Al-Jazeera says bureau chief has been detained by Sudanese forces November 14, 2021 Qatar-based satellite news network Al-Jazeera has said its bureau chief in Sudan was detained by security forces. The satellite television news network said on Twitter on Sunday that Sudanese forces raided the home of Al-Musallami al-Kabbashi. It comes a day after security forces fired live ammunition and tear gas to disperse protesters denouncing the military’s [...]
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas: London switches on world’s largest lights November 13, 2021 More than one million LED lights will deck London’s most well-known Christmas hotspots, including Leicester Square, Mayfair and Piccadilly Circus. A total of 20 streets across the city’s West End all had their lights switched on at the same time by the Lord Mayor of Westminster to mark the beginning of the festive season. Shoppers [...]
Toshiba proposes historic break-up plan amid pressure from activist shareholders November 12, 2021 Toshiba is breaking up its empire and is splitting into three separate companies amid growing pressure from activist investors. The Japanese giant will house its hard drives and semiconductors in one company, and its energy and infrastructure holdings in another. It’s 40.4 per cent stake in flash-memory chip company Kioxia Holdings will form the basis [...]
Vice fashion editor suspended after sexual misconduct claims November 11, 2021 An editor at one of the UK’s biggest fashion magazines has been suspended after more than a dozen women accused him of sending sexually inappropriate messages.
No Bitcoin believers: Indonesia’s religious leaders forbid muslims from using crypto as currency November 11, 2021 Indonesia’s religious council has declared the use of crypto assets as currency unlawful for muslims. At a meeting of the National Ulema Council, MUI, clerics deemed cryptocurrency to be forbidden under Shariah law because it includes elements of uncertainty, wagering and harm. Trading cryptocurrencies as a commodity is also unlawful because it does not meet [...]
Why diversity and inclusion is essential for every marketer November 11, 2021 According to a 2019 survey from Google and The Female Quotient, after seeing what they thought was genuine diversity and inclusion in an ad campaign, 64% of consumers took action. That’s a clear sign that focusing on diversity and inclusion is not only the right thing to do, but also the smart thing to do. [...]
Whole Foods was Amazon’s grocery debut, now it’s time for a main course November 11, 2021 Amazon took its first major step into grocery when it bought Whole Foods Market in 2017 for $13.7bn. The purchase sent shockwaves through the retail world at the time. It marked Amazon’s first step into brick-and-mortar retail and analysts interpreted the move as an effort to muscle in on the supermarket sector. But Amazon’s Whole [...]
The metaversal evolution will not be centralised November 10, 2021 The metaverse creates efficiencies, growth, and cost reductions orders of magnitude above and beyond that of physical space, explains Dr Kacher.
Treasury Committee chief leads the crusade against fraudsters and financial crime November 10, 2021 Conservative MP Mel Stride has been a busy man recently. As chair of the Treasury Committee, a group of MPs that probe the government on their spending plans, he has been preoccupied with finding out whether Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s decision to swell the tax burden to its highest level in decades is a good idea. [...]
COP26: The wine industry joins the Race To Zero November 10, 2021 COP26 is well underway in Glasgow, bringing 197 countries together to present their updated plans to act against carbon emissions, and the wine industry has its own, albeit relatively small, part to play. Wine itself creates relatively low carbon emissions but even so the International Wineries for Climate Action (IWCA) exists. It was founded three [...]