The Way We Eat Now is an essential reading for all, as this books scans through climate change, shrinking biodiversity, the global rise of agro-industrial food complex and our nutrition and eating habits evolving around diet. The French invented lean cuisine. But now a push for quantity over quality in our food systems and the…
Month: May 2019
IPL 2019 T20 59 of 60 Qualifier 2 CSK vs Delhi Capital Capitals 147/9 (20ov) Rishabh Pant 38 (25) 3 fours, 1 six, Sherfane Rutherford 10 (12) 1 six, Trent Boult 6 (30) 1 six, Deepak Chahar 2-28, Harbhajan Singh 2-31, Ravindra Jadeja 2-23, Imran Tahir 1-28. Super Kings 151/4 (19ov) Faf du Plessis 50…
Tencent and Alibaba, China’s biggest technology groups have been granted milestone licences by the Hong Kong Monetary Authority to launch digital banks in Hong Kong threatening traditional HSBC and Standard Chartered banks. Xiaomi the world’s fourth largest smartpone maker and Ping An the world’s largest insurer, also was included in what city’s banking regulator’s called …
Thu 09 May 2019 Europa League – Semi- Final 2nd Leg Valencia 2 Arsenal 4 Gameiro (11’, 58’) Aubameyang (17’, 69’, 88’), Lacazette (50’) HT 1-1 (Agg 3-7) Arsenal’s Pierre-Emerick Aubameuang’s hat-trick set up an all-English Europa League final against Chelsea as they won in Valencia for a 7-3 aggregate victory. Unai Emery,…
Alibaba, the Chinese ecommerce group, is overhauling its business model of a fast-growing subsidiary in an attempt to offer a complete international service which can challenge Amazon, the world’s largest online retailer. Trudy Dai, President of Alibaba’s wholesale marketplaces division AliExpress, which sells goods from Chinese retailers to customers in more than 150 countries –…
Whistle blower Hemanth Kappanna, an Indian engineer whose research helped to expose Volkswagen’s conspiracy to lie about its diesel cars’ emissions, was fired by US “General Motors” as part of a strategic transformation. His severance package consisted of two months’ salary and a one-way ticket to India. Kappanna returned to Bengaluru as he could not…
Tencent suddenly pulled the PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds mobile game in China, migrating gamers to the less catchy and more politically correct Heping Iingying, or Elite Force for Peace. Tencent is ditching its blockbuster PUBG, one of the money spinners, on the mainland, where it has failed to win commercial licences for many of its latest top…
Mussomeli, Southern Sicily is putting 100 empty rundown properties with another 400 to expected to follow, up for sale online for €1, after rural residents abandoned homes to migrate to city. Some of the homes are small, but offer stunning views across the Sicilian countryside and have multiple bedrooms. One of the condition the buyer…
Wed 08 May 20§9, Champions League- Semi-Finals – 2nd Leg at Amsterdam Ajax 2 Tottenham Hotspur 3 De Ligt(5’), Ziyech(35’) Lucas Moura (55’, 59’, 90’+6) HT 2-0 (Agg 3-3) Tottenham Hotspur win on away goals. Lucas Moura scored a 96th-minute winner to ensure Tottenham fightback win against Ajax and set up an…
Royal baby named Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor by Duke and Duchess of Sussex