Tag: ropes

26 AUG

Mayweather-McGregor piracy sites on the ropes: Are they down for the count?

Enlarge / Boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. , left, and UFC lightweight champion Conor McGregor face off during a news conference at the KA Theatre at MGM Grand Hotel & Casino on Wednesday. The two will meet in a super welterweight boxing match at T-Mobile Arena on Saturday. A judge has ordered piracy sites not to […]

23 MAY

Saudi Arabia’s control of the global oil supply is ‘on the ropes’ thanks to Iran and US fracking

David McNew/Getty Images Revamped Iranian oil production and US hydraulic fracturing operations has Saudi Arabia’s control of the global oil supply “on the ropes,” according to Bloomberg’s Sam Wilkin. The Saudi-led Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) will meet Thursday to work out a plan to cut global oil supplies and boost prices, but OPEC […]

18 FEB

Arrested Samsung heir arrives in handcuffs and bound by ropes for questioning

© YONHAP/AFP Seoul (AFP) – Handcuffed and bound with ropes, Lee Jae-Yong, the heir of electronics giant Samsung appeared for questioning Saturday over his alleged involvement in the corruption scandal currently engulfing South Korean President Park Geun-Hye.  Among other allegations, Lee is accused of paying nearly $ 40 million in bribes to a confidante of […]