Colombia, Spain at odds over $3 billion sunken treasure trove
From Straits Times BOGOTA (AFP) – Billions of dollars in gold and silver from an 18th century shipwreck have left Spain and former colony Colombia at odds over who rightfully owns the loot. The disagreement is over the “San Jose,”…
The days of the jumbo jet
The days of the jumbo jet are coming to an end — here’s a look back at its glory years By Benjamin Zhang From Business Insider For more than 40 years, the wide-body jumbo jet ruled the skies. But with…
Scotland and the Caribbean
Scotland and the Caribbean, c. 1740-1833: Atlantic Archipelagos by Michael Morris (review) By Joe Jackson From: Scottish Literary Review PROJECT MUSE Volume 7, Number 2, Autumn/Winter 2015 In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content:…
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Demise of the Dollar?
From Mitch Zacks Investment Management I’ve received several questions from clients over the last few days regarding China’s currency, the yuan. Almost all of them were some variation of these three: with its acceptance into the International Monetary Fund’s [IMF]…
HBO renews “The Leftovers” for a third season
Created by Damon Lindelof and Tom Perrotta, the original HBO series will return for a third and final season MIAMI, FL – December 11, 2015 – HBO (@HBOLAT) announced that it has renewed the critically acclaimed dramatic series, The Leftovers,…
Court shuts Avestra schemes linked to 1MDB crisis
By Ben Butler Margin Call columnist Melbourne From THE AUSTRALIAN Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak has denied wrongdoing in the 1MDB crisis The Federal Court has ordered the shutdown of five investment schemes run by Avestra Asset Management, a Gold…
US Justices to review chemical testing of suspected drunk drivers
By Marcia Coyle, From The National Law Journal Case tests laws criminalizing refusals, absent a warrant, to take alcohol tests. The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday agreed to decide whether states can impose criminal penalties on someone who, in the…
Can tech solve climate change?
By Elena Lucas From Techcrunch All eyes were on Paris for the at the 2015 U.N. Climate Change Conference. But what if solving the global climate crisis is less about political willpower and of technical knowhow? Peter Thiel declared the…
British woman goes missing on Saga cruise ship in the middle on the Atlantic
By Adam Aspinall , Sam Webb From Daily Mirror UK Fears are growing that the passenger, who has not been named, has fallen overboard after she was reported missing by her travelling companion A British woman is believed to have…
