…re banned in the two weeks before the election. Tough austerity measures were attached to the two international bailouts awarded to Greece, an initial package worth 110 billion Euros ($138 billion) in 2010, then a follow-up last year worth 130 billion Euros. While five of the seven main political groups reject the last bailout, only one – the Communists – wants the country to abandon t…
…d: 4.6 million Value: $176 million Saved: $3.3 million Greylock Partners, venture capital investor Year invested in Facebook: 2006 for $27.5 million Shares sold: 7.6 million Value: $289 million Saved: 53.4 million …
Kendra Spears is set to become a princess after announcing her engagement to Prince Rahim Aga Khan, the eldest son of billionaire racehorse owner the Aga Khan. Supermodel Kendra Spears, 24, once dubbed “the next Cindy Crawford”, will marry Prince Rahim Aga Khan, 41, in a Muslim ceremony, though a wedding date has not yet been set. The engagement was made public on Friday by the Aga Khan in a pres…
…s ago near the capital Islamabad after an angry mob demanded she be punished. Prosecutors say Imam Khalid Chishti will himself face charges of blasphemy. The girl, named as Rimsha, is said to be about 14 and to have learning difficulties. Imam Khalid Chishti has been remanded in custody, accused of planting pages of the Koran among burnt pages in the bag of a Christian girl held for blasphemy Ima…
…han $1,200 in public housing vouchers, plus state and government disability cheques and even food stamps. Prosecutors are demanding they pay back more than $135,000 in federal housing assistance since 2003 and are seeking tens of thousands of dollars in fines. It is thought the couple has spent some of the money they claimed over the last eight years flying to Moscow, Paris, Israel, Turkey, Mexico…
Parijat Saha, a teacher from India, got the shock of his life when he checked his bank account online and found 490 billion rupees ($9.8 billion). Parijat Saha expected his balance to be $200 and could not believe his eyes – but a check at an ATM confirmed his billionaire status, on paper at least. The honest Parijat Saha rang the State Bank of India (SBI) to point out the error. Red-faced…
Baluarte Bicentennial Bridge, the world’s tallest suspension bridge, was opened in Mexico Thursday, spanning a ravine higher than New York’s Empire State building and Paris’ Eiffel Tower. Baluarte Bicentennial Bridge is 403 meters or 1,322 feet tall and connects between the northwestern states of Sinaloa and Durango in the Sierra Madre Occidental mountains. Officials with the Gu…
…le of the consequences of his disastrous miscalculations.” Kweku Adoboli will face a second count of fraud in addition to two charges of false accounting over three years at UBS Kweku Adoboli, 31, will face a second count of fraud in addition to two charges of false accounting over three years at UBS. Magistrates remanded Kweku Adoboli in custody until October 20 at the first of two commit…
r “Hollywood Legends” sale. Other items include a black velvet dress owned by Whitney Houston and 15 other outfits worn by the pop legend. Julien’s Auctions owner Darren Julien has revealed over 50 friends, family and former colleagues have contacted his office offering to sell items since her tragic death at the age of just 48 in February 11. Darren Julien said: “This is something that comm…
…bsp; The Moscow stock market was closed, as well as in Vienna. Dow Jones entered the ninth consecutive day of decline recorded as the longest fall since 1978. World stock exchanges have lost more than 2,000 billion dollars just last week. U.S. stocks and oil prices continued their decline amid concerns about U.S. economic growth and despite the Senate and House of Representatives plan approval to…
ed in a serious tax evasion dispute with US authorities and was forced to hand over 300 client names and pay a $780 million fine. There was then a second case in which bank agreed to hand over data on 4,450 American clients. A restructuring then saw UBS launch a multi-million dollars advertising campaign which used the slogan ‘we will not rest’. UBS Investment Bank’s offices in S…
…ed, so many basic errors were made, both in gathering and testing the samples. At the first trial, for example, the prosecution claimed traces of Meredith Kercher’s DNA were detected on the blade of a 30cm knife recovered from Rafaelle Sollecito’s flat, and thatAmanda Knox’s DNA was on the handle. She is said to have “trembled and shook” when police pulled it from the kitchen drawer. The original…
First Lady Michelle Obama’s whirlwind tour of Spain in 2010 better have been a once in a lifetime trip, because her getaway cost taxpayers nearly $500,000. The highly controversial and lavish trip drew ire at the time, but the White House assured the public that the Obamas picked up the tab on their own. However, new information from Judicial Watch, a public interest group that investigates…
Many people especially in the UK will have heard and read about 24yr old Sheffield Hallam University student Richard O’Dwyer’s fight against extradition to the USA on a charge of copyright infringement over a linking site he made (TVShack.net) even though he has not been to America since he was 5 years old! His mum Julia describes this as “The Fight of Our Lives” Richard if convicted in a US cou…
Honey Boo Boo proved her personality is far from pint sized on last night’s episode of Jimmy Kimmel. Seven-year-old Alana Thompson was unable to contain her excitement and boredom during the nine minute segment, which she appeared on with her mother, June Shannon. While uncontrollably wriggling, Honey Boo Boo endorses Barack Obama, admits she once had a stutter and discusses her allowance;…
atically elected leader he had a “special responsibility… to bridge divisions, build trust and broaden support for the political process”. Turnout was 32.9% of Egypt’s total of 52 million voters, election commission President Samir Abul Maati told a news conference in Cairo. Samir Abul Maati rejected opposition allegations that fake judges supervised some of the polling …
Daniel Shak, a wealthy New York hedge fund manager, has filed a lawsuit against his ex-wife Beth Shak for a portion of her luxury shoe collection, which he claims he knew nothing about at the time of their divorce. Daniel Shak, 52, claimed that Beth Shak, a well-known professional poker player, never told him about her 1,200 pairs of designer shoes when they parted ways three years ago. The finan…
…1,000. Lucy Challenger’s love of inkwork should come as no surprise, as growing numbers of women are getting tattooed – and now more females than males sport body art in the U.S. “I’ve had about 35 hours of work so far, and I’ve got another eight hours to go,” the actress told AFP. “So I’m it bringing home for the women that, you know, we can sit there and just take it.” Lucy Challenger fle…
Dannii Minogue’s former boss Simon Cowell has come out with an extraordinary account of a fleeting affair between the two. Simon Cowell, 52, who loves nothing more than to polish his image as a ladykiller, has confirmed rumors of a fling in an “unauthorized” biography. Sweet Revenge: The Intimate Life Of Simon Cowell has been written by respected author Tom Bower. Tom Bower has not allowed Simon…
ern home with an Indian heart,” says Nita Ambani of her house. Antilia is 27 storeys high, but as Mukesh Reginato writes, many of the floors are double or triple height, so the building rises to 570 feet, equivalent to a 40-storey building. It also has a mutli-storey garage, a ballroom, a spa, a theatre, guest suites and a number of terraced gardens, he writes. “We made our home right…
…at “clearly we had mistakes in the Facebook listing”. It has all taken the shine off one of the most anticipated flotation in history. Facebook shares, launched at $38 each on Friday, fell 11% on Monday and a further 9% on Tuesday. The shares are now worth $31 each. It is a remarkable turnaround from recent weeks, when the social network’s share sale was over-subscribed and the e…
Tim Cook, Apple CEO, has turned down a payout worth about $75 million. Apple will pay a quarterly dividend of $2.65 per share from July, the first time the technology giant has declared a dividend since 1995. But a regulatory filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission revealed that Tim Cook will not take up his dividends. A newspaper recently said that Tim Cook was the best-paid boss in t…
…8211; nothing will ever change that. Second, there is considerable scientific evidence to show that pursuing the approval of others leads to greater unhappiness than pursuing what you yourself value.” 5. EMOTIONALLY UNAVAILABLE MOTHER “Often the result of depression or perhaps a drug or alcohol dependency, a mother’s emotional unavailability can be incredibly difficult for a child to deal with and…
…y friend”, the Emir of Qatar, who has offered to put her up while the matter is resolved. Princess Maha Al-Sudairi arrived in Paris with her entourage on December 23 last year and booked out an entire 41-room floor of the Shangri-La. Up until then Princess Maha Al-Sudairi had been confined to a palace in the middle eastern state by Saudi King Abdullah after leaving behind a trail of unpaid bills w…
…ed to last four days, is set to spell out the childcare obligations of François-Henri Pinault, who is now married to Hollywood actress Salma Hayek. Linda Evangelista gave birth to their son Augie, now 5, after her short relationship with François-Henri Pinault, and has claimed in the run-up to the trial that she wants a staggering $46,000 a month for his care. The supermodel claimed the vast sum i…
Arne Svenson: TriBeCa residents threaten to sue artist for secretly photographed them in their own apartmentsResidents at a luxury TriBeCa apartment block in Lower Manhattan are very furious after discovering that artist Arne Svenson, who is their neighbor at a nearby building, has…
Monika Pon-su-san: The Chinese Girl in Vladimir Tretchikoff's paintingEarlier this year Vladimir Tretchikoff's portrait Chinese Girl, often referred to as The Green Lady, was sold for almost £1 million ($1.5 million) at auction in…
Bob Brozman suicide: Guitarist and ethnomusicologist found dead aged 59 at his Santa Cruz homeGuitarist and ethnomusicologist Bob Brozman was found dead aged 59 at his home in Ben Lomond, Santa Cruz County, CA, on April 23. Bob Brozman’s death was ruled a suicide,…
Harper Lee sues literary agent Samuel Pinkus over To Kill A Mockingbird copyrightHarper Lee, author of To Kill A Mockingbird, has sued literary agent Samuel Pinkus, who she says tricked her into assigning him the copyright on the Pulitzer Prize-winning…
1913 Liberty Head nickel sells for $3.17 million at Heritage auction in ChicagoA century-old US five-cent coin, once branded a fake, has been sold for $3.17 million at a Heritage auction in Chicago. The 1913 Liberty Head nickel, one of only five such…
Iain Banks writes on Banksophilia about astounding messages of support over his terminal cancerAuthor Iain Banks has said the messages of support he has received from fans since announcing he has terminal cancer have been "astounding". On 3 April, the 59-year-old…
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