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Huang owner of Gome in total control of electronic retailer in $1.5bn deal

Huang Guangyu, the jailed billionaire founder of Gome, a Chinese purveyor of white goods, takes control of the Chinese electronics retailer in a $1.5bn deal , allegedly negotiated from his prison cell. Under the terms of the transaction, Huange will sell Artway, another electronic retailer to Gome in a cash and shares offer that will…

China’s Nanchang greenland centre has the world’s largest LED wall

China’s Nanchang twin tower in Jiangxi Province now has the world’s largest LED wall, beating Burj Khalifa’s 828-meter in Dubai, the world’s tallest tower. The LED wall of the Jiangxi 303 Greenland Center, a 303-metre-high twin tower in the provincial capital Nanchang, has an area of 35,300 square metres, breaking the record of the 32,400…

James Anderson Skittles Aussies for 136 as he take 6-47 his best figures in an Ashes Test

The Ashes Third Test Australia tour of England and Ireland, 3rd Investec Test: England v Australia at Australia 136 all out 36.4 overs CJL Rogers 52 off 89, 9 fours, AC Voges 15 off 34, 3 fours, James M Anderson 47-6, ST Finn 38-2, SCJ Broad 44-2 England 133/3 (29.0 ov) IR Bell 53 off 56, 10…

WHITNEY HOUSTON’S DAUGHTER BOBBI KRISTINA BROWN DEAD

Recently British newspapers reported daughter of the late Whitney Houston had inherited a huge fortune and that there was a campaign to frame her as mentally unsound so that other members of the family could get some of the money. The troubled life of Bobbi has now ended. Described by The London Evening Standard…

RECENT “SEEDY GOINGS ON” STILL GRABBING THE HEADLINES

“Coke and call girls Peer quits the Lords”! “Oh Lord! Deputy speaker resigns over sex and drugs video.” “Cocaine shame Peer is suspended by Labour”, “Sewel faces calls to quit Lords over prostitute and drug claims”. Lord Sewel, 69, in total disgrace, has resigned from the Lords today feeling remorse at causing scandal and raised…

kodinhi: The Twin Town

Kodinhi (The twin town) a village in the Malappuram district in Kerala South West India, close to the town of Tirurangadi, as of 2008, has an unusual phenomenon, is home to around 2,000 families. Administered by the Nannambra panchayat, the village came to international spotlight for the unusually large number of multiple births in the region. The…

SURVEILLANCE IN THE UK AND ELSEWHERE – WHAT OF IT?

Wherever you are in the world, you should be able to be free from spies. But if you are not and you are lucky or clever enough to discover this is not the case, then there is definitely a debateable situation that spying should not be one-way. Whether it is the internet, your neighbours, your…

Mother killed after falling into an escalator

A 30-year old woman Xiang Liujuan, was killed after falling into an escalator in a shopping centre in Jinhxhou in Hubei province, central China, has sparked widespread anger at the department store. However, she was able to push her child to safety but could not save herself. Surveillance footage from Sunday’s incident shows a metal…

British Sheffield based sports star and Olympic Gold Medallist Jessica Ennis

JESSICA ENNIS IN HER FIRST SPORTS APPEARANCE SINCE BIRTH OF HER SON

The Olympic Park has re-opened for the Sainsbury’s Anniversary Games attended by huge crowds of adoring enthusiasts. Jessica Ennis is now Jessica Ennis- Hill and a mother of a son. It’s been three years since her gold medals in the Olympics and she won her race today where she is competing in 3 events before her…

President Barack Obama during a BBC interview in Kenya.

OBAMA VISITS KENYA – AND FAMILY THERE

Today US President Barack Obama has arrived in Kenya for talks. This evening on his first night at his hotel, there has been a grand dinner surrounded by officials and many of his relatives as Obama is half Kenyan. On the agenda for talks as well as business relations on this visit – seen by…