Three top executives were fired from Twitter after Elon Musk, considered the richest man in the world, became the owner of the social networking platform, the Washington Post reported yesterday. The company's general legal advisor was also dismissed from work.more
From January 1 next year, the United Kingdom will completely stop importing Russian liquefied natural gas (LNG), recalled the British Foreign Ministry on Friday.more
Elon Musk finalized his acquisition of Twitter yesterday. One of his first moves was to fire top executives whom he accused of misleading him about the number of spam accounts on the platform.more
Wealthy Chinese are activating plans to leave the country with their money because they are pessimistic about the future of the world's second economy under Xi Jinping, who has just renewed his power, the Financial Times reported.more
The UK faces a "more difficult" era of austerity than the one after the 2008 financial crisis in order to stabilise the economy, a former governor of the Bank of England has warned.
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Kristie is not the only person planning to spend less this festive season, but she is so worried about her finances she even expects to have a microwave meal for Christmas lunch.
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Internet and phone services have been restored in Shetland after two subsea cables were damaged. A break in the lines connecting Shetland to the mainland led police to declare a major incident on Thursday.more
Coventry University has announced the opening of a research center, Coventry University Research Institute Europe (CURIE for short), which will expand the university's activities beyond its existing campus in Poland. It intends to conduct research and development work in Wroclaw and build competencies that meet today's market challenges.more
While many countries have already significantly reduced their gas consumption, governments in Berlin and Paris think first of all about themselves, and their selfishness weakens Europe in the fight against Putin, writes the daily "Spiegel", noting that "apparently in Europe different understanding of the spirit of community ".more
To those who cannot afford photovoltaic installations, British Sarah Merrick proposes to buy a wind turbine "per company". Ripple Energy, founded by her, is helping Brits lower their electricity bills while switching to green energy. Subscriptions for participation in the third wind farm are already starting.more
The new British Finance Minister, Jeremy Hunt, announced the government's withdrawal from almost all tax cuts announced just over three weeks ago by its predecessor and a significant cut in aid to energy bills.more
Britain's new finance minister, Jeremy Hunt, in an interview with the BBC released today, promised to restore the country's economic credibility, settling every penny of government spending and tax plans. At the same time, he assured that Prime Minister Liz Truss remained in power.more
The M&S supermarket chain intends to close 67 out of 247 large stores in Great Britain. This means that in practice every 4th large stationary point of the network will be closed.more
Dutch prosecutors opened nine investigations in 2018 into Dutch companies that helped build a bridge from Russia to Crimea, the Trouw daily reported in March. It turns out that none of them have found a finale in court.more
A British businessman who helped Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska evade sanctions has been arrested in London at the request of the U.S., the U.S. Justice Ministry said in a press release.more
Russian President Vladimir Putin allegedly told billionaire Elon Musk that he could use nuclear weapons if Ukraine made an "invasion" of Crimea, Eurasia Group hub CEO Ian Bremmer reported, citing a conversation with the businessman. Musk himself denied this on Twitter.more
On November 4-5, 2022 in London, the Poland 2.0 Summit conference will be held for the eighth time, organized by Polish students from leading European universities. The conference will focus on the latest technological solutions, such as smart cities, foodtech, and the future of cybersecurity in the metaverse era.more
Amazon is investing more than €1bn (£880m) to add thousands more electric lorries, vans and cargo bikes to its sprawling fleet of delivery vehicles across Europe over the next five years.
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