Here is what you need to know. 1. UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson reportedly wants Ireland to agree to temporarily leave its trading pact with the European Union and join the UK instead after Brexit. Under the new rules, Ireland would gain a “special dispensation” from Brussels to leave its trading rules until new “alternative […]
Letter: Trump asking Israel to punish opponents an abuse of power
Trump asking Israel to punish opponents an abuse of power Re: “Israel bars visit by U.S. Democratic Muslim lawmakers” (Mercurynews.com, Aug. 15): On Aug. 15, a United States president used his relationship with an ally of the United States to punish his political opponents, instructing Israel to block two elected members of Congress from entering […]
Princess Beatrice & Edoardo Mozzi already told the Queen that they’re engaged?
While royal reporters don’t like to admit this, I feel like they often contribute to royal breakups and royal-adjacent romantic dramas. I felt that very strongly with several of Pippa Middleton’s relationships – as soon as she would start dating a guy, the reporters would do a deep dive on the dude and they would […]
Investors are pulling billions out of Chinese stocks and the bleeding is unlikely to stop anytime soon
Investors are pulling billions from China’s stock market as political turmoil weighs on economic growth and tariffs hurt Chinese shares. Just shy of $6 billion has flowed out of funds invested in Chinese stocks since the start of the year, the Financial Times reported, citing EPFR Global data. Economists expect the bleeding to continue as […]
Investors are pulling billions out of Chinese stocks and the bleeding is unlikely to stop anytime soon
Investors are pulling billions from China’s stock market as political turmoil weighs on economic growth and tariffs hurt Chinese shares. Just shy of $6 billion has flowed out of funds invested in Chinese stocks since the start of the year, the Financial Times reported, citing EPFR Global data. Economists expect the bleeding to continue as […]
Ashley Graham posts a photo showing her pregnancy stretch marks
View this post on Instagram Can’t wait to meet you🖤 A post shared by A S H L E Y G R A H A M (@ashleygraham) on Aug 15, 2019 at 10:41am PDT I’m really appreciating reading stories of women who are celebrating their bodies. The women are also responding to trolls who feel […]
Hong Kong activists are getting protest tattoos of umbrellas, gas masks, and a bleeding eye, in a bold break with the movement’s anonymity
Hong Kong activists are getting tattoos to commemorate the protests, in a surprising break from the movement’s focus on anonymity. Most protesters aim to avoid identification by covering their faces, shining lasers at facial recognition cameras, and using encrypted apps to communicate securely. But now protesters are inking themselves with gas masks, hard hats, the […]
A former flight attendant says even celebrities don’t get free upgrades, but military personnel might
Shawn Kathleen, the former flight attendant who runs the popular Instagram account “Passenger Shaming,” told Insider that even the rich and famous don’t get offered free upgrades. “I’ve seen a couple of celebrities sit in the back, [if they’re] B-list or something, and they want to save money, but no, there’s no special treatment,” she […]
3 reasons why startup investments in Europe need a serious shake-up
For the past twelve years, my work has been either to find startups to invest in, or find investment for startups that need funding. It has never been an easy game, no matter which side — the VC fund or startup – I was on. Over the years, the European startup ecosystem has grown significantly. […]
Eric Cline: The expulsion of Erin Weir was nothing short of an NDP travesty
The expulsion of Regina-Lewvan MP Erin Weir from the NDP caucus in May of 2018 was welcomed by those seeking the end of workplace sexual harassment and by those who heard party leader Jagmeet Singh say survivors needed to be believed and workplaces needed to be safer. It should not have been. The entire affair […]