The UK has launched a “complex” and “dangerous” mission to evacuate around 4,000 UK passport holders who have been stranded in Sudan after heavy fighting broke out in the east African country. The Royal Air Force (RAF) planes will collect people from an airfield near Khartoum, with priority given to families with children, the elderly,
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Kristin N. Johnson, a commissioner at the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), has stated that the regulatory body is in talks with Binance to address concerns about the cryptocurrency exchange’s conduct. The CFTC has sued Binance, its CEO Changpeng Zhao, and its former chief compliance officer, alleging that the platform solicited US users and allowed
Yellow Veil Pictures and Drafthouse Films have collaborated to acquire the North American rights to Once Upon A Time Uganda, a documentary by Cathryne Czubek. The film follows the unlikely friendship between Isaac Nabwana, a filmmaker known as Uganda’s Quentin Tarantino, and American film programmer Alan Hofmanis, who travels to Uganda to collaborate on Nabwana’s
Activist Artists Management has recently announced that they have signed Human Rights Watch (HRW) to create fresh scripted and unscripted storytelling opportunities across film and television. Activist’s Bernie Cahill and Jon Kanak will represent HRW, as well as its 40+ years of human rights research and advocacy, to help the organization extend its reach. HRW
The ongoing conflict in Sudan may spread beyond the country’s borders and have far-reaching consequences, warn analysts, as a new ceasefire seeks to enable Sudanese citizens and foreign nationals to flee. The fighting began 10 days ago as a result of a power struggle between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) under President Gen. Abdel-Fattah Burhan
Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo, MD, is under scrutiny after it was discovered that he personally changed crucial findings in the state’s controversial study on COVID-19 vaccine safety. The study, which came under fire earlier this year for claiming that COVID-19 vaccines were linked to an increased risk of death, hospitalization, and other adverse events,
Taj Bradley, a rookie, won his third consecutive start, helping the Tampa Bay Rays set a modern-era MLB record by winning their 14th consecutive home game to start the season. The Rays beat the Houston Astros 8-3 on Monday night. Bradley allowed three runs and four hits with six strikeouts and no walks in five
UBS has reported a 52% decline in net profit for the first quarter of 2019, reaching $1.03 billion. This comes in below analyst expectations of a net profit nearing $1.75 billion for the period. Although these are the bank’s first results since announcing its takeover of rival Credit Suisse, UBS CEO Sergio Ermotti resumed his
General Motors (GM) is set to release its first-quarter earnings on Tuesday, and according to the Refinitiv consensus estimates, adjusted earnings per share are expected to be $1.73 with revenue of $38.95 billion. While this would mark a significant decline in adjusted EPS from last year, it would represent an 8.3% increase in revenue as
A couple has been sentenced for the murder of two-year-old Lola James in Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire. Kyle Bevan, 31, has been given a life sentence with a minimum term of 28 years for murdering Lola James, the daughter of his partner. Lola’s mother, Sinead James, has been sentenced to six years for causing or allowing her