A member of the far-right militia, Boogaloo Bois, walks next to protestors demonstrating outside Charlotte Mecklenburg Police Department Metro Division 2 just outside of downtown Charlotte, North Carolina, on May 29, 2020 | Photo by LOGAN CYRUS/AFP via Getty Images Lately a question I have been asking myself is: how worried do we need to be about the Boogalo […]
Daily Archives: June 25, 2020
Wirecard, the disgraced German payments firm backed by Softbank, files for insolvency over €1.3B in loans coming due
The house of cards has well and truly collapsed for Wirecard, the German payments company that has been accused of accounting fraud. Today it announced that its German operation Wirecard AG was applying for insolvency proceedings in a Munich court, the Amtsgericht München, due to “impending insolvency and over-indebtedness.” It also issued a separate stateme […]
Trump’s restrictive policy on immigration will be detrimental to US economy: USIBC
The temporary suspension of H-1B and other non-immigrant visas by US President Donald Trump along with other restrictive policies on immigration is detrimental to the United States and its economy, president of a top American business advocacy group has said.
Frugal Indian cooks rediscover vegetable peel and fruit rinds during lockdown, and light up Facebook and Instagram with recipes
When my journalist friend Anita Rao Kashi described her orange rind gojju – a thick spicy-sour-sweet stew – I was intrigued. Not only had I never heard of this stew before, but the idea of using citrus rind as a main ingredient in a dish was also novel to me. A casual query on Facebook got many other friends responding with their own recipes, including one f […]
New multilateralism will balance linkages between trade & development: CUTS International
was the third of a series of webinars on this subject being organised by CUTS International, a global public policy think- and action-tank promoting consumer welfare through trade, regulations and governance.
Red Bull back on track with title challenger
Red Bull hit the track with their 2020 championship challenger at Silverstone on Thursday, with Alex Albon lapping in the RB16 ahead of a much-anticipated season-opener next weekend.
Tourism sector needs a short-term VAT cut
Covid-19 hit these businesses hardest and this stimulus would be timely, targeted and temporary
The best iPhone X cases and covers
Still safeguarding your Apple iPhone X? We rounded up some of the best and most stylish cases and covers.
Divided Koreas mark 70 years since war began, but no treaty in sight
Many of the veterans who gathered in the South Korean border town of Cheorwon said they hoped for more peaceful relations with North Korea, but weren’t optimistic as they said Pyongyang’s policies hadn’t changed.
New Enterprise Associates goes to Hollywood and launches a venture firm with CAA
New Enterprise Associates has launched a new investment initiative with the Hollywood talent agency Creative Artists Agency. The new partnership, called Connect Ventures, said it will identify and accelerate the growth of early-stage, consumer-focused businesses formed in the wake of the global pandemic. In a world where everything is a commodity and nothing […]
Huawei to spend £1bn on UK chip facility
Chinese group wins planning permission to build semiconductor factory in Cambridgeshire
Early, rarely seen Alcott story published in Strand Magazine
The current issue of The Strand Magazine will give readers the chance to discover an obscure and unfinished Louisa May Alcott work of fiction, and to provide their own conclusion
Al Gore, UN Secretary-General, others now demanding ‘Great Reset’ of global capitalism
During COVID and protests a growing movement among the world’s most powerful leaders has slipped beneath the radar.
Market Extra: Here’s why stock-market distress over spiking coronavirus cases is intensifying;
Flare ups of COVID-19 cases in the U.S. are delivering a fresh gut check to Wall Street’s bullish demeanor, since its unprecedented rebound from a coronavirus-ignited downturn back in March.
Dodging virus, Navy ships break record for staying at sea
When the coronavirus made U.S. Navy ship stops in foreign countries too risky, the USS Dwight D