Tesco agrees to sell its south-east Asian operations for $10.6bn Tesco has agreed to sell its south-east Asian operations for $10.6bn in cash to Charoen Pokphand, making it Asia’s largest corporate acquisition in the year to date and the biggest in Thailand’s history. Tesco said the sale would return about £5bn to shareholders via a…
Saudi Arabia has launched an oil price war targeting its biggest rivals to swamp the crude market with supplies at deep discounts to win new customers next month, a move that would send crude prices tumbling and expected to ripple through the US Junk bond market, where shale producers have borrowed billions of dollars recently.…
A British man, Australian man who was on the Diamond Princess Cruise ship has died from Coronavirus, according to Japan’s health ministry. He is the first British person to die from Covid-19, the respiratory disease caused by the virus. Hundreds of people on board the liner became infected while it was held in quarantine off…
Underwater Photographer of the year celebrates photography under the ocean, lakes, and rivers, with over 5, 500 underwater pictures from 70 countries around the world. French Greg Lacoeur is this year’s champion and a multi-award-winning wildlife photographer who dedicates his life to the marine world, living a nomadic lifestyle expressing the emotion of the…
Elcid Asaei – an up and coming Auteur talks about his latest short film – “Unskin”. Elcid Asaei – an up and coming Auteur talks about his latest short film – “Unskin”. Crimson Black ProductionsVimeo Portfolio: https://vimeo.com/crimsonblackproductions Crimson Black Productions Website: https://www.crimsonblack.com/ Crimson Black Productions Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/CrimsonBlackLtd Feature-length film “in the works”, which is an adult, feature-length…
Tens and thousands of people are lining up the street in Ahmedabad city to greet visiting US President Donald Trump on his first visit to the world’s most populous democracy. Mr Trump will inaugurate the world’s largest cricket stadium in Gujarat Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s home town, which is expected to cost over £10m ($13m).…
“Crossover” exhibiting artwork by Maryam Mirzael. Gallery P21, 21 Charlton Street, London, NW1 1JD. 18 February to 5 March 2020. Nearest tubes Kings Cross or Euston. Open 12 – 6 Tue, Thur, Fri. 12 – 8 Wed. 12-4 Sat. Closed Suns and Mons. Written by Penny Nair Price. True attention to detail inspires awe from…
Laundrapp, an on-demand laundry and dry cleaning service start-up founded in 2014, by one of City of London’s most successful entrepreneurs, collapsed into administration on Friday, wiping out all its investors, including Mr. Spencer. The founder of Interdealer broker ICAP and substantial donor to the Tory party was the main investor in the laundry service…
Dear Sir Now that Brexit is actually upon us with a dearth of hard facts or deep discussion about policy, may I offer these thoughts? Change to Euro – debate. If not, why not? Implement better birth control now that benefit stops at the second child. Seriously debate mixed marriages in the House. If it…