Teased in last year's fall economic statement, the Indigenous loan guarantee in the 2024 budget allows communities to decide which projects to invest in.
Broadcasters TV2 in Hungary and 1+1 in Ukraine have picked up Magnum Media in the UK’s entertainment format The 1% Club. Both local versions will go into production this summer and premiere later thi
The No.1 hotel in the world for 2024 is Brazil's Hotel Colline de France, a boutique hotel in the middle of the mountain town of Gramado. Read on for more
Results from Friday Free Practice, round three of the 2024 World Superbike
World Bank Report Highlights Advantage Of Central Bank Gold Revaluation Accounts By Jan Nieuwenhuijs of Gainesville Coins Recently the World Bank released a handbook for asset managers on why to invest in gold. At Gainesville Coins I have written numerous articles on gold revaluation accounts and how these can be deployed by central banks to absorb losses in case of emergency. The World Bank has taken notice of my research as they allude to this practice in a chapter on reserve...
In recent years, the rightful rejection of the policies promoted by the traditional imperialist powers (North America, Western Europe and Japan), followed by the announcements made by the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa), have aroused great interest and expectations of major changes, including the creation of a common currency to challenge the More
Fintech is evolving and the UK stands to be at the forefront of that innovation, but only if we uphold the highest possible international standards, says Michael Mainelli The fintech landscape has not only transformed over the last few years, but the industry has also transformed the whole of the UK’s financial and professional services []
Russia's overall combat losses in Ukraine between February 24, 2022 and April 28, 2024 amounted to about 466,150 troops, including 1,096 killed or wounded in action in the past 24 hours. — Ukrinform.
When Machi Yoshida visited an aquarium and saw orcas when she was a five-year-old child, the Japanese photographer instantly knew what she wanted to do with her life. [Read More]
From spotting puffins to singing shanties with pirates, here are some ideas for your extra day off
Back in 2021, Popkin here at Boing Boing brought you a wonderful compilation of some bizarre commercials for 1-900 numbers from the 1980s and 1990s. My favorite is, of course, the commercial for 1-900-9099-CRY, which a user on YouTube called "the weirdest commercial I've ever seen." — Read the rest
Joe Biden suggested war is peace on Wednesday after he signed legislation to provide Ukraine the funds to conduct a war against Russia.