Chinese nationalised company, China National Chemical (ChemChina) is to buy Italian tyre maker Pirelli at £5.1bn (€7.1bn). The move is the latest in a string of takeovers in Italy by cash-rich Chinese buyers, including stakes in Power grid firms Terna and Snam, Turbine maker Ansaldo and luxury yacht maker Ferretti. The takeover gives ChemChina access…
Quarter Final 4 New Zealand V West Indies played at Wellington Regional Stadium New Zealand 393-6 in 50 overs Martin Guptil 237 not out , Ross Taylor 42, Jerome Taylor 71-3, Andre Russell 96-2; West Indies 250 all out 30.3 overs Chris Gayle 61,Jason Holder 42, Trent Boult 44-4, Daniel Vetorri 58-2 Tim Southee…
The Villarrica volcano in southern Chile, which erupted on 3 March, has spewing more ash and lava upto 1000m (3300ft) in to the air. There is an orange alert operating in areas near the Villarrica , and cancelled classes for more than 6,000 pupils. The 2840m-high Villarrica is popular with hikers. Hundreds climb the peak each summer…
The total solar eclipse of the sun was not visible anywhere in the UK although millions of people across the UK, In London, partial eclipse will start at 8.45am, with the culmination at 9.31am when the moon will be nearest to the centre of the Sun. The eclipse will end at 10.41am as the moon…
15 persons were killed and around 150 others injured when the engine and two coaches of the Dehradun-Varanasi Janta Express derailed near Bachrawan Railway Station 50 km from Lucknow in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh on Friday at 9:30AM ( 4:00am GMT). Villagers, police and railway guards rushed to the accident scene…
The popularity of our best loved attractions and the importance of tourism to the UK – it’s the 5th biggest industry and the 3rd largest employer, generating £127 billion per year.” The new visitor centre at Stonehenge helped the monument attract more than 1.34 million visits, an 8.4 per cent rise on the previous year.…
Harvard University of the US has remained number one in a global ranking of 100 most prestigious education institutions, followed by Britain’s Cambridge and Oxford universities. Harvard University one of the most prestigious Universities in the world, is a private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, established in 1636. Established originally by the Massachusetts legislature…
The UK is giving up to £2m in aid to help the Pacific islands of Vanuatu hit by Category five Cyclone Pam is feared to have flattened entire communities. “Our support will ensure relief agencies can provide temporary shelters; protect vulnerable people, especially women and children; and provide emergency supplies as the country responds to this…
Next year NASA lunar initiative, a Californian aerospace company, Moon Express, co-founded by Indian-American billionaire Naveen Jain, aims to send the first commercial robotic spacecraft to the moon. Moon Express is the first company to successfully test a prototype lunar lander. The lander’s first mission is a one-way trip to land softly on the moon.…
