Written by Helen Jennings, CNN For his latest project, Nigerian photographer Oye Diran drew inspiration from his old family photos. She was especially drawn to the stylish clothes her parents used to wear, including her mother in classic Irish and Nigerian buba style (a wrapped skirt and tailored top), often paired with a gele (headwrap). “I was amazed at how …
Read More »AMD’s Lisa Su was the highest-paid CEO in the S&P 500 last year
She is the first woman to head the annual review, compiled by The Associated Press and the executive compensation analysis firm Equilar, since it started in 2011 Su earned a total of $ 58.5 million in 2019, nearly $ 13 million more than the next highest-paid CEO, Discovery Inc’s (DISK) David Zaslav, who earned $ 45.8 million. The study, published …
Read More »UP Man dragged out of the house at night, tied to a tree, burned alive
Pratapgarh: Police say two men accused of the crime have so far been arrested. Pratapgarh: A 22-year-old man in the Pratapgarh district of Uttar Pradesh, 166 km from the state capital Lucknow, was tied to a tree and burned alive by his neighbors on Monday night. Neighbors in his village were reportedly angered by the man’s alleged affair with a …
Read More »Iditarod: historic plane to transport Thomas Waerner to Norway after the musher was stranded for months in Alaska
It’s been three months for the dog musher Thomas waerner, who tells CNN Sport that it is the kind of story he will remember until the day of his death. The 47-year-old won the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race in March, but canceled flights and travel restrictions prevented her from returning home to her family. But fear not, the intrepid …
Read More »‘Black Lives Matter’: Facebook, Netflix and Peloton Stand Up As Protests Sweep America
“We are with the black community,” CEO Mark Zuckerberg wrote in a Facebook post On Sunday night, adding the Silicon Valley tech company to a growing list of companies that have responded to protests condemning racism, calls for solutions to the growing discord in the country and promises to address diversity and inclusion in their businesses. However, Zuckerberg added that …
Read More »Unemployment rate COVID-19 blockade: improving labor market conditions, 2.1 million jobs added in May: Think-Tank CMIE
Labor market conditions improved in May as several people returned to work, even though the unemployment rate remains “very high” at 23.5 percent, the Indian Economic Monitoring Center (CMIE) said Tuesday. . A total of 2.1 million jobs in crore were added in May, and the labor participation rate improved significantly, CMIE said in a statement released Tuesday. The latest …
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Migrant workers are seen in a quarantined dormitory building in Singapore on May 20. Roslan Rahman / AFP / Getty Images Singapore, which has been dealing with an outbreak of coronavirus infections among its migrant workers, is building new dormitories with improved standards. By the end of this year, the country plans to create additional space to house some 60,000 …
Read More »Boris Johnson’s Brexit nightmare returns at the worst possible time
This is where things are: The UK formally left the EU on January 31. Since then, it has been in a transition period in which it still obeys EU rules in exchange for regular business in key areas, especially trade. The main objective of the transition period was to create a space where both parties could safely negotiate their future …
Read More »Mumbai on alert as Nisarga, the city’s first cyclone in more than a century, approaches
Nisarga will most likely intensify in a cyclonic storm over the next 12 hours. Mumbai Tropical storm “Nisarga”, which is heading towards the coasts of Maharashtra and Gujarat, is likely to intensify in a cyclone in the next 12 hours and is expected to make landfall near Mumbai tomorrow. This would be the first cyclonic storm to impact the financial …
Read More »NetEase IPO: Chinese Gaming Company Seeks Nearly $ 3 Billion on Hong Kong List
The Chinese gaming company said it was issuing more than 171 million new shares at a maximum price of Hong Kong $ 126 ($ 16.26) each, without offering any discount to NetEase’s closing price in New York, where its shares listed since 2000. The transaction could raise around $ 2.8 billion for the company, assuming prices are at the top …
Read More »Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Top 10 Quotes About Economics Made In India Made For The World
Our entire focus is on growth-oriented reforms: PM Modi New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the 125th annual session of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) on Tuesday and said that India will definitely regain its economic growth as the government continues with various reforms. Prime Minister Modi said the government has taken difficult steps to combat the coronavirus …
Read More »India will regain growth. Trust me, not so difficult
Prime Minister Modi said that for his government, the reforms meant having the courage to make bold decisions. New Delhi: India will surely regain its economy soon and is already on the way to revive with “Unlock 1” to get out of the coronavirus blockade, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said today at a meeting of companies and economists days after …
Read More »Black Tuesday: Music industry leaders promise to stop business for a day
Music executives Jamila Thomas and Brianna Agyemang spearheaded the effort to shut down normal business operations on June 2 through their #theshowmustbepaused initiative. It appears that a Twitter account linked to the group was created on Sunday, in the middle of a weekend that saw communities across the country protesting the killings of George Floyd and others by the police. …
Read More »Lenny Dykstra alleges massive Mets conspiracy in Ron Darling complaint
Following a judge’s decision to dismiss his libel and defamation suit against former Mets teammate Ron Darling, Lenny Dykstra claimed that the owners of the Darling and Mets, the Wilpons, were “fully involved” in conspiring against him in a series of confusing and profane videos posted on Twitter Monday night. While filming on the side of a highway, Dykstra explained …
Read More »Prime Minister’s First Keynote Speech On Economy After Unlock1: Highlights
This is Prime Minister Modi’s first speech after the Unlock1 government announcement on Saturday. (Proceedings) New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the annual session of the main industrial body, the Confederation of Indian Industry, this morning, his first major speech on economic-related issues since the government announced a gradual plan to reopen the country after two months of blockade …
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