A businessman wanted for years in the US for allegedly paying bribes to top Venezuelan officials in exchange for lucrative state contracts in Venezuela has been taken into custody.
Alvaro Pulido was indicted in Miami federal court in 2019 and again in 2021 as part of an investigation into his longtime business partner, Alex Saab, a one-time ally of ousted Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro. The US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and the state department had been offering a reward of up to $10m for information leading to his arrest.
Ella Langley, Taylor Swift, and Raye are all destined for nominations — not to mention Olivia Rodrigo and Olivia Dean
Leading up to the Grammy nominations on Nov. 16, “Rolling Stone” is breaking down 11 different categories. For each, we’re predicting the nominees, as well as who will (and who should) win on Grammy night.
The UAE has ranked among the world’s strongest business environments, with more than 1.4 million companies operating by 2026.
But starting a company and keeping a stable business are two different things. According to GEM, five people in the UAE start a business, but only one in 20 ends up owning a stable company.
Here’s an experiment I’d encourage any leader to run this week: Ask your executive team whether your organization could maintain critical operations through a 72-hour cyberattack. Then, ask the people who actually run those systems.
The Swedish academy says the academics’ models are ‘now used by central banks and governments around the world’.
The 2026 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences has been awarded to US academics Robert Hall and Michael Woodford for their work on how monetary and fiscal policy can help stabilise fluctuations in the economy, according to the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences.
Today's Nice Price or No Dice Falcon is being sold with only a bill of sale, as the seller claims that New Hampshire doesn't issue titles to vehicles over 20 years old. We'll have to evaluate the car's condition and desirability to see if that's going to be too big of a bill.
The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) chief has defended a plan to livestream the execution of convicted killer Nidal Hasan, rejecting claims that it could fuel radicalisation or make him a martyr.
From creative wordplay on song lyrics to simply calling Man City ‘cheats’, the Reds fans went all out at Anfield.
It was billed as one of the most emotionally charged club football matches in recent years with Liverpool’s historically vocal and disapproving fans promising a hostile reception for Manchester City as the Blues played their first match after being found guilty of breaching the Premier League’s financial rules.
The Google-owned video platform, the world’s largest television distributor and, as of this year, the globe’s biggest media company, wants the industry to love it, not fear it.
Olympic champion Qinwen Zheng made history as the first Chinese player to win the China Open on Sunday, stunning French Open winner Mirra Andreeva 7-5 6-4.
Wild card Zheng, who has been on a recovery path after missing nearly six months due to an elbow injury on her dominant right arm, looked like her old self as she used powerful forehands to control the rallies, and landed swift winners angling away from Andreeva.
