Putin: Russia is not using gas as a weapon October 13, 2021 Vladimir Putin has dismissed claims that Russia is weaponizing its supplies of natural gas to speed up Germany’s approval of the completed Nord Stream 2 pipeline and to destabilise European energy prices. The Russian president has described the accusations as “politically motivated blather with nothing to support it”. He believed that European governments are looking [...]
Brexit: Boris Johnson never understood what leaving Customs Union meant, says Cummings October 13, 2021 Prime Minister Boris Johnson never fully understood what the Withdrawal Agreement with the EU really meant, his former chief adviser has said. Dominic Cummings said in a provocative series of tweets that he had always intended to get “the trolley” – his derogatory nickname for the Prime Minister – to “ditch the bits we didn’t [...]
UK starts talks with Italy on £38bn export and investment deal in post-Brexit trade push October 13, 2021 The UK has started talks with Italy on a new export and investment deal which should expand trade between the two European countries. Speaking alongside Italian minister of foreign affairs and international cooperation Luigi Di Maio in Sorrento, Italy, the new International Trade Secretary, Anne-Marie Trevelyan, said that “enhancing our bilateral relationship with Italy is [...]
US to open land borders with Mexico and Canada for fully vaccinated in November October 13, 2021 The US plans to end a 19-month land border closure due to the Covid-19 pandemic in November. The country will require all international visitors to be vaccinated. Vehicle, rail and ferry travel between the US and Canada and Mexico has been largely restricted to essential travel, such as trade, since the earliest days of the [...]
‘Transformer’: Hasbro CEO Brian Goldner dies aged 58 two days after taking medical leave October 13, 2021 Hasbro chief Brian Goldner has passed away aged 58, the company said this morning. The announcement came two days after the company based in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, said Mr Goldner was taking a medical leave of absence. As chief executive and chairman, Goldner spearheaded Hasbro’s transformation from a toy company to an entertainment force. Hasbro [...]
Alibaba founder Jack Ma mysteriously reappears in Hong Kong after a year October 13, 2021 Alibaba Group founder and Chinese billionaire Jack Ma, largely out of public view since a regulatory clampdown started on his business empire late last year, is currently in Hong Kong and has met business associates in recent days, two sources told Reuters. Watch the full report.
US job openings still high despite falling to 10.4m in August October 12, 2021 Although job openings in the US fell in August, they were still significantly high compared to previous years, against a backdrop of worker shortages. In the first time this year the number of new jobs available fell by 659,000 to 10.4m by the end of August, according to figures released by the US Labor Department [...]
Meghan: Harry dying to become investor ‘for years’ as £100m Netflix couple takes on new finance role October 12, 2021 Harry and Meghan are increasingly diving into the world of finance, as the Duke and Duchess of Sussex have become “impact partners” and investors at sustainable investing firm Ethic. Meghan said: “From the world I come from, you don’t talk about investing, right? You don’t have the luxury to invest. That sounds so fancy.” She [...]
Better late than ever: Trial begins over 1987 killing of Africa’s ‘Che Guevera’ October 12, 2021 The trial of 14 people over the 1987 assassination of Burkina Faso’s former president Thomas Sankara began in the capital Ouagagdougou on Monday, with Sankara’s widow Mariam saying she hopes that the truth will emerge. Watch the full report.
BREAKING: Tsunami alert for thousands of holidaying Brits in Greece after earthquake October 12, 2021 Thousands of holidaying Brits and even more Greek locals are being urged this afternoon to stay away from the beach in Crete as authorities issued a tsunami alert following an earthquake earlier this afternoon. A strong earthquake has jolted the Greek island of Crete, three weeks after another quake killed a man on the island [...]