EU imposes sanctions on Russian military intelligence agents in wake of Salisbury chemical weapons attack January 21, 2019 The European Union has imposed sanctions on four Russian intelligence agents in connection with the chemical weapons attack in Salisbury on former Russian spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia. The 4 March attack put both the Skripal’s in a coma and led to the death of British woman Dawn Sturgess who was exposed to [...]
Public trust in Putin falls to new low as disposable income falls, new figures show January 21, 2019 Public trust in President Vladimir Putin has fallen to its lowest level in 13 years as Russians contend with new taxes and a sluggish economy. Confidence in Putin fell to 33.4 per cent last week, down more than 30 percentage points since its high in 2015 after the annexation of Crimea, according to state-owned polling [...]
29 reasons not to invest in the stock market January 21, 2019 Wars, disasters, economic strife and political instability have been persistent themes over the last three decades and they can affect people’s attitude towards investing. In many cases they make an already tough decision to part with your money and invest even harder, leading some to not invest at all. Behavioural scientists have a name for [...]
Special counsel Robert Mueller’s office rebuffs reports Trump told ex-lawyer Cohen to lie to Congress January 19, 2019 US special counsel Robert Mueller’s office has disputed parts of a media report which claimed President Donald Trump directed his former lawyer to lie to Congress about a real estate deal in Moscow. Buzzfeed News reported late on Thursday that Michael Cohen, Trump’s former lawyer and so called fixer, told investigators into Russian collusion that [...]
Global trader Louis Dreyfus to exit dairy sector as part of strategic overhaul January 16, 2019 Louis Dreyfus Company (LDC), one of the world's biggest agricultural commodity traders, announced today that it will exit its dairy business by mid-2019. The company, majority-owned by Russian-born heiress Margarita Louis-Dreyfus, has already separated the dairy business from the rest of its operations and intends either to wind down the division or find a buyer. [...]
Russia denies ‘rubbing hands with glee’ at Brexit uncertainty after May’s deal rejected by parliament January 16, 2019 Russia’s foreign minister Sergei Lavrov has denied his government is rubbing its hands with glee at Britain’s turmoil over the terms of Brexit. Lavrov said Russia actually prefers a united European Union to a news conference earlier today. Read more: Russia detains American on spying charges in Moscow “We won’t and aren’t saying anything about Brexit, [...]
McDonald’s loses EU copyright case over the Big Mac name January 16, 2019 McDonald’s will lose the exclusive rights to its eponymous Big Mac burger as European regulators yesterday found in favour of Irish chain Supermac’s. The David against Goliath battle culminated in a decision by the EU Intellectual Property Office, finding that McDonald’s had not proven genuine use of the trademark for the last five years. Read [...]
Old friends become foes as Arsenal legends Thierry Henry and Patrick Vieira face each other as managers for the first time January 15, 2019 They stood side by side for club and country over a decade ago, winning just about every trophy there was to be won, but on Wednesday evening, Thierry Henry and Patrick Vieira will put their playing pasts behind them as they go head to head as managers for the first time. The Arsenal and France [...]
Chelsea FC turnover hits a record after bumper financial year for owner Abramovich January 13, 2019 A return to the UEFA Champions League helped deliver record turnover for Chelsea Football Club in 2018, adding to a bumper financial year for its owner Roman Abramovich. The Russian billionaire, who recently emerged among the FTSE's big winners in 2018 largely due to rising steel prices, has seen turnover at his Premier League club hit [...]
Global cyber attacks soar by 63 per cent in three years as criminals harness AI January 11, 2019 The number of significant cyber attacks has grown by more than 50 per cent in the last three years, with artificial intelligence increasingly being used as a cyber security threat, Linklaters has warned. A new report from the global law firm has revealed that there were 67 significant cyber incidents worldwide in January to October 2018, [...]