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Russia is considering legalizing the use of cryptocurrency for international payments as the country faces ongoing financial pressure from Western sanctions.

U.K.-based oil giant BP PLC said it will reward shareholders to the tune of $7 billion this year through the purchase of its own stock, even as it reported a near 30% decline in profits in the first half of 2024

vandalism, affecting fiber lines and fixed and mobile phone lines as cities around France are hosting events for the 2024 Paris Olympics.

Britain’s new Labour government is set to ax several transport projects in order to plug what it says is a newly found 20-billion-pound ($26 billion) shortfall in the public finances that it blames on the actions of the former Conservative administration

Karan Johar, it’s being referred to as uncle. In a video that has gone viral, the direction-talk show host is enjoying an outing in London, when someone calls him an “uncle.”

Zane Thadani had a run-in with Bollywood's king of romance, Karan Johar, that's got everyone talking. In a video that's quickly gone viral, Thadani hilariously addresses the filmmaker as "uncle" during a chance meeting in London.

Ether, the second-largest token, paced a drop in digital assets following a slump in equities that spread unease in global markets.

On Tuesday (23 July), three senior judges in London heard a legal challenge from the regulator over the Upper Tribunal's decision in July last year to rule in favour of the hedge fund and reject the FCA's demand for investor compensation. In December 2021, the UK's financial watchdog said it would fine BlueCrest £40.8m for an alleged conflict of interest, a move that was challenged by the London-based firm.  The FCA considered that, from 1 October 2011 to 31 December 2015, BlueCrest moved portfolio managers from the main client fund to its internal fund and partly replaced them with a...

What do you do when you travel in a chauffeur-driven Bentley but want to be known as the green king

Fighting climate change is difficult partly because humans are weird. It’s difficult to get them to care about their own future well-being much less that of entire future generations. People blow retirement funds.

Brad Pitt and Tom Cruise, have been at odds for more than thirty years. When «Interview with the Vampire,» a 1994 movie, was being made, their long-standing competition started, and it soon became clear where they differed. Tom Cruise was very formal and friendly, whilst Brad Pitt was more quiet. Brad Pitt noted that their personalities were complete opposites. An industry source revealed that the enmity between them was so strong that it hindered them from collaborating after the confrontation, which caused a great deal of anxiety on set. The industry is aware of their mutual hate even if they have made an effort to hide it from the public, as per the reports of The Mirror.

In a boost to the London Stock Exchange, which has suffered a number of setbacks in recent years, Canal+ could gain a listing on the exchange as part of Vivendi's exploration of whether to split its business in three, the group said in a statement on Monday (22 July). The group said the choice to list in London highlights Canal+'s growing international operations, as it undertakes a $2.9bn (£2.2bn) acquisition of Multichoice, Africa's largest pay-TV operator. FCA introduces overhaul of UK listings regime to bolster stock markets With close to two-thirds of its subscribers outside o...

Taylor Swift Eras Tour tickets prices have always hogged the limelight. With the Eras Tour shows set to resume in August, here is the last chance to grab tickets in cheap price. Swift will perform across multiple cities in Europe. She will conclude the European leg with five concerts in London. One of Swift's shows will be at Ernst-Happel-Stadion in Vienna on August 10. Fans can grab two tickets by spending just £10 (USD 12.92). Wowcher is offering the lucrative deal for Swift fans to witness the Vienna concert. One needs to visit Wowcher UK website for cheap tickets, as per a report in Mirror. Swift fans can also purchase Eras Tour Tickets from traditional websites. However, some ticket prices are ranging between £400 and £600, Mirror reported.

free trade agreement negotiations are set to be defined this week as UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy is expected in India on Tuesday, the first high-profile visit under the newly elected Labour government in Britain. The free trade agreement (FTA) talks began in January 2022, under the then Conservative government, with a target to significantly boost the GBP 38.1 billion a year bilateral trading partnership but hit a block in the fourteenth round of negotiations to make way for general elections in both countries. A report in 'The Daily Telegraph' on Sunday quotes a New Delhi source to claim the Indian side would seek clarity on whether the Labour government intends to pick things up from where they were left off or start afresh in some way. «India is keen to resume talks on a positive note, but the date needs clarity,» the source told the newspaper.

Twisters' movie has set the north American box-office on fire with its opening. Now, cinephiles are eagerly waiting for the release of the film on OTT streaming platform. The 2024-released film is a sequel to 'Twister' which hit theatres in 1996. Lee Isaac Chung-directed film was premier in London on July 8 this year. 'Twisters' eventually will be released on OTT platform. The movie is likely to premier on Max or HBO Max as Universal Pictures and Warner Bros. Pictures movies are released on that platform only.

Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman's film is all set to be released on July 26. The trailer features a surprising appearance of a superhero character. The final trailer of «Deadpool & Wolverine» features X-23 or Dafne Keen's Laura. In Jackman's 2017 movie 'Logan', Laura was introduced as the Logan's clone. «Are you ready? In ONE WEEK, experience #DeadpoolAndWolverine in theaters everywhere,» Marvel Entertainment wrote in caption for «Deadpool & Wolverine» final trailer.

Scientists at the Medical Research Council Laboratory of Medical Science and Imperial College London found a way to increase the lifespan of laboratory mice by 25 years and have hopes that it could be applied to humans. The researchers discovered that deactivating a protein called interleukin-11 or IL-11 significantly extended the healthy lifespan of the mice. This treatment greatly reduced cancer-related deaths and decreased the prevalence of diseases associated with chronic inflammation and poor metabolism, both of which are common in aging.

Haruko, a digital asset investment management platform, has raised $6 million in a funding round to help fuel its expansion into Southeast Asia.

Jason Starr felt the first flashbacks of pandemic PTSD back in mid-April.

Barzakh, directed by Asim Abbasi and streaming on Zee 5 from 19 July onwards, is a uniquely dark fable. Set in ‘The land of Nowhere’, it’s about an old man gathering his family for his third wedding. “Third and final," he says emphatically.

Casino Royale consists of three measures of ice-cold Gordon’s gin, 1 measure of vodka, 1/2 measure of quinine-based Kina Lillet (the brand no longer exists so is usually replaced by dry vermouth or Lillet Blanc), shaken and served in a goblet with a thin slice of lemon peel. Over time, the original Vesper Martini was replaced in the Bond movies by the secret agent’s new preference, the vodka Martini. Historically, the Martini has seen many passionate advocates, from Franklin D.