Giorno: 14 Ottobre 2022

Liz Truss appoints Jeremy Hunt as chancellor after sacking Kwarteng

Read More Jeremy Hunt has been appointed as Liz Truss’s new chancellor, in a stunning reversal of political fortune and a sign that the beleaguered prime minister wants to reach out to other sections of the Conservative party. Hunt, the former foreign secretary and health secretary, who has twice tried unsuccessfully to become Conservative leader, […]

Several Russian Companies Express Interest in Hong Kong

Read More Russian steel Oligarch Alexey Mordashov has been sanctioned by several countries, and his super yacht “Nord” was found moored in Hong Kong waters. A partner at the Hong Kong law firm ONC Lawyers told the media that many Russian companies are seeking cooperation with Hong Kong law firms. Some scholars and current affairs […]

UK’s Truss fires finance minister as economic plan in tatters

Read More British Prime Minister Liz Truss on Friday dismissed her finance minister, forcing Kwasi Kwarteng to carry the can for turmoil sparked by her right-wing economic platform as restive Conservatives plotted her own demise. The chancellor of the exchequer was dismissed in person by Truss after he rushed back early from international meetings in […]

South Florida Newspaper: Parkland Shooter Jury Made the Right Decision

The South Florida Sun Sentinel said a jury was right when it recommended a life sentence for killing 17 people at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High in Parkland.

Number of ranked universities in Africa increases to 97

Read More African universities have made dramatic progress in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2023 as, for the first time, 97 universities from 17 countries, up from 71 last year, have been rated to be part of the best universities globally, with 10 of them in the top 500. The contingent from Africa […]

Senior Tory warns Truss economic U-turn must be ‘significant’

Read More A senior Conservative MP has said that Liz Truss must not “nibble at the edges” but instead perform a “powerful” and “significant” U-turn with its so-far disastrous economic plan. Mel Stride, the chair of parliament’s Treasury select committee, told the BBC’s Today programme: “My personal view is that it [a U-turn] should happen, […]

Markets price in more U-turns as Kwasi Kwarteng returns early from IMF – business live

Read More The pound has fallen further on the news, and is down 1.2% at $1.1190. Kwasi Kwarteng has been sacked as chancellor after less than six weeks in the job, the BBC reported. His sacking makes him the shortest-servicing chancellor since 1970, and his successor will be the UK’s fourth finance minister in as […]

Liz Truss to sack Kwasi Kwarteng ahead of corporation tax U-turn

Read More Kwasi Kwarteng will be sacked as chancellor as Liz Truss tries to restore her political authority ahead of a U-turn on parts of her disastrous mini-budget later on Friday, according to sources. A Downing Street source confirmed to the Guardian the prime minister intended to get Kwarteng to “carry the can” over her […]

Berlusconi e gli appunti su Meloni, nella foto esclusiva lui scrive di lei: “Supponente, prepotente, arrogante e offensiva”

Read More Le 11.30 di ieri mattina al Senato. Liliana Segre ha appena finito di parlare. I senatori hanno iniziato a votare per eleggere il nuovo presidente. Il centrodestra però si è spaccato. Quelli di Forza Italia sono usciti dall’ aula, ai banchi è rimasto il solo Silvio Berlusconi, che ha appena mandato al diavolo […]

South Africans, don’t agonise, take action

Read More South Africa has no shortage of people who can articulate its problems. From educated scholars with PhDs to those fighting daily to survive, people across the length and breadth of the country can point to the problems and speak with conviction about their various causes.  Yet, as important as dialogue and discourse are […]