Trial starts over $2bn debt scandal that crashed Mozambique’s economy August 24, 2021 A criminal trial over the $2bn debt scandal that crashed Mozambique’s economy began this week, and South Africa says it’s ready to extradite a chief suspect that it has detained. Watch the full report.
Richard Branson’s Virgin Orbit to go public via SPAC backed by Boeing August 24, 2021 Billionaire Richard Branson’s Virgin Orbit is going public through a merger with a blank-check vehicle in a deal that values it at $3.2bn and includes an investment from Boeing. Watch the full report.
Pelé brings sports legends together in fight against Covid-19 August 24, 2021 Edson Arantes do Nascimento, known as Pelé, the only player to claim three World Cup winner’s medals and a man often called the greatest football player of all time, said all monies raised will help Brazil’s fight against and recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic. Watch the full report.
Crypto rebound: Bitcoin jumps past $50k for the first time since May August 24, 2021 Bitcoin rose above $50,000 last night, for the first time since May, as a rally gathered momentum. Watch the full report.
Watch: Afghan basketball star opens up about her incredible story of escape August 23, 2021 Nilofar Bayat, the captain of Afghanistan’s women’s wheelchair basketball team, arrived in Spain after fleeing from Kabul where she encountered the Taliban in the chaos of Kabul airport. Watch the full report.
Supermarket sellout: After Morrisons, private equity firms are circling Sainsbury’s August 23, 2021 Private equity companies are circling British supermarket group Sainsbury’s with a view to possibly launching bids of more than £7bn. Watch the full report.
Afghanistan: Race against time as Biden sets 10-day rescue deadline August 21, 2021 The UK government has been plunged in a race against time to help British nationals and supportive Afghans leave Afghanistan as the US president suggested rescue missions must be completed within 10 days. Joe Biden, at a press conference on Friday, signalled US efforts to rescue American citizens could wrap up at the end of [...]
Merkel urges Putin to free Navalny during her final visit to Moscow August 21, 2021 German Chancellor Angela Merkel has used her final official visit to Russia to tell President Vladimir Putin to free Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny, but the Kremlin leader rebuffed her, saying the jailing was unrelated to politics. Watch the full report.
Elon Musk says Tesla is developing humanoid robot that can ‘eliminate dangerous and boring tasks’ August 20, 2021 Elon Musk has said Tesla is aiming to launch the prototype of a humanoid robot called “Tesla Bot” next year. Musk added that the robot would “eliminate dangerous, repetitive, boring tasks.” Watch the full report.
Chaos in Kabul: watch how US soldiers help Afghan women over airport wall August 19, 2021 Footage showed American soldiers helping a little girl and a woman over a wall at Kabul Airport. Watch the full report.