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A proposed luxury real estate development along a protected beach community in Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula has sparked protests and backlash online. It’s the latest in a string of projects that activists have sought to stop, saying the developments will have detrimental impacts on their communities. Las Dunas tourist complex is a planned luxury real estate and tourism venture that aims to encompass 92,000 square meters (more than 22 acres) of virgin beach area less than an hour’s drive from Mérida, the state capital of Yucatán, including more than 70 apartments spread across six towers. Given its size and scope, activists…
Brooke Hogan doesn’t appear to see eye-to-eye with her brother Nick Hogan and his perception of their current relationship following the death of their father, Hulk Hogan, last year. After Nick, 36, spoke about Brooke, 38, in an interview with TV Insider that was published on Friday, August 28, she responded with her own take. “I’ve made a conscious choice to keep the details of my relationship with my brother private,” Brooke exclusively told Us later on Friday. “I’d appreciate the same courtesy in return. We are not in communication, and his characterization of our relationship does not reflect my…
Stay informed with free updatesSimply sign up to the UK companies myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox.British billionaire Alex Gerko made a record £895mn from the profits of XTX Markets last year, boosting his position as one of the UK’s richest people as his trading group continues to grow.A pot of £1.7bn from the company’s 2025 trading profits was shared between Gerko and his quantitative traders and top tech developers, Companies House filings show. The 23 other people took home £833mn between them, an average of £36.2mn each.Gerko’s payout is a 31 per cent increase from the year…
The death of war criminal Ratko Mladic made headlines across the world. “The Butcher of Bosnia dies in The Hague”, the international media announced, seemingly suggesting that justice has been served at least in his case.Nothing changed on November 22, 2017 when he was sentenced by the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) to life in prison for genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes committed in Bosnia more than 10 years earlier. Nothing will change now after his death.Contrary to what some may think, the world will not become a better place now.I hate writing this sentence, but…
Getting singled out by Sacha Baron Cohen‘s most infamous character turned out to be good publicity, not an insult, for Ed Sheeran. Cohen’s Ali G: Who Iz I?, due in theaters Oct. 23 via Amazon MGM, resurrects the fictional interviewer 24 years after his last film outing. The character narrates his own return in the trailer, listing everything that went wrong during his two decades away — wars, the pandemic, and Sheeran by name — before pivoting into the film’s premise: a “documentary” built from real interviews and unsuspecting public figures, in the spirit of Cohen’s late-’90s TV show. Sheeran…
A cricketer is attempting to break the Guinness World Record for the longest ever run-up prior to bowling a match ball.Sam Bodoano, from Worplesdon, near Guildford, will cover 62 miles (100km), starting at Lord’s Cricket Ground in north London at midnight on Saturday.AdvertisementHe will complete the challenge by delivering the first ball at Valley End Cricket Club (VECC) in Woking at 14:00 BST on Sunday, with the attempt raising money for UK cancer charity The Ruth Strauss Foundation.”I saw a video of the current record holder, who managed 24km (15 miles), and thought, ‘I’ve got to give this a go’,”…
Part of our team’s passion for journalism extends to making sure that we do our part to help inspire the next generation of journalists. This summer, the MND team had two students working with us in our San Miguel office — Jared and Zella. The two have completely different life experiences, different personalities and different passions, so it was fun to have them both on the team. Jared grew up in the Chicago area and is about to start his senior year at the University of Washington in Seattle. He is a journalism major and is passionate about sports journalism.…
Anup Singh, director of “Qissa” and “The Song of Scorpions,” is directing a new short film, “Lasya: The Gentle Dance,” shot on Mumbai’s streets, produced by Mumbai-based Pretty Pictures. “The Gentle Dance” follows a father and son, beggars on Mumbai’s roadside, over the course of a day in their lives. Monsoon rains repeatedly destroy their shelter, and the city offers them little beyond hostility and indifference. It is the father’s stories about the boy’s late mother – her boldness and her refusal to let go of playfulness even as she navigated the city and the natural world – that allow…
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is planning to spend up to $2 million on robot “dogs” to assist its agents’ operations, according to a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) funding document. A funding document posted to DHS’s Acquisition Planning Forecast System on Thursday said the agency could spend between $1 million and $2 million on…
This article was written byFollowI started my career in asset management one year before the GFC. Since then, I have accumulated knowledge and extensive experience in financial analysis and portfolio management of equity, government bond, corporate bond, and money market funds. Fascinated by psychology and the way we make investment decisions. Passionate about sharing my knowledge. Please note that due to my financial institution’s compliance requirements, I mainly do not invest in any kind of single stocks but only ETFs.Analyst’s Disclosure: I/we have no stock, option or similar derivative position in any of the companies mentioned, and no plans to…