Dubai and the rest of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have very different customs and laws to those in the UK. This is the latest travel advice. The UAE is a Muslim country and the rules crack down on activities that might seem harmless at home in Great Britain. There’s one thing in particular that […]
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Dubai: Doing this one common holiday activity in the UAE could see you thrown into PRISON
Dubai and the rest of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have very different customs and laws to those in the UK. This is the latest travel advice. The UAE is a Muslim country and the rules crack down on activities that might seem harmless at home in Great Britain. There’s one thing in particular that […]
The person who is doing most to undermine the Reserve Bank of India
Swaminathan Gurumurthy represents everything India’s liberal economists fear
Cruises: Doing this popular activity during a cruise holiday could get you arrested
Cruise trips are the best way to see many countries in one go, with itineraries featuring a range of holiday destinations to see. Caribbean islands are easily explored by water, being some of the most popular cruise holidays. Some destinations however have different customs and laws that Britons may not be aware of. There is […]
The person who is doing most to undermine the Reserve Bank of India
SOMETIME IN THE 1990s Jagdish Bhagwati, one of India’s most distinguished economists, encountered Swaminathan Gurumurthy, a financial commentator associated with the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), a Hindu-nationalist organisation. Mr Gurumurthy was making the case that globalisation, brought in by well-connected financiers, was destroying India. Mr Bhagwati came to a caustic conclusion. If RSS ideologues like […]
French bank pays huge US fine for doing business in Cuba, Iran
Societe Generale has agreed to pay $ 1.34 billion to US federal and state authorities to settle a pending legal dispute over violations of US trade sanctions against Iran and other countries. One of France’s largest banks has also pledged to pay $ 95 million to resolve another dispute over violations of anti-money laundering regulations. […]
WATCH: Woman spotted doing this disgusting activity on a plane – what would you do?
A very surprising viral video has captured a woman carry out a very bizarre activity on a plane. She is doing something most people would only ever do in private. But the plane passenger shows no shame for the unorthodox action. The woman is drying a pair of pants under the air vent on the […]
A Deutsche Bank exec says he travels up to 10 days every month — and he’s been able to keep doing it for over 20 years because of a ‘magic combination’
Piers Constable A Deutsche Bank executive says he does eight triathlons a year — even while traveling 10 days a month for work. Piers Constable, a managing director based in New York City, says that he’s found exercising and traveling to be a “magic combination.” Constable said that he wakes up at 5 a.m. every day […]
Roger Federer caught doing THIS on camera after Fabio Fognini win at Paris Masters
Federer is aiming to win the Paris Masters and eased through to the quarter-finals of the competition with a 6-4, 6-3 victory. The 37-year-old is still gunning for tournament triumph No 100 and was too strong for his opponent in France this evening. Roger Federer looked relaxed throughout and cameras have now caught him doing […]
Wireless charging: Are we doing this or not?
The world is going increasingly wireless, with hardware manufacturers left and right eschewing physical ports and cables for digital handshakes and gigahertz connections. Just look at Apple’s infamous headphone jack-eliminating AirPods, for example. However, one plug that device makers have continually struggled to remove is the one that supplies the gadget with power. The era […]