(Telecompaper) Sky New Zealand has appointed Ciara McGuigan as its chief financial officer, effective March 2024. McGuigan currently serves as CFO of TVNZ, a role she has held for four years. She was previously CFO at Mediaworks and before that held a number of finance leadership roles at Vodafone in New Zealand...
Storing your bike, or family bikes, is impossibly hard for some people and a doddle for others (until a thief calls!) Our Summer Competition showed just how important it is, but also how complex and difficult it can be, and how it depends so much on personal circumstances such as where you live and [...]
They're often high quality and cheaper than the market rate, but oh so hard to come by. The Local's readers share their best tips for how foreigners without years in the housing queue can rent a so-called first-hand apartment in Sweden.
ONLY those with a high IQ can solve this tricky Halloween brainteaser in under 30 seconds.
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New Delhi [India], September 19 (ANI): Joint Secretary in the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Atul Malhari Gotsurve has been appointed as India's next Ambassador to Mongolia, as per a release issued by the MEA. He replaces MP Singh as Ambassador. Gotsurve is expected to take up the assignment shortly. Atul M.Gotsurve joined the Indian Foreign Service (IFS) in 2004. After completing his Bachelor's and Master's Degrees i
On Monday, the parent company of Sandro, Maje, Claudie Pierlot and Fursac announced it has downgraded its annual growth target. Because of the deteriorating economic context, it is set to grow by about 5%.
MPs should step up and bolster cooperation with parliamentarians of like-minded states, Chairman of the House of Representatives of the National Assembly of Belarus Vladimir Andreichenko said.
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BEIJING, Sept. 19 (Xinhua) -- On Monday, more than 600 delegates representing about 85 million people living with disabilities gathered in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, as China Disabled Persons' Federation opened its eighth n
Can’t help but find myself defending Currie again. He’s the latest scapegoat that fans seem to enjoy singling out.
Currie has his limitations, obviously. He’s not a hard hitting powerhouse. But he’s not meant to be. And as far as edge back rowers go, there aren’t many of them around.
If you compare Currie to his peers (rough examples, Farrell, McQueen, Watkins and Bell (needed a Saints example, and he plays more than the rest at present) he is remarkably comparable.
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(Telecompaper) The global shipment of wearable bands reached 44 million in the second quarter, up 6 percent from the year before, though off from the fourth...
Kyiv wants judges at the International Court of Justice to order Russia to halt its attacks and pay reparations.
Chinese shipbuilder New Times Shipbuilding (NTS) has held a launching ceremony for two liquified natural gas (LNG) dual-fuel bulk carriers owned by Himalaya Shipping.
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Foreign companies operating in China say tensions with Washington over technology, trade and other issues and uncertainty over Chinese policies are damaging the business environment and causing some to reassess their plans for investing in the giant market. The results of surveys released Tuesday by the American Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai and by the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China largely concurred in appealing for greater certainty and clarity over China’s stance toward foreign businesses. Читать дальше...
When ER medics took a sample of cancer patient Gloria Ramirez's blood it caused one of the biggest medical mysteries in history as they suddenly began dropping to the floor
Brandon Southern, a senior leader at Amazon, writes why the hiring and application process is lengthy and why managers must be cautious.
Brazil's table tennis teams have secured their places at the 2024 Olympic Games, to be held in Paris, France, after an excellent performance at the Pan American Championships, which came to an end in Havana, Cuba, last Sunday (17). The men's team qualified by finishing with the gold medal, while the women clinched silver.
(Telecompaper) Fitch Ratings affirmed Turk Telekom's long-term local and foreign currency credit ratings at B and revised the outlook to 'stable' from 'negative'...
According to the top Russian diplomat, the importance of constructive cooperation between Caspian nations "is objectively increasing as multipolar trends gain momentum in international affairs"
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Miriam Margolyes has admitted that she felt “terrible” after dropping the F-bomb when talking about Jeremy Hunt on BBC Radio 4 last year.
The Bafta-winning actor appeared on the broadcaster’s Saturday morning Today show in October, where she was paying tribute to her former Harry Potter co-star Robbie Coltrane.
However, the typically unpredictable guest expressed displeasure that her appearance came after then newly-appointed chancellor Jeremy Hunt.
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Modi inaugurated new parliament in May amid boycott by opposition which wanted India's president to inaugurate instead.
This has long been a favoured topic of debate in cybersecurity circles, but in recent years, we have seen it break through into mainstream conversation.
The under-200 francs price category saw growth thanks to the continued appeal of Swatch’s collaborations with sister brands Omega and Blancpain.