Uber relaunches in Finland as new laws embracing ride-sharing operators come into effect July 4, 2018 After ceasing operations in Helsinki last year, Uber is back in business after new transportation regulations came into effect this week. The ride-sharing company had suspended its services in Finland while it awaited the implementation of the new transport law, which allows for surge pricing, increased ability to roam outside of previously restrictive patrol areas, [...]
World Cup 2018: England beat penalty curse to see off Colombia on fraught night of fine margins July 3, 2018 For 120 minutes, it was the film that all of England has seen before, mainly from behind the sofa. But as the familiar nausea of the penalty shoot-out reached its unbearable climax something extraordinary happened: they ripped up the script. With a charmed swipe of goalkeeper Jordan Pickford’s paw, Gareth Southgate’s side turned a 3-2 [...]
World Cup 2018: Sweden doing just fine without Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s thoughts and Phil Neville’s ‘fake’ news for Granit Xhaka July 3, 2018 A penny for Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s thoughts. The former Sweden captain, who retired from international duty in 2016, reacted to their first two matches of the World Cup – a win and a loss – with characteristic humility, saying that he still felt he could play “much better” than his old team-mates. Oddly, then, by Zlatan’s [...]
Oil prices in US hit $75 per barrel amid volatility between US President Donald Trump and Opec July 3, 2018 The price of crude oil in the US jumped above $75 (£57) a barrel today amid war of words between US President Donald Trump and oil cartel OPEC and fears of production losses in Iran and Venezuela. Prices for West Texas Intermediate Crude hit $75 a barrel today for the first time since 2014, before [...]
Is Trump Putin’s Trojan horse within Nato? July 3, 2018 Any world leaders meeting face-to-face should be seen as a good thing. But when it’s Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin, European officials are right to feel a little anxious. Political commentators expect a purely symbolic spectacle when the two meet in Finland on 16 July. But the backdrop to the event – just days after [...]
World Cup 2018: England beaten by Belgium and face Colombia in last 16 but will Gareth Southgate’s Russian roulette pay off? June 28, 2018 When is a defeat not a defeat? It’s a curious logic, but perhaps when it diverts your team into what is – on paper, at least – an easier half of the World Cup draw. That certainly appeared to be Gareth Southgate’s take after England’s loss to Belgium tonight in Kaliningrad, a tepid Group G [...]
World Cup 2018: What we learned from day 14 – Write off the Germans, Neymar frustrated in Brazil win and Serbia rue missed opportunities June 27, 2018 Never write off the Germans, or so the saying goes, but even they can’t come back from this one. Dumped out of the World Cup at the first hurdle for the first time since 1938 by a 2-0 defeat from South Korea, the question now is whether this is the end of an era. Coach [...]
Deep learning: Belgium’s secret weapon for England’s World Cup group decider June 27, 2018 England manager Gareth Southgate has long been be familiar with the threat posed by some of the supreme talents in the the Belgium squad such as Eden Hazard, Romelu Lukaku and Kevin De Bruyne. Yet the Red Devils have a less well-known weapon at their disposal for tonight’s World Cup match in Kaliningrad, effectively a [...]
Is gold still a safe haven? June 26, 2018 Can gold really act as a safe haven during political or financial crises? This issue has come into focus in 2018 because bullion has failed to deliver so far, even as world stock markets have struggled to reclaim January’s record highs, while tensions with Russia reached Cold War levels. The oil price has meanwhile jumped [...]
A victorious Erdogan must resist the allure of authoritarian rule June 26, 2018 Following Sunday’s election victory, Recep Tayyip Erdogan will now rule Turkey until at least 2023. No other leader since Ataturk has ruled the country for so long – or with such a powerful personal mandate. There is much to commend in Erdogan and his party’s 15-year rule. Read more: Innocent children have paid the price [...]