Five people were killed after a small plane crashed on a highway in Mexico. The aircraft crashed onto a highway connecting the country’s capital Mexico City with the central state of Queretaro, Xinhua news agency reported on Wednesday 2nd June 2015 Gerardo Quirarte Perez, head of the State Civil Protection Agency, told reporters that the…
Saudi Arabia will build the world’s largest hotel, a 45-storeyed structure with 10,000 rooms in 12 towers, at £ 2.3 million (USD 3.5 billion) in the holy city of Mecca. Architect Dar Al Handasah aims to build the world’s largest hotel, the Abraj Kudai hotel by 2017 and has a proposed total built-up area…
Indian economy grew by 7.5 per cent unexpectedly in the 3 months ending in March 2015, higher than previous quarters, and outpaced China in the last two quarters. The country’s annual growth for the year 2014-15 is 7.3 per cent. If more population of an economic system have disposable income, then only does the demand…
The Shard, a 95-storey skyscraper in Southwark, London, the glass clad pyramidal tower with 72 floors, standing 309.6meters high is currently the tallest building in the European Union and also the second tallest free-standing structure in the United Kingdom, after the concrete tower at Emley Moor transmitting station. construction began in March 2009; it was topped out on 30…
Jessica Marie Alba is an American actress, model, and businesswoman, who began her television and movie appearances at age 13 in Camp Nowhere and The Secret World of Alex Mack, co-founded the Honest company in 2012, in Santa Monica, California, whose services include $80 monthly bundle of diapers and wipes, is now valued at $1bn…
One Hundred Londoners rushed to the aid of a 55 year old unicyclist who was hit by a London route 212 double decker bus in Hoe Street, Walthamstow, London E17, 5.50pm on 28th May 2015. Screaming on lookers lifted 12-tonne bus and managed to move it several feet across the middle of the road in…
The Irish government has backed the sale of its 25 per cent stake in Aer Lingus to International Airlines Group, parent company of British Airways and Spain’s Iberia. At the end, the fatal attraction of plugging Ireland’s national career into a far bigger network and diverting passengers who might have once travelled via London Heathrow…
India, Philippines and Vietnam are the new pace setters replacing China, Indonesia and Thailand, helped by cheaper oil and trading patterns as Chinese economic boom is beginning to fade. World Bank expect Chinese to dominate the economy until 2017 after which according to private analysts, India is well placed to outpace China for the top…
Charter Communications will pay £35bn to take over its larger peer, making it second biggest broadband provider in the US. US tycoon, John Malone 74 year old, owner of Charter Communications, nicknamed “Cable King” publicly stated that he wanted Liberty Global, which he controls to buy Vodafone. Shares in the London-listed mobile giant shot up…
International Tourist arrivals in 2014 In 2104, International tourist arrivals increased by 4.4% reaching reaching a total of 1, 135m. In 2013, there were 1.087 billion international tourist arrivals worldwide, with a growth of 5.0% as compared to 1.03 billion in 2012.The top 10 international tourism destinations in 2013 were France 84.7m; United State 69.8m,…