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...While only a handful people have ever yielded to the temptation, the ease of the crossing was dramatically demonstrated this week when US Army Private Travis King made a sudden dash across the border....
...One, then army sergeant Charles Jenkins, left his post in 1965 and fled across the DMZ....
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...Green finance rises up banks’ agendas When 2019 began, risk factors filled the horizon for many of the world’s banks, writes Patrick Jenkins....
...“There were a lot of surprised faces in the room,” Jenkins says. In Jenkins’ Parsons course, students learn about the history of aesthetics and the construction of the Western beauty canon....
...Corporate earnings reports and updates out today include Nestle, Roche, Gam, Publicis, Pernod Richard, SAP, Schroders, Travis P, Unilever, Genel, Rentokil and LSE....
...(BBC, NYT, FT) Uber’s board breakthrough The company’s board has voted to approve a sweeping governance overhaul that will tip the balance away from founding investors including former chief executive Travis...
...(Guardian) Video of the day FT View: Uber’s other problem The FT’s Robert Armstrong looks at the Uber that Travis Kalanick has left behind, and what the new Chief executive will have to do to transform...
...Sign up to receive FirstFT by email here Travis Kalanick has resigned as chief executive of Uber....
...Mr Khosrowshahi did not address the question of what role former chief Travis Kalanick would play in the company....
...(FT, Bloomberg, Guardian) Uber uncertainty The ride-hailing company has yet to deal with uncertainty over co-founder Travis Kalanick’s future role or come up with the new governance structure it needs,...
...(FT) Kalanick hits back at Benchmark Capital over Uber lawsuit Former Uber chief executive Travis Kalanick has fired back at Benchmark, arguing that the venture capital firm is mounting a “public and personal...
...One of Uber’s largest and earliest shareholders, Benchmark, has accused ousted chief executive Travis Kalanick of fraud and wants him removed from the board....
...The company has been struggling with the departure of its founder and chief executive, Travis Kalanick, after a series of scandals that included widespread sexual harassment claims....
...(FT) More Uber upheaval Bill Gurley, one of the earliest investors in the transportation company, left Uber’s board late on Wednesday, just a day after company founder and chief executive Travis Kalanick...
...(FT) Developing the perfect leader The leadership meltdown at Uber, whose founder-chief executive Travis Kalanick resigned this week, has focused attention on what can happen to organisations that fail...
...(FT, Time) Uber exec obtained records of Indian rape victim A top Uber executive obtained medical records of a woman who had been raped during a ride in India and allegedly shared them with CEO Travis Kalanick...
...(Reuters, FT) Bumpy ride at Uber Travis Kalanick, Uber’s chief executive, has decided to go on leave for an indefinite period, after a highly critical report into the ride-hailing company’s dysfunctional...
...The decision comes after nearly two months of infighting, leaks and divisions on Uber’s eight-person board, which has struggled to unite after former chief executive Travis Kalanick was ousted by investors...
...It also comes after a series of crises in recent weeks that has let many to question Travis Kalanick, the chief executive....
...(FT) Caught on camera An Uber driver has leaked a dashboard recording of CEO Travis Kalanick telling him to take responsibility for his problems and boasting about the company’s tough culture....
...(FT) Caught on camera An Uber driver has leaked a dashboard recording of chief executive Travis Kalanick telling him to take responsibility for his problems and boasting about the company’s tough culture...
...Uber chief Travis Kalanick — who had sat on Mr Trump’s business advisory council — made his decision on the eve of the meeting: resist....
...John Carter of Travis Perkins meanwhile complains results in the plumbing and heating division of the builder’s merchant have been disappointing....
...Builder’s merchant Travis Perkins is waiting to see what impact the Brexit vote will have on confidence and house sales. Profits before tax in the first six months were 11 per cent higher at £176m....
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