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India mobilised fighter jets on Saturday after tensions with China cranked up regarding the ongoing bitter dispute over the Galwan Valley on the Himalayan border. Videos circulating across the internet show footage of Indian fighter gets taking to the skies, in the aftermath of China laying claim to the entire valley area into which the country … Read more
A ‘Yorkshire only’ portfolio is being pushed to affluent investors keen on supporting regional firms, including a Wetherby-based biotech developing a Covid-19 test. The York office of the Mole Valley fund house has launched the ‘Yorkshire T20’, with annual charges starting at 1.25 per cent – not including dealing and administration fees. The minimum investment … Read more
Heart-stopping moment paraglider cheats death when his chute collapses and tangles around him thousands of feet above a Swiss valley A paraglider escaped a fatal fall above Les Pleiades mountain in Switzerland A video from March 6 shows the chute become tangled around the French glider The 32-year-old had to pull his emergency chute thousands … Read more
The site of a Nazi mass execution known as death valley is to be excavated after researchers discovered bullet shells, clothing buttons and medal fragments. The find was made on the outskirts of Chojnice, a town in northern Poland, after researchers from the Institute of Archaeology and Ethnology of the Polish Academy of Sciences carried … Read more
A former Northern California business executive and his companies will pay $1.8million to settle a lawsuit accusing him of sexually harassing a female employee. Lee William ‘Bill’ McNutt – who co-founded the firms Silicon Valley Growth Syndicate and International Direct Mail Consultants – has also been prohibited from hiring students from the Southern Methodist University … Read more
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Melissa McCarthy splashes out $2.4M on four-bedroom ranch-style home in LA’s San Fernando Valley By Brian Marks For Dailymail.com Published: 07:05 GMT, 3 March 2020 | Updated: 07:05 GMT, 3 March 2020 She’s a two-time Oscar-nominated actress. And on Monday, Variety reported that Melissa McCarthy has splashed out $2.4 million on a four-bedroom, three-and-a-half bath … Read more
Perfect place for an engagement? The Bachelorette’s Carlin Sterritt and Angie Kent enjoy VERY romantic getaway in the Hunter Valley By Marta Jary For Daily Mail Australia Published: 09:25 GMT, 29 February 2020 | Updated: 09:48 GMT, 29 February 2020 They fell in love on The Bachelorette last year. And despite doubts from fans, Carlin … Read more
Calling all Silicon Valley tycoons – this could be the superyacht for you. Because it’s brimming with tech. The concept, called Stormbreaker, is aimed at ‘tech-focused explorers’ and comes with a 360-degree imaging system as well as state-of-the-art communications. And the ‘razor-sharp’ design also features stunning interiors including a jaw-dropping glass atrium at the heart … Read more
By: New York Times | London | Published: February 17, 2020 9:57:37 pm Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook’s chief executive, is joining in with his own trip to Brussels to meet with officials like Margrethe Vestager, the executive vice president of the European Commission on Monday. First came Sundar Pichai, the chief executive of Google’s parent company, … Read more