Europe’s aviation safety regulator issued a continent-wide ban on flights of Boeing 737 Max yesterday placing the aircraft manufacturer and US regulators on the defensive as they continue to insist that the plane was airworthy. Similar bar to the aircraft was also made by Australia, Singapore, Hong Kong, Egypt, China, Vietnam, New Zealand, Lebanon, Singapore,…
Greece’s Antonis Mavropoulos was saved from the Ethiopian airlines crash after he arrived two minutes late for the flight has written a Facebook post titled “ My lucky day”, following the accident. He revealed he was questioned by airport authorities as he was the only passenger booked onto the flight who wasn’t on board. “…
Ethiopian Airlines flight ET302, 737 Max-8 Boeing from the Ethiopian capital to Nairobi in Kenya has crashed shortly after take-off from Addis Ababa, killing 149 passengers and eight crew members died. 32 Kenyans, 18 Canadians, eight Americans, Seven French, 6 Egyptians, five Germans, four Slovakian, four Indians, three Austrians, three Swedes, Three Russians, two Moroccans,…
Economist Raghuram Rajan’s The Third Pillar, describes an ongoing struggle for balance between the three building blocks of a good society Market, State and Community. Rajan tells us what’s needed to shift our prospects in favour of technological progress that empowers and enriches the many, away from political anger and estrangement. Rajan was awarded the Director’s…
Eamonn Kevin Roche, Dublin born above a grocer’s shop on June 22, 1922, six days before formal beginning of Irish Civil war, died aged 96 in Connecticut, U.S., on March 1, 2019, became one of the most successful architects in modern American history, whose designs included works from corporate monoliths, cultural buildings and skyscrapers from…
DeepSpot in Mszczonow, around 25 miles from the Polish capital Warsaw is to open this autumn, which will include an underwater tunnel and hotel rooms overlooking the pool 16 feet deeper than the previous record holder Y-40Deep in Montegrotto Terme, northern Italy. Eight thousand cubic meters or 27 82-foot swimming pools of water will…
Over 200 square meters of four-storey scaffolding collapsed in high 55mph winds and fell on to Pond Street opposite to the Royal Free Hospital, Hampstead Heath, North West London on Thursday. London Fire Brigade which called at 14:46, said “ surrounding buildings were evacuated as a precaution and a cordon was put in place. 200…
Greggs, the North East Baker and retailer saw sales rise by 7.2 per cent over the year, with pre-tax profits rising 15 percent to £82.6m. Roger Whiteside, OBE, CEO said “ whilst there are significant uncertainties in the months ahead Greggs has started 2019 in great form helped by the publicity surrounding the launch of…
Findel, online shopping firm rejected a £139m offer from Sports Direct. In a note to the London Stock Exchange that it had offered to purchase the remaining shares in Findel that it does not already hold for 161p per share, marking a 1p discount to Findel’s close on last Friday. Findel saw its share price…
21-year-old Kylie Jenner has become the world’s youngest self-made billionaire according to Forbe’s billionaires’ list. The youngest Kardashian family member made her fortune from her best-selling cosmetics business promoted by Instagram postings with over 128m followers. She made her announcement ” I wanted to remind you guys that my powders launch on Thursday” and proceeded…