Sales rose for British clothing, footwear and home products retailer Next Plc in the first quarter compared to the same period of the previous year. Next reported on Wednesday that its full-price sales for the 13 weeks ended on April 27 were up 5.7% co…
Stadium eyed in $6 bil. Tsukiji fish market site redevelopment
Companies tasked with redeveloping the site of the iconic Tsukiji fish market in Tokyo said Wednesday they plan to invest 900 billion yen ($5.7 billion) in the project, which includes building a multi-purpose stadium. The consortium, including real est…
Profit up in first quarter for Amazon.com
Profit rose for Amazon.com Inc in the first quarter compared to the same period of the previous year, the company reported late Tuesday. The company’s bottom line totalled $10.43 billion, or $0.98 per share. This compares with $3.17 billion, or $0.31 p…
Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney reportedly invest in Liga MX’s Club Necaxa
By Max Mallow Wrexham A.F.C. owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney have purchased a stake in Liga MX’s Club Nexaca, Variety reported on Apr. 29. Reynolds and McElhenney join a group of investors that include the likes of Mesut Ozil, Eva Longoria, Kat…
University of Arizona Uses ‘Chemical Irritant’ to Clear Pro-Palestinian Protesters
Police at the University of Arizona deployed “chemical irritant munitions” to clear pro-Palestinian protesters early Wednesday morning. Campus police had ordered the crowd to disperse immediately from what they deemed an “unlawful assembly.” When they …
Russian military corruption probe implicates top officials – British intelligence
The case against Russia’s Deputy Defense Minister Timur Ivanov may involve other Russian officials. Corruption remains a major issue within the Russian military, according to the British Ministry of Defense. British intelligence indicates that the corr…
Russian military corruption probe implicates top officials – British intelligence
The case against Russia’s Deputy Defense Minister Timur Ivanov may involve other Russian officials. Corruption remains a major issue within the Russian military, according to the British Ministry of Defense. British intelligence indicates that the corr…
Russian military corruption probe implicates top officials – British intelligence
The case against Russia’s Deputy Defense Minister Timur Ivanov may involve other Russian officials. Corruption remains a major issue within the Russian military, according to the British Ministry of Defense. British intelligence indicates that the corr…
Senna remembered on Imola track on 30th anniversary of his death
The 30th anniversary of the death of three-time Formula One champion Ayrton Senna’s death was commemorated on Wednesday with a memorial at the Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari in Imola, Italy where he crashed during the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix. A minut…
NYPD Swoops In and Makes Mass Arrests After Columbia Rioters ‘Escalate to an Alarming and Untenable Situation’
New York City police cleared out protesters who were barricaded inside a Columbia University building on Tuesday and removed a two-week-old tent city that was a hotbed of rage against Israel. Police stormed into Hamilton Hall at about 9 p.m., gaining a…