Posts by Amelia Frost
Bloomberg Financial Markets Data Service Hit By Outage
Bloomberg, the financial data service used by traders around the world, was hit by an outage on Wednesday, briefly disrupting auctions of bonds in Europe. The Bloomberg terminal is the crown jewel of the media empire founded by US billionaire Michael Bloomberg in 1981 and counts some 350,000 users worldwide. The service, which costs subscribers…
Read MoreFrench Prosecutors Urge 10-year Terms For Key Accused In Kardashian Theft
Prosecutors on Wednesday urged a French court to hand 10-year prison terms to the four men accused of robbing American superstar Kim Kardashian of some $10 million worth of jewellery at a Paris hotel. The sentencing demands came on the final days of a trial that saw the reality TV star last week tell a…
Read MorePro-Russia Ex-Ukraine MP Shot Dead Near Madrid
A US-sanctioned Ukrainian ex-MP and senior aide to the country’s former pro-Russian president Viktor Yanukovych was shot dead near Madrid on Wednesday, a Spanish police source told AFP. Officers rushed to the scene in the upmarket town of Pozuelo de Alarcon where several people shot a man in the back and head as he prepared…
Read MoreMOIR: Gov’t of Danielle Smith should enact more health-care reform
Breadcrumb Trail Links News Alberta Canada Opinion Columnists The Smith government has not shied away from reform. It’s reorganized one of province’s largest employers (Alberta Health Services) with the goal of improving health-care delivery. Published May 21, 2025 • Last updated 57 minutes ago • 2 minute read You can save this article by registering for…
Read MoreGazans Wait For Aid As Israel Faces Mounting Pressure
Gazans waited desperately for vital supplies on Wednesday after Israel said it let in dozens of UN trucks but faced mounting international pressure to increase the aid flow and abandon its intensified military campaign. Rescuers in the war-ravaged Palestinian territory told AFP that overnight Israeli strikes killed at least 19 people, including a week-old baby.…
Read MoreCyberattack Costs UK Retailer Marks & Spencer GBP300 Mn
British clothes-to-food retailer Marks and Spencer on Wednesday said a cyberattack disrupting its online service is set to last through to July and hit group profit by around GBP300 million ($404 million). Marks last week revealed that some personal data of its customers had been stolen in a cyberattack that has crippled its online services…
Read MoreSix Killed In School Bus Bombing In SW Pakistan
A suspected suicide bomber targeted a schoolbus in southwestern Pakistan killing at least four children and two adults on Wednesday, in an attack the government accused India of backing. The bus driver and his assistant were among those killed in the attack in Khuzdar district of Balochistan province, on the way to a school that…
Read MoreOil Prices Jump On Report Of Israel Prepping Iran Strike
Crude prices rallied Wednesday following a report that US intelligence suggested Israel was planning a strike on Iranian nuclear facilities, which would send geopolitical tensions into overdrive and fuel regional conflict fears. While safe haven gold pushed almost two percent higher, the news from CNN appeared to be having little detrimental effect on Asian equities,…
Read MoreBritish Climbers Summit Everest In Record Bid
A British team of veteran ex-special forces soldiers summited Everest on Wednesday, expedition organisers said, in a bid to fly from London, climb the highest peak and return home within seven days. The four men, who include government minister Alistair Carns, left London on Friday, pre-acclimatised to the low oxygen at high altitudes — including…
Read MoreHigh-flying Young Electricians Wire UK Energy Switch
Perched 45 metres (148 feet) high, young apprentice electricians replace a connection atop a pylon. In the UK, National Grid recruitment is at full power as its electricity network adapts for renewables. As new production sites multiply, particularly for wind and solar power, the privately-run company that owns the high-voltage pylons and cables in England…
Read MoreGermany’s Infrastructure Push Needs More Than Money
As construction crews using heavy excavators demolished a major highway bridge in Berlin, pensioner Guido, like many Germans, greeted the dusty spectacle with grim satisfaction. “For once, it was very quick, it took about a month,” said the 65-year-old, who only gave his first name, adding that “we’re not used to our projects going according…
Read MoreChina Slams US ‘Bullying’ Over New Chip Warnings
Beijing condemned on Wednesday new US warnings on the use of AI chips made in China, vowing it would take steps against “bullying” efforts to restrict access to high-tech semiconductors and supply chains. Washington has sought in recent years to curb exports of state-of-the-art chips to China, concerned that they could be used to advance…
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