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Month: February 2020
Charities are set to receive £500m more in legacy income over the next five years than was previously estimated. Legacy Foresight, which provides insights into the UK legacy market, updated its five-year market forecast yesterday to include the latest economic data and revised death predictions, which are the two main drivers of legacy income. The
CHICAGO (Feb. 20, 2020) – CARE and Mars Wrigley are building on the success and learnings of their Village Savings and Loans Association (VSLA) initiative, building women’s social and economic empowerment in cocoa-growing communities in Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana. Through an additional US$10 million investment from Mars, CARE will expand the VSLA program beyond the
Feb. 19th, 2020 Spain’s Costa Brava runs from just north of Barcelona to the border of France. Along the coast are beautiful beaches, coves and seaside towns with their own distinct personality. In the sleepy sea town of S’Garo, on a peninsula that juts into the turquoise waters of the Mediterranean Sea, is where you’ll
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) speaks during a campaign event on February 17, 2020 in Richmond, California. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) Justin Sullivan When Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., proposed legislation last year to tax stock trades, he decried the “recklessness of Wall Street billionaires” and cited a goal of building an economy
Gender inequality affects people and places the world over, from the corridors of power in London to the cocoa farms of developing countries, where women involved in the production of cocoa normally receive a lower-income than men, with many earning less than the minimum wage. According to the World Economic Forum, it will take 202
(Photos: Getty Images) Rihanna changed the makeup world as we know it by releasing her now-iconic beauty brand, Fenty Beauty, in September 2017. Complete with 40 shades of foundation—and an impressive selection of highlighters and multisticks—the brand instantly disrupted the industry and challenged its compliance when it came to lacklustre shade ranges. With Fenty Beauty,
Arca has shared a new 62-minute single called “@@@@@.” It’s her first official new music since 2017’s self-titled LP. In a statement about “@@@@@,” which premiered via her NTS Radio collaboration DIVA EXPERIMENTAL FM, Arca said: “@@@@@” is a transmission broadcasted into this world from a speculative fictional universe in which the fundamentally analogue format
The PlayStation fans who were expecting to play The Last of Us Part II at PAX East will be disappointed to learn that Sony is pulling out of the event, due to increasing concerns about the novel coronavirus. Sony has announced that it’s skipping E3 2020, but the company was planning to have a booth at PAX East with
Canadian rock legend Neil Young has penned an open letter to U.S. President Donald Trump, calling him a “disgrace to my country.” The Heart of Gold rocker wasn’t referring to Canada, either. Nope, only a month after being naturalized as an official U.S. citizen, Young, 74, went on a scathing rant defending his country against its Republican
Two Oxfam aid workers were today killed in an attack at 2pm local time in Daraa Governorate in southern Syria, between Nawa and Al-Yadudah, the charity has said in a statement. Wissam Hazim, an Oxfam Southern Hub staff safety officer, and Adel Al-Halabi, a driver, were both killed when their vehicle was attacked by an
Week eight of my crazy 52 countries in 52 weeks adventure took me to the Middle Eastern gem of Jordan, the cheapest flight out of Budapest. Now don’t get me wrong, I love European cities, but after two months straight of churches, castles and old towns I was SO excited to be heading somewhere completely
Rafael Henrique | SOPA Images | Getty Images Chipmaker Analog Devices on Wednesday forecast second-quarter revenue that fell short of analysts’ estimates, as the company accounted for a $70 million hit related to the coronavirus outbreak. Analog Devices joins Apple and a host of other companies expecting potential damages from the rapidly spreading virus, which
New research by lettings management platform, Howsy, has looked at which property makes the best investment for buy-to-let landlords when it comes to current rental yields and the result is clear, two-bed properties offer the best rate of return. Howsy looked at current rental yields across one bed, two bed, three bed and four bed+
From being a housewife with two beautiful children, I decided a few years ago to go ‘back to school’ and study to be a chef. Today, I’m proud to call myself a superyacht chef and am spending much of my time in the south of France, starting to learn French. I was born and raised
Several major airline services have made new changes to their carry-on policies, some of you may find this a challenge to keep up with. Not knowing these new changes or how to best navigate them could easily cause you to experience dreaded travel delays. No one wants to miss out on the vacation they have
Lending Club banners hang on the facade of the New York Stock Exchange for it’s IPO on December 11, 2014 in New York. Don Emmert | AFP | Getty Images LendingClub, a fintech company that pioneered personal loans made online, is buying a U.S. bank to give it access to a stable and cheaper source
The Bachelor is back for Season 24, starring Peter Weber, aka Pilot Pete, aka the Windmill Champ. Every week, TV Guide reviews and recommendations editor Liam Mathews and former The Bachelor and Bachelor in Paradise cast member Jacqueline Trumbull will overthink every moment of the latest episode in their recap on A Beautiful Podcast to
In a new interview with the New York Times, Ben Affleck reflected candidly on his divorce from Jennifer Garner, to whom he was married for over 10 years and shares three children (Violet, Seraphina, and Samuel). His drinking led to the deterioration of his marriage, he said. Affleck has entered rehab multiple times to get
He looks like a young Paul Newman dressed as Matlock. Or maybe a poor man’s Kevin Costner. But today, Consequence of Sound Radio’s Relevant Content is celebrating the man, the myth, and the legend that is Saul Goodman. (Listen: This Week on Consequence of Sound Radio) Host Editor-in-Chief Michael Roffman is joined by senior writer
The indie distributor Neon is becoming the cool, popular kid in Hollywood and on the box office playground since they dominated the Oscars with the multiple Parasite wins. This weekend, the distributor, founded by Tim League and Tom Quinn, saw the return of Portrait of a Lady on Fire in theaters, while Parasite took a victory lap after winning
Former mayor Michael Bloomberg’s ongoing feud with President Donald Trump is heating up—and taking on a higher price tag. As Bloomberg continues to burn through cash with the solitary goal of defeating Trump, Bloomberg News reports that the president’s reelection campaign and its major fundraisers are now scrambling to compete with the billionaire’s deep pockets.
The Vegan Society has published a free guide for employers about how they can support vegans in the workplace after a tribunal confirmed it was a philosophy or belief that should be protected in law. Last month, an employment tribunal confirmed that veganism is a protected belief under the Equality Act 2010 as part of
(CNN) — A spectacular restoration project at Pompeii means visitors can now visit the famed House of Lovers for the first time in 40 years. It was shut to visitors in 1980 after suffering damage in an earthquake, but has now reopened as part of the Great Pompeii project, which launched in 2014 with the
Tom Merton | Getty Images Owners of large estates have reason to celebrate. For the second year in a row, the estate-tax exemption has increased to keep up with inflation, offering families with substantial assets the ability to shield a bigger portion of their estates from estate tax. For 2020 the Internal Revenue Service raised
The Benetti shipyard in Livorno has launched FB273, an elegant, six-deck 70-meter custom yacht with a steel hull, innovative swimming pool surrounded by an aluminium superstructure. The exterior design of FB273 was developed entirely by Benetti, working in close collaboration with the owner, while the interiors are by Laura Pomponi and her Team. The yacht
With a coronavirus death toll exceeding 1700 in China, a planned James Bond tour for the premiere of No Time to Die in the Chinese mainland has been cancelled. James Bond No Time to Die, the forthcoming spy film and the twenty-fifth instalment in the James Bond film series featuring Daniel Craig in his fifth
We are just days away from the return of The Walking Dead Season 10. After months of being left in the lurch as Carol led those closest to her into Alpha’s trap, we will finally find out what happened in the cave. If you watch The Walking Dead online, you know Carol chased after Alpha
Loading… Ultra Main Stage… The iconic music festival just announced its stacked lineup of Main Stage artists for 2020. There’s all the usual suspects, plus some surprises and plenty more in store. Remember: It’s Ultra so anything could happen. Here’s the full list via the teaser video below: Above & BeyondAfrojackArmin van BuurenThe Return of
As Kyle MacLachlan told director Kevin Smith on The IMDb Studio, once Denis Villeneuve’s Dune is released, there will be a few versions of Dune out there in the ether, and there’s plenty of room for all of them. He noted that David Lynch, whom he has collaborated with on multiple projects, including Dune, Blue
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