September 14, 2023 - Brief Briefing

Father among three charged with murder of 10-year-old Sara Sharif

Three people have been charged with the murder of 10-year-old Sara Sharif. Surrey Police said the Crown Prosecution Service authorised charges against Sara’s father,...

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Father among three charged with murder of 10-year-old Sara Sharif

Technology

Arm is trading at a premium to Nvidia after IPO pop even though it’s a ‘no-growth company’

Arm’s Nasdaq debut on Thursday looks good for SoftBank, which just spun the company out after acquiring it in 2016. But it’s a head-scratcher...

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Arm is trading at a premium to Nvidia after IPO pop even though it's a 'no-growth company'

Technology

DoorDash will switch to Nasdaq from the NYSE in blow to Big Board

Tony Xu, co-founder and CEO of DoorDash Inc., smiles during the Wall Street Journal Tech Live conference in Laguna Beach, California, Oct. 22, 2019....

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DoorDash will switch to Nasdaq from the NYSE in blow to Big Board

Technology

Oracle founder Larry Ellison makes first-ever trip to Microsoft headquarters for cloud announcement

Oracle Co-founder Larry Ellison, left, and Microsoft Co-founder Bill Gates watch a match between Gael Monfils of France and Alexander Zverev of Germany during...

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Oracle founder Larry Ellison makes first-ever trip to Microsoft headquarters for cloud announcement

Politics

Labour promises to end use of hotels for asylum seekers and clear case backlog

Labour has promised to end the use of hotels for asylum seekers if it gets into power at the next election. Outlining its latest...

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Labour promises to end use of hotels for asylum seekers and clear case backlog

Gatwick Airport flights cancelled, delayed or diverted due to staff shortages in air traffic control

More than 20 flights have been cancelled, with others delayed or diverted because of a lack of staff in air traffic control at Gatwick...

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Gatwick Airport flights cancelled, delayed or diverted due to staff shortages in air traffic control

The Streets’ Mike Skinner on his film debut The Darker The Shadow, The Brighter The Light: ‘It’s been a nightmare – an obsession’

You’re listening to The Streets, Mike Skinner told us back in 2001. Back then he was launching Original Pirate Material, the era-defining debut album...

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The Streets' Mike Skinner on his film debut The Darker The Shadow, The Brighter The Light: 'It's been a nightmare - an obsession'

Business

Shares in UK-based Arm Holdings soar on Nasdaq debut

Shares in UK-based chip designer Arm Holdings have soared after the firm made its Nasdaq debut on Thursday. The firm’s stock opened at $56.1...

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Shares in UK-based Arm Holdings soar on Nasdaq debut

Hunter Biden, son of US President Joe Biden, indicted on federal gun charges

Hunter Biden, the son of US President Joe Biden, has been indicted on three federal firearms-related charges, according to a court filing. It came...

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Hunter Biden, son of US President Joe Biden, indicted on federal gun charges

World

Libya floods: People in Derna use bare hands to dig for survivors – but find only remains

Libya is a country in anguish. Her people are suffering a fresh kind of horror after years of civil war, fighting, corruption, greed and...

by admin September 14, 2023

Libya floods: People in Derna use bare hands to dig for survivors - but find only remains

Technology

Arm climbs 25% in Nasdaq debut after pricing IPO at $51 a share

Arm CEO Rene Haas and executives cheer as Softbank’s Arm, a chip design firm, holds an initial public offering at the Nasdaq MarketSite in...

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Arm climbs 25% in Nasdaq debut after pricing IPO at a share

World

Spain’s women footballers call off strike after deal reached in pay row

The players in Spain’s women’s football league have called off a strike after reaching a deal to increase their minimum wage. Last weekend’s first...

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Spain's women footballers call off strike after deal reached in pay row

World

Australian multimillionaire Tim Gurner ‘deeply regrets’ comments on unemployment after backlash

An Australian multimillionaire says he “deeply regrets” his comments at a property summit where he said unemployment should jump by up to 50% to...

by admin September 14, 2023

Australian multimillionaire Tim Gurner 'deeply regrets' comments on unemployment after backlash

World

Stranded cruise ship the Ocean Explorer freed three days after running aground in Greenland

A luxury cruise ship has been freed after it ran aground in northwestern Greenland. The Ocean Explorer – which has 206 passengers on board...

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Stranded cruise ship the Ocean Explorer freed three days after running aground in Greenland

World

Nigeria suffers from nationwide power outage after ‘total system collapse’

Nigeria has experienced a nationwide power outage after the country’s electrical grid collapsed. One of the West African nation’s electricity distribution companies – Enugu...

by admin September 14, 2023