Charles Munger, Warren Buffet’s business partner once said, “ creative accounting is an absolute curse to a civilisation. The euphemism of creative accounting practices that may follow the letter of the rules of standard accounting practices but deviate from the spirit of those rules, but deviate from what those standards intend to accomplish and capitalises…
Cyclone Idai triggers massive disaster in Mozambique, Zimabawe and Malawi killing over 1000 people. Cyclone Idai made landfall near the port city of Beira in Sofala province on Thursday with winds over 106mph (177km/h). 1.7 million people were in the direct path of the cyclone in Mozambique and 920000 have been affected in Malawi according…
IM The people of Ireland has been celebrating their heritage and culture on St Patrick’s Day annually recognised since 1700s., by holding vibrant green parades wearing shamrocks and fly9ing Irish flags more than usual, around the world including UK, United States, Australia, Dubai and Egypt. Over 400 landmarks in more than 50 countries…
This book began life as an article in the New York Times, recalls women’s lives in the Soviet bloc between the end of the war and the fall of the Berlin Wall. Their labour was needed, so the state enabled them to work by paying for the work that women do: creches, holiday care and…
George Michael ‘s art collection sold for more than £9million as buyers snapped up from across the globe including Damien Hirst and Tracy Emin. Hirst’s 2006 work “The Incomplete Truth” , a dove set in formaldehyde was sold for £911,250 at the Christie’s auction that attracted over 12,000 people from 27 countries raising…
On March 1st 2019, Sao Paulo Carnival presentations by Nene da Vila Matilde and others including Samabadrome, samba parage, street parties.
Sargento Pimenta blocopaid homage to The Beatles “ Revolution is all we need”. Estacao Primeira de Mangueira won this year’s samba parade competition, telling the history of Brazil from the perspective of the popular, unsung heroes including the murdered council woman, Marielle Franco with the theme “ History for Lulling Adults”. Mangueira collected maximum 10…
Greece’s Antonis Mavropoulos was saved from the Ethiopian airlines crash after he arrived two minutes late for the flight has written a Facebook post titled “ My lucky day”, following the accident. He revealed he was questioned by airport authorities as he was the only passenger booked onto the flight who wasn’t on board. “…
DeepSpot in Mszczonow, around 25 miles from the Polish capital Warsaw is to open this autumn, which will include an underwater tunnel and hotel rooms overlooking the pool 16 feet deeper than the previous record holder Y-40Deep in Montegrotto Terme, northern Italy. Eight thousand cubic meters or 27 82-foot swimming pools of water will…
Over 200 square meters of four-storey scaffolding collapsed in high 55mph winds and fell on to Pond Street opposite to the Royal Free Hospital, Hampstead Heath, North West London on Thursday. London Fire Brigade which called at 14:46, said “ surrounding buildings were evacuated as a precaution and a cordon was put in place. 200…