Italian premier Giorgia Meloni will host this week’s summit of G7 nations as the most stable European Union leader. Ms Meloni’s German and French counterparts were shaken by European parliamentary elections that fortified Ms Meloni’s far-right Brothers of Italy as the strongest in Italy, setting her up as a possible bridge maker, if not kingmaker, […]
Leo Lukenas III was an investment banker at Bank of America.Spencer Platt/Getty Images The Bank of America banker who died on May 2 wanted a better work-life balance, a recruiter told Reuters. The recruiter said he was in touch with Leo Lukenas III about a new job prior to his death. Lukenas said he had […]
Singer and presenter Rita Ora has revealed there was a point in her career when she was losing a lot of hair, because of all the styling that had been done to it. “I’ve been in the industry for almost a decade now, and my hair has been through it all – heat styling, colour […]
MicroStrategy Inc. Chairman Michael Saylor discussed his views on Bitcoin and how his company will handle its huge investment going forward during an interview on CNBC. “We’re buying it to hold it 100 years. So, that being the case, that $66,000 to $16,000 crash. That shook out the tourists. That shook out the nonbelievers. When […]
A man put to death using nitrogen gas shook and convulsed for minutes on the gurney as Alabama carried out a first-of-its-kind execution. Breathing through a nitrogen-filled face mask that deprived him of oxygen, 58-year-old convicted killer Kenneth Eugene Smith convulsed in seizure-like spasms for at least two minutes of the 22-minute execution by nitrogen […]
ATMORE, Ala. — Alabama executed convicted murderer Kenneth Eugene Smith with nitrogen gas Thursday, making it the first state to use the new method to execute a human. Smith, 58, was declared dead at 8:25 p.m. Thursday. He appeared to convulse and shake vigorously for about four minutes after the nitrogen gas began flowing through […]
(Bloomberg) — Donald Trump’s surprise victory in the 2016 presidential election delivered a shock to financial markets. If he manages to secure a second one, traders will — if anything — be far more prepared. Most Read from Bloomberg Trump seems to be on a quicker path to the nomination than eight years ago, when […]