Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. HSBC chief executive Georges Elhedery has announced the latest set of leadership changes as part of his plan to restructure and simplify the bank, which includes the departure of its private banking head. Annabel Spring, … Read more
As Meta faces off with antitrust regulators in the U.S. and Europe, a £2.1 billion+ Facebook U.K. class action-style competition lawsuit, which takes Meta’s market dominance as a given, is moving ahead after the social media giant lost a bid to have the litigation thrown out. The suit is seeking damages worth a minimum of … Read more
Nicole Kidman has shared that being seen as a sexual being in the upcoming erotic thriller “Baby Girl” made her feel “beautiful.” The film project, which debuts later this month, has already been in the news for its multiple steamy sex scenes. According to Nicole Kidman, she found the role “so raw and dangerous,” and … Read more
Scott Boland, the Australian pacer known for his precision and relentless accuracy, has been drafted into the team for the crucial pink-ball Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy (BGT) 2024-25 at Adelaide against India. Boland replaces Josh Hazlewood, who is sidelined with a “low-grade left side injury,” Already part of Australia’s 13-member squad, Boland’s inclusion adds … Read more
The number of people who have been reported missing in the violence-wracked Mexican state of Sinaloa has doubled since two rival factions of a drugs cartel started a bloody battle for control of their criminal organisation. According to official figures, more than 200 people have disappeared since the two factions of the Sinaloa cartel declared … Read more
Pichit Virankabutra and Thailand’s Creative Economy Agency are trying to revive one of Bangkok’s oldest neighborhoods: “When we moved in, it was a ghost town.” Read More
Fortnite OG is launching tomorrow and Epic Games promises this original version of the battle royale game is here to stay. Fortnite OG is a remake of the original, meaning the game will take players all the way back to day one of Season 1 of Fortnite Battle Royale. It will be always on, every … Read more
Max The DC Universe is here to change the hierarchy of power in, well, the DC universe. But rather than start with Superman or Batman, the first title in the latest attempt at an interconnected DC cinematic universe is an adult animated show about a group of … Read more
by Keith Idec THE lopsided odds on his fight with Gervonta “Tank” Davis have motivated Lamont Roach even more than usual. Handicappers have installed Davis as an unsightly 16-1 favorite to beat Roach in their WBA lightweight championship match March 1 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn. Roach realizes plenty of people will be surprised if … Read more
Prime Minister Michel Barnier lost a no-confidence vote in Parliament on Wednesday. President Emmanuel Macron will choose a replacement, though when that will happen is unclear.