Edward Johnson 
The four tech giants have presided over the consortium since they announced it in 2016, when Western governments were berating them for allowing Islamic State to post gruesome videos of journalists and humanitarians being beheaded. Now with a staff of eight, GIFCT—which the board organized as a US nonprofit in 2019 after the Christchurch massacre—is … Read more
The steel town of Port Talbot is braced for the shutdown of the final furnace at its plant on Monday which will result in heavy job losses and deal a devastating blow to communities in south Wales. Tata Steel has begun the process of winding down operations at blast furnace 4 at Port Talbot and … Read more
BEIJING/HONG KONG: China’s stimulus plans to fill consumer pockets to meet its 2024 growth target breaks away from a decades-old policy playbook, but making household demand a sustainable driver of development instead of investment is a long path paved with tough choices. Reuters reported last week that Beijing plans to issue sovereign bonds worth about … Read more
UK house prices are growing at their fastest annual rate for nearly two years as borrowing costs continue to fall on expectations that the Bank of England will keep cutting interest rates, Nationwide has said. The building society said prices grew by 3.2% in September compared with the same month last year, well above the … Read more
TOKYO: Japan’s incoming prime minister Shigeru Ishiba said on Monday a snap election would be held on Oct. 27, sending voters to the polls one month after he won the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) leadership race. Ishiba is set to replace Fumio Kishida as Japan’s prime minister on Tuesday. Among Ishiba’s key picks so … Read more
Many unexpected events can derail a relaxing vacation, but one of the most violating experiences is falling victim to a scam. “Scams can come in all forms, especially as the use of technology increases,” Julian Moro, the senior vice president and regional security director at the company International SOS, told HuffPost. In June, Booking.com’s safety … Read more
Introduction: Fastest annual UK house price growth in two years Good morning, and welcome to our rolling coverage of business, the financial markets and the world economy. We start the week with news that UK house prices have risen at their fastest pace since the aftermath of the mini-budget two years ago. Lender Nationwide has … Read more
Shares of rice companies like KRBL, and Kohinoor Foods among others surged up to 7.4% in today’s early trading session as the Centre lifted the ban on the export of non-basmati white rice on Friday with immediate effect. Shares of Kohinoor Foods jumped 7.4% to its day’s high of Rs 47.45 while the shares of … Read more
I’m crouching in a windowless stone cell, peering at a ball of fluff stuffed into a crack in the floor. The cell is a beehive hut, or clochán; 1,400 years ago, it offered sleeping quarters to monks. The fluff is a baby seabird – to be precise, the chick of a European storm petrel. As … Read more
I have been homeless for two years, living in temporary accommodation supplied by Lambeth council. Finally last month my dreams came true; I successfully bid for a council flat. The rent was advertised at £121.64 a week and I duly signed the contract and paid the first week in advance. However, a week later, my … Read more
