Us Open 2015: Andy Murray set for showdown with bad boy Nick Kyrgios August 27, 2015 Britain’s Andy Murray will begin his quest for a third grand slam title with an opening round clash against controversial Australian Nick Kyrgios at the US Open, which starts on Monday. World No37 Krygios was fined $10,000 earlier this month after making a lewd comment about French Open winner Stan Wawrinka’s girlfriend as the pair [...]
Bristol, Newcastle and Liverpool: These are the most expensive airports to buy euros this bank holiday August 26, 2015 As the August bank holiday approaches, thousands of people are preparing to jet off to foreign climes for summer's last hurrah. But as you're packing your swimwear and passport, don't forget foreign currency. Figures compiled exclusively for City A.M. suggest that if you leave it until you reach the airport, you could stand to waste [...]
Long-jump world champion Greg Rutherford wide-eyed after joining list of British athletics greats August 25, 2015 Peerless Greg Rutherford radiated a wide-eyed exuberance after joining the pantheon of British athletes to hold all four major titles simultaneously by securing long jump gold at the World Championships in Beijing yesterday. Rutherford joined an illustrious list – decathlete Daley Thompson, sprinter Linford Christie, hurdler Sally Gunnell and triple jumper Jonathan Edwards – to [...]
Russia u-turn: Unbans Wikipedia just hours after banning it August 25, 2015 All of Wikipedia was briefly banned in Russia yesterday, ostensibly over the content on a cannabis page, but less than 24 hours after imposing the ban, Russian authorities did a u-turn. Most internet users in Russia never even had time to notice the ban, which had been widely criticised as yet another act of censorship [...]
Black Monday 2015: Don’t panic, the outlook after the stock market crash remains positive – despite volatility August 24, 2015 Yesterday’s dramatic moves in stock markets around the world, coming on top of the pronounced market volatility of recent weeks, will have concerned investors, with the lack of a single clear trigger making it harder to assess the potential for this volatility to be sustained. While the fluctuations we’ve seen over the last few [...]
Russia has banned Wikipedia today in what activists are calling an attack on open internet August 24, 2015 In yet another blow against open internet in Russia, authorities banned Wikipedia today, ostensibly over drug-related content. Officially, this is about a Wikipedia page essentially explaining how to make charas, a kind of cannabis. Kremlin’s surveillance authority Roskomnadzor has been trying to get the page removed, threatening to ban the whole website unless it complied. [...]
Foreign secretary Philip Hammond says first sanctions against Iran could be lifted early next year August 24, 2015 Foreign secretary Philip Hammond has announced that the first sanctions against Iran could be lifted as soon as early next year. Read more: British embassy paves the way for new business opportunities in Iran The comments came as Hammond visited Iran to reopen the British embassy in Tehran. The Iranian embassy in London has also been [...]
Putin is about to win his cynical bet in Ukraine: The West is truly dead August 23, 2015 I am becoming worryingly convinced that Vladimir Putin must be a big fan of this column. Just a few days on from me revealing that he is odds-on favourite to become the super-villain in the next Bond caper, the Russian President confirmed my worst suspicions. Falling back on one of his late-Roger-Moore-era stunts, Putin piloted [...]
British embassy re-opens in Iran, paving the way for new business opportunities August 23, 2015 Today, the British embassy in Iran was opened for the first time in four years, marking a pivotal moment in the trade relationship between the two countries. Read more: If a nuclear deal is reached, Iran will be bursting with investment opportunities – here's what to look out for During a ceremony overseen by [...]
Mail.ru grows revenues but profits shrink amid Russian bear market August 21, 2015 RUSSIAN internet giant Mail.ru yesterday announced reduced profits before tax for the first half of the year, down 11.3 per cent from 7.99bn roubles (£76m) to 7.08bn roubles. Meanwhile the firm, which has 75.4m monthly users, reported increased revenues of 18.3bn roubles, up from 17.1bn roubles for the same period last year. Russia’s continuing economic [...]