Shanghai Index and the Shenzhen composite were both down 5.8 per cent and 5.4 per cent respectively. The two indices have fallen 30 per cent since June 2015 and is destabilising the Chinese economy at a time when it shows signs of slowing down. China’s Securities Regulatory Commission said it had opened a probe into…
In 2008, Iceland became the state for boom and bust. The country’s three main bank grew rapidly and consumed debt worth £55bn ($85bn) to find collective balance sheet of 10 times bigger than the country’s economy. In 2008 as financial crisis hit all time low and triggered a collapsed sparking a downturn. Since then their economy…
British Number one Heather Watson came close to causing the biggest upset in the Wimbledon Tournament against number one seed Serena Williams, her childhood hero. At Centre Court Heather severed the most hostile match against Serena Williams, as she believed in herself that she could in fact win this match, she had an opportunity as…
Andre Borschberg, pilot of the Solar Impulse 2, in his unheated unpressurised 134 cubic feet cock pit, solar-powered plane has broken the world record for the longest and furthest non-stop solo flight in history. He landed in Kalaeloa Hawaii at 5.55am local time after flying non-stop for 5 days. This marks the final and longest…
Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff has unveiled the torch to be used at the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro and the Games would bring “honour and pride” to the country and we will rise to the challenge and organise a safe and successful games. She said 12,000 people would be chosen to carry the Olympic…
A earthquake with a 6.5 magnitude struck the North West China province Xinjiang’s Hotan 160km (100miles) Prefecture, Uygur autonomous region 3rd July 2015, morning in which six people were killed and 48 others injured and destroying or damaging thousands of homes, according to the China Earthquake Networks Centre (CENC) and the government and state…
Two time Wimbledon Champion Rafael Nadal was beaten by World No 102 Dustin Brown in four sets 5-7, 6 -3, 4-6, 4-6 in the second round and made an early exit for the fourth year in a row. Dustin Brown born in Germany but raised in Jamaica but switched his nationality to his native…
The Mount Sinabung volcano erupted on Thursday afternoon 2nd July 2015, in the Indonesia’s north Sumatra province, spewing columns of smoke 1 .25 miles two kilometers in to the sky. The volcano continues to extrude viscous lava that periodically generates glowing avalanches and pyroclastic flows as the volcano remains at the highest alert level four…
THE ELEPHANT MAN – A “STORY” WHERE TRUTH PERVADES THE WHOLE FABRIC OF THE PLAY. The Elephant Man at The Theatre Royal Haymarket has three actors playing who have been awarded best performance accolades through the Tony awards network. It is running until August 9 2015. Bradley Cooper – an American actor, also known for…
The world’s largest book, a giant atlas weighing 150 kg, has been put on display at the Sydney State Library for one month. The atlas, Earth Platinum, only 31 copies in the world published by Millennium House in 2012, measures 1.8 metres by 2.7 metres. Over 100 international cartographers, geographers and photographers were involved in…