD) was the exception. The cryptocurrency soared to a record high...

(MENAFN - The Conversation) If elections in the UK go ahead in May some incarcerated British citizens will have the right to vote for the first time. Scotland has passed legislation enfranchising prisoners with sentences of less than 12 months. Wales looks set to follow suit, with plans to allow prisoners serving less than four years to vote. These moves are a break from what has until now been a blanket ban on prisoner voting in the UK – a policy which has been criticised as contrary to h...