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Tycoon Billionaire sentenced to death, after using SCB as a piggy bank

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Sixty-seven-year-old, Truong My Lan, a Vietnamese tycoon billionaire has been sentenced to death for draining £22billion from the banking system in Vietnam’s largest ever financial fraud. In the west for financial fraud you go to jail and will be rehabilitated. But in Vietnam  you pay the ultimate price death. My Lan  who oversaw a merger  of three cash strapped lenders to form Saigon Commercial Bank in 2011, created a complex network of shell companies that owned most of its shares. She then made numerous false loan applications via the shell companies which came to account for 93 per cent of … Continue reading Tycoon Billionaire sentenced to death, after using SCB as a piggy bank

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Former NFL star OJ Simpson dies aged 76

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Star of American football, O J Simpson, who was controversially cleared  of double murder, has died of cancer, aged 76, according to his family |surrounded by his children and grandchildren. He earned fame and fortune playing in NFL and playing star role in Naked Gun. He played football at college before being signed to the Buffalo Bills NFL team in 1969, where he played until 1977. He became one of the greatest ball carriers in NFL history. In 1973, he became the first NFL player to rush to more than 2000 years in a season. He retired in 1979. In … Continue reading Former NFL star OJ Simpson dies aged 76

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Monkey Man

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MONKEY MAN – Certificate 18 – WOW! Dev Patel (Writer/Actor/Director), Jordan Peele (Producer), Sobhita Dhulipala, Sikander Kher, Aidthi Kalkunte, Makarand Desphpande, Sharlto Copley, Ashinwini Kalsekar, Pitobsh Tripathi.Apologies to unmentioned cast – there are very many talented actors in this saga.  Influenced by the iconography of Hanuman the monkey man who is a deity in the Hindu religion and has reams of material in print about him, Dev Patel has scripted a saga that will have some viewers at times with their fingers over their eyes yet the passion and fury that motivates the story keeps you glued to your seat! Dev says when he … Continue reading Monkey Man

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Mayank Yadav “a child of the wind” Ian Bishop

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Indian Premier League (IPL), the world’s richest cricket tournament, yet again unveiled another talent in IPL2024,  Mayank Yadav who is turning the dial on speed guns. The 21-year-old lanky bowler from Delhi made his IPL debut for Lucknow Super Giants against Punjab Kings in March by displaying a terrific spell of fast bowling, his fastest clocking  96mph (155.8km/h) and won the man-of-the-match on debut.  In the next game Yadav bettered himself with  a  97mph (156.7km/h) against Royal Challengers Bangalore. He picked up six wickets for 41 runs across the two matches. Former West Indian fast bowler and commentator Ian Bishop … Continue reading Mayank Yadav “a child of the wind” Ian Bishop

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William Wragg resigns party whip over Honeytrap malicious communications

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William Wragg, the MP, has voluntarily given up the Conservative whip, after admitting sharing fellow MPs personal phone numbers with someone on dating app targeted by a suspected  Westminster honeytrap plot. Mr Wragg, the MP from Hazel Grove, who has also given up his roles on the 1922 backbench committee and the Public Administration Committee, will now sit as an independent MP in the House of Commons.  Mr Wragg after chatting with someone on an app sent explicit uncompromising pictures and who subsequently asked him for the telephone numbers of other MPS, said “ They had compromising things on me. … Continue reading William Wragg resigns party whip over Honeytrap malicious communications

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Total Solar eclipse

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A total solar eclipse was visible over North America, Canada, and Mexico from 19:07 BST when the world plunged into darkness in the middle of the day. Niagara Falls has been filled dup with tourists on both sides of the US-Canada border, many checking the iconic natural landmark for the first time, while also catching a spectacular total solar eclipse. Ohio has not seen a total eclipse since 1806, only three years after belong a state and will be another 400 Yeats before Ohio sees another total eclipse Some places the total eclipse lasted more than 4 minutes. Continue reading Total Solar eclipse

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Beta blockers may not be effective for heart attack patients

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Beta blockers are prescribed to heart attack patients regardless they provide any  clear benefits according to a landmark trial. The daily tablets which can even trigger fatigue, nausea,and even sexual dysfuction, are offered to the majority of Heart attack patients. Around 60, 000 people are prescribed beta blockers every year in the UK and many will remain on the pills for life. The trail found that for about 50 per cent of patients, they do not reduce the risk of death or further heart attack. Experts claim that the findings will change the way heart attack patients are treated on … Continue reading Beta blockers may not be effective for heart attack patients

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Scoop

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You can say “This will run and run” But this is already running and running! Scoop The new Netflix film about Prince Andrew and his association with Jeffrey Epstein and alleged courtesans who served him. I hour 45 mins. Google this saga and you will find the original interview by Emily Maitlis with Prince Andrew and plenty of other fodder to “chew” on. Trust me. Gillian Anderson – Emily Maitlis (Newsnight Presenter) Billie Piper  – Sam McAlister Rufus Sewell – Prince Andrew Keeley Hawes – Amanda Thirsk Colin Wells – Jeffrey Epstein For some,  who think  to sleep or rather … Continue reading Scoop

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Surveillance capitalism: How tech giants “capture” users

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Did you know in the complex world of modern capitalism, where technology giants reign supreme, from Google and Apple to Amazon and Tencent, these internet behemoths have reshaped the economic landscape, transforming capitalism as we know it.  Philipp Staab in Markets and Power in Digital Capitalism, takes us on a thought-provoking journey through the virtual realm, exploring how digital surveillance and evaluation practices have infiltrated every aspect of our lives. Big Tech companies operate a corporate monopoly with government blessing, a “privatised mercantilism” operating through “proprietary markets”.  Billions of users of digital technology greatly value often free services they get. … Continue reading Surveillance capitalism: How tech giants “capture” users

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AI says NO…

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“ A corporation, or a government department isn’t a conscious being,  but it is an artificial Intelligence, it has the capability to take decisions which are completely distinct from the intentions of any of the people who compose it. And under stressful conditions, it can go stark raving mad”. Big organisations often make terrible decisions, and how the world lost its mind, have you ever waited for a board to fight recently?  When to avoid taking a decision, what happens to it? In The Unaccountability Machine, Dan Davies examines why markets, institutions, and even governments systematically generates outcomes that everyone … Continue reading AI says NO…