BBC World
The Old Town Road star was arrested last year for attacking police officers and later entered rehab.
The Guardian Culture
An indie star in his homeland, Mabandla’s fame is growing abroad – and his uplifting new album is full of existential insight after some of the toughest years of his lifeAs the camera pulls back from Bongeziwe Mabandla in the video for his recent single Yalwa, the true stars of the show reveal themselves: two women, dressed in a mix of crisp white and black traditional isiXhosa umbhaco garments and chic designer wear. Sure, Mabandla himself strikes a compelling figure in the centre of the frame
Bloomberg Markets
India could attract as much as $80 billion in foreign capital by year-end after the central bank unveiled measures to make the economy more attractive to overseas citizens and investors, according to Citigroup Inc.’s top banker in the country.
Bloomberg Markets
The risk of market “tantrums” is rising as sharp swings in semiconductor stocks force some investors to cut allocations, according to JPMorgan Chase & Co. strategists.
Variety
Barcelona-based Limonero Films has nabbed world rights to distribute “Bock Saga,” an original, four-part true crime series produced by Finnish group Parad Media. The cult-related series, which premieres on Finnish broadcaster YLE on July 27, has already pre-sold to NRK in Norway, Swedish broadcaster SVT and Denmark’s DR. The series examines the enigmatic story of the […]
NY Times World
President Lai Ching-te made the hopeful remarks after Mr. Trump suggested that he could use a proposed $14 billion arms package for Taiwan as leverage with Beijing.
BBC Politics
Finnola Tzagorakis shared her story as MPs debated tackling abuse against people in customer facing roles.
BBC Sport
Salford City have appointed Peter Cklamovski, someone with no experience of coaching in English football to try and lead them to promotion out of League Two
Science Daily
A new study from Northern Arizona University is raising red flags about a widely used global emissions database from Climate TRACE, a consortium co-founded by Al Gore. Researchers found that the database may be dramatically undercounting carbon dioxide emissions from cars and trucks in cities—by an average of 70% across 260 U.S. cities, with some cities showing gaps of more than 90%.
The Guardian
Regulator launched inquiry amid concerns that firm made misleading statements about origins of wood pelletsBusiness live – latest updatesThe City watchdog has closed an investigation into the power generator Drax, after an almost 10-month review into the sourcing of wood pellets for its biomass power station.The Financial Conduct Authority said it had “reviewed thousands of pages” but that it “did not find evidence that justified any further action”. Continue reading...