Shakira, Carlos Vives reject plagiarism claims
Author: AP Wed, 2017-03-08 MADRID: Columbian pop singer of Lebanese origin Shakira and Carlos Vives on Monday rejected allegations made by a Cuban-born singer and producer that they had plagiarized his work in their award-winning music hit “La Bicicleta.”A judge in Madrid accepted a lawsuit by the label representing Livan Rafael Castellanos, also known as Livam, […]
US singer dreams of visiting the pyramids
Author: ARAB NEWS Wed, 2017-03-08 JEDDAH: Grammy-nominated US singer Tyrese Gibson has a dream. The 38-year-old star shared a photo of Egypt’s Giza Pyramids on his Facebook page, expressing hopes to visit the place soon.“The curious little black boy from Watts has always been in love with the pyramids of Egypt. It’s been a lifetime dream […]
Adele finally confirms marriage in Aussie concert
Author: AFP Tue, 2017-03-07 NEW YORK: Adele, who has become a global pop sensation with her songs of heartbreak, has confirmed years of speculation that she is married.The English singer has been in a long-term relationship with Simon Konecki, a former financier who founded drop4drop, a charity that presses for global access to clean drinking water.The […]
Letterman would like to give Trump ‘a scolding’
Author: AP Tue, 2017-03-07 NEW YORK: David Letterman said he would have handled President Donald Trump a bit differently than “Tonight Show” host Jimmy Fallon.In a wide-ranging interview with Vulture, the retired late-night television icon discussed the playful moment when Fallon tousled Trump’s hair during an appearance on his show during the presidential campaign.Letterman said Fallon […]
Are high heel dress codes sexist? UK lawmakers debate topic
Author: Associated Press Mon, 2017-03-06 LONDON: British lawmakers are focusing on footwear, asking whether employers should be able to make women wear high heels as part of corporate dress codes.Members of Parliament on Monday will debate banning mandatory workplace high heels, in response to a petition by a receptionist who was sent home for wearing flat […]
Oil price slumps amid ample supply; equities climb
By Herbert Lash NEW YORK (Reuters) – Crude oil extended a slump amid record U.S. stockpiles on Thursday, while bets the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates next week lifted equities on Wall Street and steadied a key gauge of global equity markets after five days of declines. U.S. equity indexes traded higher, as did […]
S&P, Dow on track to snap 3-day losing streak as banks gain
By Yashaswini Swamynathan (Reuters) – The S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average were on track to snap a three-day losing streak on Thursday, as bank stocks climbed amid signs of strength in the labor market and a near-certain interest rate hike. The S&P financial index rose 0.6 percent as investors turned their attention […]
US STOCKS-S&P, Dow on track to snap 3-day losing streak as banks gain
* ECB stands pat on interest rates; dovish on guidance * U.S. jobless claims rose to 243,000 last week – report * Apple top drag on S&P and Nasdaq * Indexes up: Dow 0.15 pct, S&P 0.14 pct, Nasdaq 0.12 pct (Adds details, comments, updates prices) By Yashaswini Swamynathan March 9 (Reuters) – The S&P […]
Volkswagen and Tata Motors agree to explore cooperation in India: sources
By Andreas Cremer and Aditi Shah BERLIN (Reuters) – Volkswagen has signed an agreement with Tata Motors to explore cooperation in India, company sources close to the matter said, as the German carmaker tries once again to conquer emerging markets. After months of talks, the carmakers have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to deepen […]
EXCLUSIVE: ING, SocGen to test LNG trading with blockchain in months
By Karolin Schaps, Christoph Steitz and Vera Eckert LONDON/FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Banks ING and Societe Generale are in talks with traders to test liquefied natural gas (LNG) trading based on blockchain, the technology starting to shake up the traditional energy industry. Blockchain, which originates from digital currency bitcoin, works as an electronic transaction-processing and record-keeping […]
