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Retro revival continues apace in the world of watches amid pandemic pain
Though watchmakers brace for what could be the largest decline in sales in 50 years, most of them are not letting up on new launches and they are taking inspiration from the past.
BUSINESS
An indigenous spirit has no option but go global first
Desmondji Mahua is billed as the world’s only spirit distilled from naturally sweet flowers and is as Indian as it can get, but its sale is restricted to Goa and Karnataka, thanks to India’s rigid liquour laws. Creator Desmond Nazareth will now target foreign markets.
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An explorer and venture capitalist’s tips on how to make isolation work for you
Stockholm-based Gandhi spent 106 days at sea, as he rowed from the island of La Gomera, off Spain, to JabberWok Beach on the northern coast of Antigua.
