Gary McGann bows out of Smurfit Kappa
Interim results included 30 per cent hike in the annual dividend after difficult years
Interim results included 30 per cent hike in the annual dividend after difficult years
“I can’t run again,” President Barack Obama said yesterday, speaking in Mandela Hall at the African Union headquarters, in Addis Ababa. “I actually think I’m a pretty good President—I think if I ran I could win.” Obama, at the end of what is likely to be his final trip to the continent as President, was addressing the habit that too many African leaders have of making themselves leaders for life. His message was that this was a bad idea, even if they, too, thought they were pretty good Presidents. Читать дальше...
A popular lion shot in Africa has reignited a debate about whether big game hunting helps conservation efforts.
Shares in Premier Farnell hit their lowest level in six years after the electronics distributor issued a profit warning.
BALLSTON SPA, New York - A former New York police officer who pleaded guilty to strangling his wife of four decades during a fight over money has been sentenced to 15 years in prison.
Chris Hemsworth. (Photo by Albert L. Ortega/Getty Images) Actor Chris Hemsworth had to survive on just 500 calories a day to portray a shipwrecked sailor in director Ron Howard’s new disaster movie, “In the Heart of the Sea.” The star is used to bulking up for his action films, like “Thor,” but this time he battled constant hunger pangs for the real-life maritime epic, which documents the sinking of a whaling ship in the Pacific Ocean in 1820 – the disaster that inspired Herman Melville’s classic... Читать дальше...
SANAA, Yemen - From his exile in Saudi Arabia, Yemen's president on Wednesday ordered that militias battling Shiite rebels in Yemen be merged with his national army units, a move that comes in an apparent attempt to unify forces fighting on the ground.
The Patna high court on Wednesday ordered regular desilting of the Ganga, which had moved two to three km away from the city banks, but a channel was dredged back to the original place acting on a high court directive.
Cautious positioning hurts performance at UK’s best-selling retail fund of 2014
Shake Shack shares on track for best day ever
Rep. Chaka Fattah a longtime Philadelphia congressman was indicted Wednesday in a racketeering case. He said the issue is "not Deflategate"
Yahoo will be unrolling a new app that seeks to make video calling as private as texting.
Story by Kendall Jones, via Washington Beer Blog. Story by Kendall Jones, via Washington Beer Blog. Local and not-so-local news sources have been reporting what they assume will be bad news. One article I saw was titled IPA Lovers Beware: Beer Prices Could Skyrocket. Another warned Trouble Brewing: Drought-Hit Hops Crop Concerns Craft Brewers. One local television news outlet went completely hysterical, warning that Washington drought... The post The drought’s impact on the hop crop and the price of your pint appeared first on Beer News.
ST. PETER, Minn. (AP) — Union workers at the state hospital that houses 373 of Minnesota's most violent and mentally ill patients want more freedom to use restraints amid recent incidents resu…
The death of Nabiré, a 31-year-old female northern white rhino, leaves only four animals of this subspecies alive.
Brian Orakpo signed with the Titans as a free agent this offseason, but his former partner at outside linebacker won’t be leaving Washington anytime soon. The Redskins announced Wednesday that they have agreed on a contract extension with Ryan Kerrigan, who was heading into the final year of his contract. Terms weren’t disclosed, but Ian…
By Rachel Strugatz Calvin Klein is betting on sexting and Tinder to help fuel the next iteration of its #mycalvins campaign. “Hahah a light threesome never hurt anyone ☺ ☺ ☺” reads the corresponding text message box alongside one of fiveCalvin Klein Jeans campaign images, a gritty black-and-white photo of two women lounging beside a shirtless man, made to look like it was shot moments before engaging in the suggested act. Related: Alexander Wang, Balenciaga Said Parting Ways “Our past campaigns... Читать дальше...
Decision by UK’s second biggest union is boost for left winger
A new partnership between Apple and T-Mobile will transform the way Apple iPhone 6 owners purchase their next handset. T-Mobile has also added Apple Music to the “Music Freedom” list, specific to the Apple iPhones. T-Mobile has included the widely used Apple Music on the list of 33 free music services on its data network. A good 80 percent of the streaming service requests coming via Twitter pertain to Apple Music.
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More than 1,800 passengers were affected as total 10 flights including five incoming and five outgoing from city airport were delayed by 50 mins to 2 hours on Wednesday due to bad weather in Ahmedabad and Mumbai and congestion in air traffic.
DAKAR, Senegal - Extortion at security checkpoints is costing Ivory Coast millions each year despite government steps to eradicate the practice, a rights group said Wednesday.
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Extortion at security checkpoints is costing Ivory Coast millions each year despite government steps to eradicate the practice, a rights group said Wednesday.
The Marcus Corporation on Wednesday announced plans to sell the Hotel Phillips in Kansas City, Missouri, to an affiliate of Chicago-based Arbor Lodging Partners, a national owner and manager o…