Thursday, June 9, 2016

Can Russia's new plane beat Airbus and Boeing? CNBC International

Published on 9 Jun 2016
Russian planemaker Irkut have just unveiled their new passenger jet, the MC-21. It is hoping that it will take a slice of the sky from the world's two biggest airplane makers.

#Israel - suspends Ramadan entry for 83,000 Palestinians after Tel Aviv attack: euronews (in English)

Published on 9 Jun 2016
Israel has suspended Ramadan entry permits for thousands of Palestinians following a shooting in Tel Aviv which killed four people.

It affects at least 83,000 Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza who had received permission to visit relatives during the Muslim holy month.

Work permits of more than 200 relatives of the alleged gunmen, identified as Palestinians from a village near the city of Hebron, were also frozen.

The morning after the attack at the market where the gunmen had opened fi…
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Somalia raid: Al-Shabab says 43 Ethiopian troops killed: Al Jazeera English

Published on 9 Jun 2016
Somali group admits "several fighters" died as African Union force acknowledges "attempted attack" at Somalia base.

Al Jazeera's Mohammed Adow reports from the Dadaab refugee camp in nearby Kenya.

Águila Roja ¡Vuelve! RTVE .es

Published on 9 Jun 2016
Prepárate para la nueva temporada en La 1 y en rtve.es

New GLI Finance (LON:GLIF) chief sees turnaround “pillars” completed by year’s end: ProactiveInvestors Stocktube

Published on 9 Jun 2016
Andrew Whelan, chief executive of alternative finance provider GLI Finance Ltd (LON:GLIF) says, after inheriting a company that had “lost its focus”, he is concentrating on “simplifying the balance sheet, reducing the complications within the business, and ensuring the business is appropriately financed for the future.”
As part of this, GLI is bringing together its Sancus and BMS trading businesses, to create a company with seven divisions in five different locations.

Whelan says the combines business, Sancus BMS, will be “highly profitable”, looking to “make £2.5mln this year and looking to estimate £4.5mln next year”.

He adds that Sancus BMS is the “first pillar” in a three pillar strategy for the company.

The other pillars are working on its asset management business, which the chief executive says is “going to plan” and slimming down its platform portfolio, with everything implemented “hopefully by the end of this year”.

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#EU - How ECB policies are affecting corporates | Short View: Financial Times

Published on 9 Jun 2016
The FT's Miles Johnson explains how the ECB is creating a compelling divergence between the debt and equity of companies with strong balance sheets and robust business models.

Nike stands by Maria Sharapova despite two-year ban: FRANCE 24 English

Published on 9 Jun 2016

Sportswear brand Nike says it will continue to sponsor Maria Sharapova, despite the tennis star being banned for two years after failing a drugs test. The company says Sharapova didn't intentionally break the rules, and is appealing the decision. Also today, we look at the Forbes ranking of the world's top-paid sports stars.

#Brazil - Will Rio de Janeiro be ready for the Olmypic Games? CNN

Published on 8 Jun 2016
CNN's Nick Paton Walsh reports on Rio de Janeiro's race against the clock to get everything ready before the Olympic Games.