Eike Schmidt, ex-director of the Uffizi Galleries in Florence, has finally announced plans to run for mayor of the Tuscan city. The German art historian has been teasing the idea to the press for many months, repeatedly stating that he could neither “confirm or deny” the rumors while publicly criticizing …
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Prince Harry’s lawyers told a London court on Friday that the publisher of a UK tabloid had no viable defence to his claims an article was defamatory. Key points: Prince Harry alleged the Mail on Sunday article defamed him by implying he had lied to the public A judge previously ruled …
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A WIRED investigation this week found that the app SweepWizard, which some US law enforcement agencies use to coordinate raids, was publicly exposing sensitive data about hundreds of police operations until WIRED disclosed the flaw. The exposed data included personally identifying information about hundreds of officers and thousands of suspects, …
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T he government has cleared Royal Mail’s biggest shareholder, an investment vehicle part-owned by a Czech billionaire with links to Russia, to increase its stake in the company. Daniel Křetínský’s Vesa Equity already owns 22% of Royal Mail’s parent, International Distributions Services. The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy …
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Egypt – Misr Central Clearing, Depository, and Registry signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Saudi Securities Clearing Centre (Muqassa) to bolster relations and enhance economic cooperation between the two countries. The agreement aims to foster the exchange of experiences and information in the field of securities clearing to …
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Tina Brown’s new book, The Palace Papers: Inside the House of Windsor, the Truth and the Turmoil is a follow-up to her well-received 2007 The Diana Chronicles and focuses on the period after the Princess’s death.Handout In July, 1997, Diana, Princess of Wales, invited Tina Brown, then-editor of The New …
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Recently, UK residents have been receiving emails claiming to be from well-known electrical retailer Currys PC World. They congratulate you on having won a competition, with prizes varying from a MacBook Pro to a Nespresso coffee machine or a Dyson vacuum cleaner. If you’ve shopped at Currys PC World, there’s …
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Former minister of heritage James Moore, seen here in the House of Commons on March 23, 2009, said Canada has obligations when there are high-profile visitors in the country, but those change if Harry and Meghan are planning to become private citizens. Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press The Duke and Duchess …
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