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Goldman Sachs UBS set to move jobs from London
UBS and HSBC both warned of moving 1000 jobs out of London on Brexit, Goldman Sachs is also reportedly ready to cut staff. UBS chairman Axel Weber said that about 1000 of the Swiss bank's 5,000 employees in London could be affected by Brexit, while HSBC Chief Executive Stuart Gulliver said his bank will relocate staff...
It’s official: 2016 was the hottest year on record
It has been confirmed that 2016 was the hottest year on record since records began in 1850, official data show. The finding has been confirmed by the UK's Met Office and NOAA and NASA in the US. The full dataset for the year shows that 2016 was 0.77C above the long-term 1961-90. Last year saw global temperatures 1.1C above...
Who will lose in the looming US-China trade war?
HONG KONG — With Donald Trump set to take office on Jan. 20, all eyes are on whether the new U.S. president will "walk his talk" by triggering a trade war with China that could result in a no-win situation, according to trade experts. During his election campaign, Trump pledged to label China as a currency...
Attack in northern Mali kills 7, but toll certain to rise
At least 37 people have been killed in northern Mali in a car bomb attack on a military base, officials say. The incident occurred when a vehicle packed with explosives detonated at a camp housing soldiers and members of rival armed groups in the city of Gao. Mali's northern desert region has been restive since it was...
Bloody fight!!! Israeli Arab killed in clashes with police over home demolitions
Two people have been killed in southern Israel during a confrontation between police and Bedouin villagers over the demolition of illegally built homes. Police said an officer was killed in a car-ramming attack in Umm al-Hiran, in the Negev desert, and that the Israeli Arab driver of the car was shot dead. They said the driver...
Michael Moore on why we should all take donald trump ‘at his word’
Michael Moore continues to be one of Donald Trump’s harshest critics. In a new interview with Variety, the documentarian shared his thoughts about the president-elect, saying the reason he’s been able to stay as politically active as he has is because he’s taken Trump seriously “since day...
The Big Read: The world waits — countdown on until Donald Trump inauguration
The fear of chaos erupting in the world once Donald Trump settles into the Oval Office, probably needs some historical perspective. From a historian's point of view, we're doing all right. BBC history presenter Dan Snow tweeted at the weekend: "World is absolutely not in chaos. Compared to the past it's...
North Korea have a real drug problem? The world is shocked by the details
A DEFECTOR from North Korea has sensationally claimed that local people are hooked on drugs as a result of living in “big criminal state” which he claims is fuelled by the drugs industry. Kim Hyeong-soo, who escaped Kim Jong-Un’s dictatorship in 2009, has claimed the hermit kingdom is depended on the...
Russia invites Trump officials to Syria peace talks
The Russian foreign minister has said that Moscow is inviting representatives of the incoming US administration to attend upcoming Syria talks in Kazakhstan. Sergey Lavrov said at a news conference on Tuesday that Russia is encouraged by President-elect Donald Trump's focus on combating terrorism. He voiced hope that...
Applying principles can be harder than stating them
Theresa May’s speech confirms that Brexit means being all out of the EU rather than half-way out. However, the British government is less than half way down the road to that destination, because it has not yet started to specify how it will apply the Prime Minister’s principles. Once the government gives formal...
Four killed as ‘GANGSTERS’ unleash shooting frenzy attack on Mexican government offices
AT LEAST four people have been killed after “gangsters” allegedly gunned down an official government office in Mexico – a day after five people were fatally shot at a BPM music festival nearby. Rodolfo del Angel Campos, chief of police for the Mexican state of Quintana Roo, said gunfire broke out at the state...
Sadiq Khan’s pollution charge will clean our air, but the plan has a serious flaw
This week, the so-called 'T-charge' has come in for unfair and overblown criticism from some quarters. The Mayor of London's proposed emissions surcharge may be an imperfect measure, but it is a baby step in the right direction. The charge on the oldest and most polluting vehicles entering the England capital's...
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