Extinction Rebellion environmental activists glued themselves to the main entrance of the London Stock Exchange on the group’s final day of direct action in London. They caused maximum disruption by staging 11-day peaceful sit-ins at several city’s busiest thoroughfares, when over 1000 people have been arrested during the protests and more than 10, 000 police…
Millions use escalator everyday safely but aaccidents are more prevalent although deaths are infrequent. There are more than 10, 000 reported injuries annually in United States alone. Most are slip and fall accidents, but 20 per cent of escalator deaths and accidents are the result of entrapment. Escalator accidents can leave you with severe trauma.…
North Korea’s Kim Jong-un met Russian President Vladimir Putin for the first time on Thursday during a two-day summit in the Russian City of Vladivostok. During the nearly two-hour-long first session, the two leaders discussed North Korea’s nuclear weapons programme. Putin’s last summit with a North Korean leader was in 2002 with Kim Jong-un’s father…
A hotel Croydon Hall in the village of Rodhuish, in Exmoor, Somerset is being investigated by National Park officials after it started hosting. Croydon Hall is home to Exclusively Silk- a club that holds intimate parties for sophisticated and classy couples. Further to complaints from the villagers, an Exmoor National Park Authority spokesman said: “…
Back in December 2018, as much as 33 Chinese companies listed on the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq including Tencent Music Entertainment, video platform iQiyi and electric car maker Nio as the listing topped $9bn. Luckin Coffee is Chinese equivalent to Starbucks, has joined the elite ranks of privately held Chinese companies with mega…
Occidental Petroleum, one of the five largest US oil and gas production groups has gate crashed by launching a hostile bid for Anadarko Petroleum to try to stop its planned acquisition by Chevron, in the takeover battle of prized US shale oil assets. Anadarko Petroleum has to weigh the overtures from Occidental Petroleum and one…
A leading medical expert accused public Health England of ignoring increasing evidence on the harmful effect of e-cigarettes. Prof Martin McKee of London School of Hygiene and tropical medicine, said the UK was out of step with other parts of the world when it come to messages about vaping. He said PHE seems to doing…
The Shenzhen-based Huawei’s first quarter revenue rose 39 per cent from the previous year to Rmb179.7bn (£21bn), suggesting US efforts to persuade countries to ban the Chinese group’s telecoms equipment from their 5G networks have not tempered growth. Although Australia and Canada have joined US in blocking Huawei kit several European countries have effectively rowed…
The Colombo eight blasts death toll targeting mostly churches and hotels on Sunday has risen to 359, including 8 British, according to a police spokesman. 40 suspects have been arrested. Late yesterday the authorities said they had found and defused an improvised explosive device near the departure lounge at Colombo’s Bandaranaike International airport.The violence began to…
Duke and Duchess of Sussex lead birthday messages to the Queen as she turns 93. In a Instagram post Meghan and Harry said “Happy Birthday Your Majesty, Granny. Wishing you the most wonderful day! Harry & Meghan”. Kate and William tweeted “Wishing a very happy 93rd Birthday to Her Majesty The Queen! #Happy Birthday Your…