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...As Wachowiak et al correctly note, the recent pressures militating in favour of greater cooperation (Ukraine, a second Trump presidency, fiscal constraints), “have not, to date, proven sufficient to overcome...
...Woman, Life, Freedom by Marjane Satrapi et al (Seven Stories Press) The much-feted author of the graphic novel Persepolis leads a collection of vivid, “visually stunning” accounts of the current unrest gripping...
...But as sport becomes increasingly global — and as media consumption habits continue to fracture — investment activity in Africa should not be overlooked....
...Other FTSE 100 companies with a US focus — Ashtead, Prudential and Pearson et al — will be monitoring Ferguson’s drip-by-drip progress carefully....
...The global community should be looking to rest, adjust or trim the ways things are, on a regular basis otherwise there will be imbalances allowing Trumps et al to garner support to deal with greater accrued...
...Jamie Powell in London 26....
...Tune in on Wednesday to see Tony Blair, former British prime minister, assess the global response to the pandemic, in conversation with political editor George Parker, and former US vice-president Al Gore...
...That such a small acquisition is the most prominent deal struck deal by a group of companies sitting on hundreds of billions of dollars in cash speak volumes, writes our US west coast editor Richard Waters...
...Many French cinema owners, who are putting pressure on Cannes to resist Netflix et al, see the streamers’ disruptive attitude as an incursion into their territory....
...Macquarie Capital has hired Gabrielle Gauthey as a senior adviser to its infrastructure and energy group. Gauthey previously worked at Caisse des dépôts et consignations, a French public institution....
...Richard Branson, founder of Virgin Group Sir Richard was never due to attend the event, but was one of the first business figures to distance himself from the kingdom after Mr Khashoggi’s disappearance....
...(FT, Al Jazeera) In the news That’ll be £500,000 please Facebook has been hit with its first financial penalty over the massive data leak to Cambridge Analytica....
...(FT) SoftBank’s pact with US security regulators Japan’s SoftBank agreed to relinquish day-to-day control over Fortress Investment Group to win the green light to acquire the private equity business late...
...“She was in a position to do something,” Zeid Ra’ad al Hussein told the BBC. “There was no need for her to be the spokesperson of the Burmese military.”...
...Along the way they became global stars, a combination of their David v Goliath adventure and their supporters’ fearsome Viking-style chanting....
...Yasir Al-Rumayyan, the head of the PIF, even joined the company’s board....
...“Premier League football has never been more popular in this country,” says Richard Scudamore, the league’s executive chairman....
...Boldly not going Ambition in the tech world is still alive and well, writes Richard Waters in Inside Business....
...In the Netflix world, Comcast et al still deliver the content, but they need to find a new way of getting paid....
...Ask IWC, Breitling, Montblanc, Bulgari, Gucci, Frédérique Constant et al why they have made “connected” watches this year and they will all say smartwatches are the next big thing....
...His “Chinese colleagues”, the Beijing Construction Engineering Group, have a 20 per cent equity stake in the Airport City development. Bernstein notes that both groups appreciate 10-year plans....
...… Talking to Terrorists: How to End Armed Conflicts, by Jonathan Powell, Random House, RRP£20 As Tony Blair’s chief of staff, Powell played a key role in the Northern Ireland peace negotiations....
...Sounds like a win-win deal. If it happens, of course....
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...Participants must be 18 years+ & UK residents to be able to win the prize....
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