US appeals court upholds UN immunity from Haiti cholera suit Trump advisers waged covert influence campaign Mexico’s rights body: Federal police executed 22 during raid Image of Aleppo boy shocks world; Russia offers cease-fires Officials: US, Russia to seek Syria deal in Geneva next week 14 killed in attacks on ... Read More »
Online real estate portals are working on a rating system for brokers to enhance user experience and bring more accountability into the dealer community. While Makaan.com (Elara Technologies Pte Ltd) has already introduced such a system, Quikr.com (Quikr India Pvt. Ltd) has a basic user rating option and is planning ... Read More »
India’s largest cab aggregator Ola on Wednesday said it was shutting down operations at TaxiForSure (TFS), a move seen as a bid to integrate its operation and cut costs. The decision comes 17 months after Ola acquired its cross-town rival for $200 million (Rs.1,200 crore) in a cash and equity ... Read More »
Hiren Tambe, who owns a 500-sqft store in Navi Mumbai, has at least 800 stock keeping units (SKU). Having run the store for over 15 years, he has always understood his typical customer’s requirements. Or so he thought. But with modern retail arriving in his vicinity, Hiren realised that many ... Read More »
Past and future come together in the present, bringing modern advances to the essential and authentic values of the past. The Mayfair collection by VIBIA is designed to improve the illumination of private spaces, by integrating traditional elements, reinterpreted through technological progress. The original inspiration for the fittings is provided by ... Read More »
Compensation for the top five executives running Island Health was more than $1.6 million in the fiscal year ended March 31. The executive-compensation numbers for the latest fiscal year show Island Health CEO and president Brendan Carr at the top of the heap, earning $403,451, including incentives, pension and benefits. ... Read More »
Hospitals overflowing, with patients abandoned in corridors. Accident and Emergency rooms threatened with overnight closure. And it just keeps getting worse. It is clear the NHS is in a crisis that threatens its very existence. No doubt you’ve experienced it yourself – an agonising wait for much-needed surgery, a cancelled operation, ... Read More »
Hospitals overflowing, with patients abandoned in corridors. Accident and Emergency rooms threatened with overnight closure. And it just keeps getting worse. It is clear the NHS is in a crisis that threatens its very existence. No doubt you’ve experienced it yourself – an agonising wait for much-needed surgery, a cancelled operation, ... Read More »
At least two people are dead and one person remains missing as heavy rains in Louisiana and Mississippi continue to cause floods that Louisiana Gov. Bel Edwards called “unprecedented.” Edwards said 18 parishes surrounding Baton Rouge have declared states of emergency and three more are in the process of doing ... Read More »
Torrential rainfall along the U.S. Gulf Coast has caused “unprecedented” flooding in parts of Louisiana, Governor John Bel Edwards said on Saturday, while claiming at least three lives. The National Weather Service issued flood watches for parts of southeastern Texas through Sunday evening and extended its flash flood warning further ... Read More »
Bill Maris, the founder and CEO of Alphabet’s venture capital business, GV (formerly Google Ventures), confirmed on Thursday that he is leaving the company. When tech news website Recode asked the Alphabet exec why he’s leaving the $2.4 billion (£1.6 billion) fund that has invested in 300 companies including the ... Read More »
British actor Kenny Baker, who played R2-D2 in Star Wars, has died at the age of 83, according to The Guardian. Baker, who stood 3 feet 8 inches tall, portrayed the spunky droid in the original Star Wars films as well as the prequels. Abigail Shield, Baker’s niece, told The ... Read More »
