Kashmiri blue sapphire is the world’s most expensive gemstone known for its exquisite color and clarity, making it a popular choice among jewelry lovers all over the world. It is a rare variety of corundum, or natural aluminum oxide. The ...
The private equity backer of Six Nations Rugby has approached Britain’s biggest serviced offices provider about a £1.5bn deal that could trigger a broader break-up of the group. It is understoodt that CVC Capital Partners is among a number of ...
The online furniture retailer Made.com’s dream of becoming the “new Ikea” will die today when administrators are appointed, triggering about 500 job losses and leaving thousands of customers in the lurch. It will complete a fall from grace for the ...
Facebook’s parent company, Meta, is reportedly preparing to cut thousands of jobs after $80bn (£69bn) was wiped off its market value last month amid the global economic downturn. On Sunday the Wall Street Journal reported that the cuts, to be ...
Apple has said it expects fewer iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone Pro Max shipments than previously anticipated as Covid-19 restrictions temporarily disrupt production at an assembly facility in Zhengzhou, China. “The facility is currently operating at significantly reduced capacity,” Apple ...
ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE — Pope Francis said on Sunday the fight for women’s rights was a “continuous struggle,” and condemned male chauvinism as deadly for humanity and female genital mutilation as a crime that must be stopped. Speaking to ...
TAMBUN — After two decades as opposition leader, Malaysia’s Anwar Ibrahim was poised to finally become prime minister in 2020. But his alliance collapsed from infighting, leaving him as far away as ever from the top job. Now, Anwar, 75, ...
AN ALREADY record-breaking US Powerball jackpot grew to a whopping $1.9 billion one after no one secured a winning ticket in Saturday night’s drawing, according to lottery officials. The estimated $1.6 billion that was up for grabs on Saturday had ...
SEOUL — South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol apologized on Monday for the deadly Halloween crush in Seoul, pledging to hold to account any officials found to be responsible for sloppy responses and to reform police and safety management systems. The ...
KYIV — Ukraine is bracing for fresh Russian attacks on its infrastructure, President Volodymyr Zelensky said Sunday, after Kyiv’s mayor urged residents to prepare for a worst-case scenario by making emergency plans to leave town and stay with friends or ...