Banijay Group has raised €2.4B ($2.6B) in a major refinancing that will allow it to complete its $2.2B takeover of Endemol Shine Group. Banijay provided few details on the raise and declined to reveal the names of participating investors, but said the money would re-finance the group’s existing debt, as well as that of Endemol […]
This weekend hundred of metal fans made their way to Birmingham's O2 Academy to 'feel the steel' when American rockers Steel Panther brought their headline tour to the venue.
The Indian textile export industry has been hit the most among the many industries in India, which are facing the brunt of travel and export-import restrictions imposed due to the outbreak of the deadly novel coronavirus in China.K V Srinivasan, Chairman of Cotton Yarn textile exports promotion council, told ANI, "Coronavirus was unexpected. We are yet to judge the full extent of the problem as the Chinese markets were closed for the Chinese New Year. They were supposed to have had opened now during this week. Читать дальше...
India's under-19 cricket team manager Anil Patel says the ICC has taken a serious view of the aggressive celebrations by Bangladesh players after their World Cup triumph and will be reviewing the footage of the final game's "last few minutes" here. Some Bangladeshi players got carried away while celebrating their historic three-wicket win over India in the final here on Sunday. While their captain Akbar Ali apologised for the "unfortunate incident", his Indian counterpart Priyam Garg said their reaction was "dirty. Читать дальше...
"It is easy pickings to say that 'there are two fellows involved and I will give both of them both yellows' and because he had picked up one early in the first half, two yellows make a red."
A 17-year-old boy has been detained in Singapore for being a staunch supporter of the Islamic State terror group in Iraq and Syria, according to an official statement. The secondary school boy, who has not been identified by the officials, has been detained under the Internal Security Act. He was first investigated in September 2017 when he was 15 years old, after he posted defaced images of President Halimah Yacob on social media and called on the ISIS to behead her for supporting Singapore, which he viewed as an "infidel" state... Читать дальше...
Police in Chivhu have arrested three people suspected of raping and killing of an 83-year-old woman after robbing her of an undisclosed amount of cash.
A Russian court on Monday sentenced a group of young anarchists and anti-fascists to between six and 18 years in prison on terror and other charges, a lawyer told AFP. A military court in the central Russian city of Penza handed down the verdict in the so-called "Network" case, Sergei Morgunov, a lawyer for one of the seven defendants, told AFP. Rights activists and defence lawyers strongly criticised the case overseen by the FSB security service, a successor to the KGB, saying the men had been tortured. Читать дальше...
Due to open this spring, the new shop will feature the brand’s Gilly Hicks intimates, loungewear and sleepwear range, as well as the core Hollister collection for boys and girls.
Hours after police arrested dozens of protesters for blockading port entrances in Vancouver and Delta, B.C., marches were held in Vancouver and Victoria in support of the Wet'suwet'en First Nation and its fight against a pipeline.
Police arrest 33 demonstrators at the Port of Vancouver at Hastings and Clark streets early Monday as they enforced an injunction against protesters blocking access to the site.
PARASITE was one of the big winners during the Oscars 2020 ceremony. The South Korean film collected four gongs on the night, including Best Picture. Parasite made history when it was named Best Picture, becoming the first non-English language movie to receive the accolade. The black comedy beat British war movie 1917 and took home […]
Activists have said the planned highway is a radioactive incident waiting to happen.
Shares of Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M) on Monday dropped over 7 per cent after the company reported 73 per cent decline in consolidated net profit for December quarter 2019. The scrip tanked 7.16 per cent to close at Rs 528.05 on the BSE. During the trade, it tumbled 7.52 per cent to Rs 526. On the NSE, it fell 7.15 per cent to close at Rs 528.40. It was the worst hit among the front line companies on both BSE Sensex and NSE Nifty. Home-grown auto major Mahindra & Mahindra on Saturday reported... Читать дальше...
Russian siblings aged 12 and six-years-old died Monday in a speed boat accident off the tourist island of Phuket, an official said, as two vessels collided near a pier. The accident took place 100 metres off a privately-run pier in Phuket, after the speed boat carrying Russian tourists to an nearby island crashed into an incoming vessel. "The cause of accident was speeding by both the drivers," a Phuket government official said, requesting anonymity. The brother and sister died in the crash, while "21 other Russians were injured... Читать дальше...
... from part 4 ...
Sal Paradise wrote ...
Maybe I have missed something?
Mild Rover wrote ...
Don’t think so.
Here’s the key points from the manifesto.
https://vote.conservatives.com/our-plan
Get Brexit Done, obviously.
Increased spending on some public services, while controlling debt (‘controlling’ in this context may or may not be defined in the main document, I cba to check) and not raising income tax, VAT or National Insurance. No rain on bank holidays. Читать дальше...
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday said public sector banks' (PSBs) bad loans came down to Rs 7.27 lakh crore at the end of September 2019, on host of measures taken by the government to improve financial health of the banks in the country. "The government has instituted comprehensive reforms in PSBs to improve, governance, underwriting, monitoring and recovery, and has leveraged technology in all aspects of banking, resulting in reduction in their NPAs," Sitharaman said in written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha. Читать дальше...
IndiGo on Monday started its Hindi website for customers who want to use it as their language of choice for flight bookings. India had 637 million internet users as of March 2019, with Hindi content consumption witnessing a growth of 94 per cent in 2018-19, the low-cost carrier stated in its press release. Over the last few years, the consumption and demand for content in regional languages have increased significantly, the airline noted. IndiGo has around 48 per cent share in the domestic air passenger market. Читать дальше...
The CPI on Monday said the RSS might be pleased but the Dalits, tribals and backward classes are "disappointed and agitated" with the Supreme Court ruling on reservation in appointments and...
Taiwan said it scrambled fighter jets Monday after Chinese military aircraft briefly crossed into its airspace, the first major incursion since the island's Beijing-wary president was re-elected in January. Taiwan's defence ministry said Chinese H-6 bomber and accompanying aircraft briefly crossed over a "median line" in the Taiwan Strait It was only the second time Chinese aircraft crossed the largely respected line dividing the two sides in the strait since March last year. The aircraft returned... Читать дальше...
Sony has announced its withdrawal from MWC 2020, citing concerns over the Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) outbreak that started in Wuhan, China, but spread across international locations.
'This administration is basically trampling on the tribe's history,' says Raul Grijalva
Like, until I pass out. Should I stop?
SAMSUNG will lift the lid on its new Galaxy smartphone tomorrow and here's all you need to know including expected price, specs and release date.
Amazon.com Inc, South Korea's LG Electronics , Swedish equipment maker Ericsson and U.S. chipmaker Nvidia have already said they will not attend the conference.