A supermarket financed by Bill Gates mysteriously burns down

A Dutch grocery depot for a climate-friendly online delivery service that was destroyed by fire on Sunday sparked conspiracy theories that the fire was linked to one of its key investors, Bill Gates. The depot housed products for Picnic in the Dutch town of Almelo, about 90 miles east of Amsterdam. Picnic, which is said … Read more

A supermarket financed by Bill Gates mysteriously burns down

A Dutch grocery depot for a climate-friendly online delivery service that was destroyed by fire on Sunday sparked conspiracy theories that the fire was linked to one of its key investors, Bill Gates. The depot housed products for Picnic in the Dutch town of Almelo, about 90 miles east of Amsterdam. Picnic, which is said … Read more

GameStop launches NFT Marketplace after laying off employees

picture: GameStop GameStop celebrated the launch of its NFT marketplace on Monday. Its Ethereum-based repository for virtually signed JPEGs came just days after the meme stock giant recklessly laid off more employees, and based on my brief tour of its site, it is still broken in places. Nobody can really understand GameStops current business strategy, … Read more

Sonia Syngal, CEO of Gap, is stepping down with immediate effect

Sonia Syngal, President and Chief Executive Officer of Old Navy Inc., speaks at Fortune’s Most Powerful Women Summit on Tuesday, October 22, 2019 in Washington, DC. Sarah Silbiger | Bloomberg | Getty Images Sonia Syngal, CEO of Gap, is stepping down effective immediately, the company announced on Monday as the clothing retailer grapples with supply … Read more

India on track to overtake China as world’s most populous country: UN

People photographed in Bengaluru, Karnataka, India. According to the United Nations, over 1.4 billion people live in India. Peter Adams | stone | Getty Images India is on track to overtake China as the world’s most populous country next year, according to a UN report released on Monday. The report by the UN Department of … Read more

India on track to overtake China as world’s most populous country: UN

People photographed in Bengaluru, Karnataka, India. According to the United Nations, over 1.4 billion people live in India. Peter Adams | stone | Getty Images India is on track to overtake China as the world’s most populous country next year, according to a UN report released on Monday. The report by the UN Department of … Read more

Pacific Islands summit begins amid US-China battle for influence poverty and development

Sydney, Australia – The 51st meeting of Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) leaders, taking place this week in Fiji, is shaping up to be the most significant regional summit in years. The COVID-19 pandemic, climate change and US-China rivalry have rocked the strategic region in the years since its leaders last met in person in 2019. … Read more

Protests in Zhengzhou and Henan: China crushes mass demonstrations by bank investors demanding their lifetime savings back

Terrified savers have staged several demonstrations in the city of Zhengzhou, Henan’s provincial capital, over the past two months, but their demands have invariably fallen on deaf ears. On Sunday, more than 1,000 depositors from across China gathered outside the Zhengzhou branch of the country’s central bank, the People’s Bank of China, to launch their … Read more

Protests in Zhengzhou and Henan: China crushes mass demonstrations by bank investors demanding their lifetime savings back

Terrified savers have staged several demonstrations in the city of Zhengzhou, Henan’s provincial capital, over the past two months, but their demands have invariably fallen on deaf ears. On Sunday, more than 1,000 depositors from across China gathered outside the Zhengzhou branch of the country’s central bank, the People’s Bank of China, to launch their … Read more

The Kiwi Tourism Company’s new guided tour business supports the arts community

White Glove Experiences organizes art walks around Parnell to see creative places, major landmarks and street art. Photo / Included After studying art in Sydney and Auckland, Jacqui Wilkinson embarked on a career in advertising. Then one day, after getting fed up with long hours at the company, she decided that if she worked that … Read more