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CRICKET Australia is reportedly set to give Channel Nine the flick in favour of a bumper Foxtel offer said to be worth at least $ 1 billion over the next six years. The reported move means Nine will lose broadcasting rights to the pay-TV provider who was said to be in talks with Channel Seven […]
Published time: 13 Dec, 2017 18:20 The special relationship may have taken a battering lately, but Washington is investing in London. It’s opening a new $ 1 billion glass box next to the River Thames, otherwise known as the city’s new US embassy. Pictures released on Twitter on Wednesday show that the US is pretty […]
Published time: 23 Aug, 2017 21:39 A former undercover CIA agent, exposed by the press during the Bush administration, has launched a campaign to raise $ 1 billion to buy Twitter and kick President Donald Trump off the platform. Apparently fed up with President Trump’s constant Twitter posts, Valerie Plame Wilson launched her GoFundMe campaign […]
Published time: 29 Jun, 2017 11:33 The Tories are facing a barrage of social media criticism for blocking a modest pay rise for emergency service workers but somehow finding £1 billion to hand over to the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) to keep their enfeebled minority government in power. Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn tabled an amendment […]
UK Prime Minister Theresa May’s billion-pound deal with the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) to prop up her minority government has been branded “shabby and reckless,” leaving many to wonder whether the funds grew on a “magic money tree.” The DUP’s 10 MPs will support the Tories in key Commons votes in areas such as the […]
A report this week from consumer spending expert Kantar Worldpanel reveals that toothpaste and toothbrush makers are now Britain’s fastest growing health and beauty companies. Meanwhile, private dentists make in excess of £1billion a year from cosmetic treatments such as smile analysis, invisible braces and sonic polishing. And sales of teeth whitening products have increased […]
Published time: 21 May, 2017 16:38 The UK Brexit Secretary rejected a €100-billion ($ 112 billion) price tag for leaving the EU ahead of a meeting with the European Commission. As both sides continue to play hardball, the chances for a ‘hard’ Brexit increase. The nine-figure estimate of Britain’s divorce from the EU was voiced […]
The 63-year-old currently owns 30 per cent of the club and has made a move to wrestle a further 67 per cent away from majority shareholder Stan Kroenke. Sky Sports claim a formal bid was made for Kroenke’s shares but it is believed the American is expected to reject the offer. Usmanov has been a […]
Ukraine will have to dig deep into its pocket if it wants to see the controversial ban on popular Russian social network VKontakte and other online services implemented, the head of Ukraine’s internet association warned, estimating costs at $ 1 billion. The controversial bill, signed by Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko into law Tuesday, bans Russian […]
Published time: 4 May, 2017 14:46 French bank Societe Generale reported a 19 percent fall in quarterly net income on Thursday, following its agreement to pay €963 million ($ 1.1 billion) to the Libyan Investment Authority (LIA) over alleged bribery. Net income fell to €747 million ($ 817 million) from the previous year’s €924 million […]
