On a journey across the Atlantic Ocean, the French adventurer Jean-Jacques Savin spent 127 days alone in a large, barrel-shaped capsule made of plywood, at the mercy of the winds and currents. He had no television. No Facebook or Twitter. In December, Mr. Savin, a former military parachutist, pilot and park ranger in Africa, set […]
We’re living the next chapter, and it’s messy. In March, Spotify filed a complaint with European regulators, accusing Apple of using its App Store to squash rivals of its own services, like Apple Music. A focus: the 30 percent fee that Spotify and others pay for using the Apple’s payment system for subscriptions sold via
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Switzerland’s attorney general is the subject of a disciplinary case related to his handling of a four-year investigation of FIFA that involves 25 criminal proceedings for financial wrongdoing. The federal office overseeing the work of chief prosecutor Michael Lauber said Friday it is examining possible violations of his duties in the FIFA investigation. Swiss media
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Looking at how China is seeking “dominate us and everyone” as it follows in the footsteps of the USA, Russia and the British Empire. In a personal film for BBC1’s This Week, the journalist who specialises in foreign news and international diplomacy, looks at the how the UK may have to choose to align with
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For example, Morningstar updates its quantitative “star” ratings of mutual funds each month based on their performance and risk characteristics. An analysis performed at my request showed that Morningstar’s 10-year fund ratings oscillated wildly as the bear market returns dropped out of the calculations. In October 2018, 26.9 percent of the 10-year fund ratings changed,
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Infertility blogger Vanessa Haye has told BBC Radio 5 Live that she wants to break what she calls an ‘IVF stigma’ in some black communities. Vanessa had two rounds of IVF, one resulted in a miscarriage and her second was successful and she is now a mother to one-year-old Sebastian. She told Emma Barnett about
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Image copyright Getty Images Danny Baker has expressed his deep regret at the Twitter storm that led to his sacking on Thursday, describing it as “one of the worst days of his life”. The former BBC Radio 5 Live presenter was sacked over his chimp tweet about the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s baby. The
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BEIJING (AP) — President Donald Trump’s latest tariff hikes on Chinese goods took effect Friday and Beijing said it would retaliate, escalating a battle over China’s technology ambitions and other trade tensions. The Trump administration raised duties on $200 billion of Chinese imports from 10% to 25%. China’s Commerce Ministry said it would impose “necessary
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A wild bobcat perched high on a post by a busy road in the US state of Florida was encouraged down by workers in a cherry picker truck who used an extendable tool to tap it continuously on the head. The cat, which was sat atop the pole used to support power cables in Collier
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WERAPITIYA, Sri Lanka — Tucked away behind a ridge, surrounded by lush mountains where 45 bird species chirp, is a luxury resort that sells peace of mind for about $900 a night. The resort, Santani, opened in 2017 here in Sri Lanka, and quickly received a series of accolades for hotels and spas. Rooms spread
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