Posts by Liam Redmond
Eviction of 87-year-old sparks encampment protest in Madrid over housing crisis
Protesters outraged by the eviction of an 87-year-old woman camped overnight in Madrid’s historic Puerta del Sol plaza, where more demonstrators — including multigenerational families — joined them on Sunday for a second day of protests over Spain’s housing crisis. Tens of thousands marched through Madrid on Saturday to protest the eviction of María del Carmen Abascal from…
Read MoreAldi to invest US$1.2 billion in Britain in 2027
Published Mon, Sep 28, 2026 · 04:18 PM [LONDON] The British arm of German discounter Aldi said on Monday (Sep 28) it will invest £900 million (US$1.2 billion) next year including in 40 new stores and in its distribution network as it seeks to boost its share of the country’s fiercely competitive grocery market. Aldi…
Read MoreRising fuel prices drive up brewing costs in Asia, Heineken says
Published Mon, Sep 28, 2026 · 03:37 PM [HO CHI MINH] Rising fuel costs triggered by the Iran war are pushing up Heineken’s brewing costs in Asia, according to the company’s Asia-Pacific president Jacco van der Linden. “We see that coming through in our input costs, predominantly in Asia,” he said in an interview with…
Read MoreBoston-bound Delta flight makes emergency landing in Portugal after smoke fills cabin
A Delta Airlines flight bound for Boston was forced to make an emergency landing in Portugal after smoke filled the cabin – and four people were hospitalized. The Airbus A330 left Barcelona, Spain, at 3:15 p.m. on Sunday but diverted to Porto, Portugal, just two and a half hours into the eight-and-a-half-hour flight, according to…
Read More‘Rams got robbed’: Controversial call that may have changed everything in brutal Broncos loss
DENVER — Did the Los Angeles Rams get hosed? They certainly have a case. A controversial pass interference penalty against cornerback Josh Wallace erased what appeared to be a game-saving interception late in the Rams’ stunning 30-26 loss to the Denver Broncos on Sunday Night Football, setting social media ablaze and even drawing disagreement from…
Read MoreHong Kong lists 8 ETFs to tap Chinese insurer demand for overseas assets
The boom follows Beijing’s broadening of authorised channels for mainland investors to access foreign assets Published Mon, Sep 28, 2026 · 01:44 PM [HONG KONG] Eight exchange-traded funds offering exposure to South Korean chipmakers, US tech firms and Malaysian large caps debuted in Hong Kong on Monday (Sep 28), as the city rushes to tap…
Read MoreRams run out of oxygen at Mile High in stunning second-half collapse against Broncos
DENVER — Maybe it was the Mile High air. Maybe somebody forgot to refill the oxygen tanks at halftime. But whatever happened inside the Los Angeles Rams locker room, the team that walked out for the second half Sunday night looked nothing like the one that had spent the first 30 minutes suffocating the Denver…
Read MoreHSBC makes big push for affluent clients in India to fuel growth
The lender plans to expand to 46 branches across 34 cities in the country over the next two years, from 34 branches currently Published Mon, Sep 28, 2026 · 01:01 PM [LONDON] HSBC Holdings is aiming to challenge India’s private-sector banks, betting that the country’s swelling pool of affluent customers and globally connected citizens can…
Read MorePacificLight to pair new gas power plant with giant batteries in Singapore first
Battery usage allows for a larger gas turbine and addresses intermittency issues from solar power, says CEO [SINGAPORE] PLM Power, a unit of PacificLight Power, has started construction on the first gas-fired power plant in Singapore to be paired with a large-scale battery energy storage system (Bess). The S$1.2 billion facility on Jurong Island has…
Read MoreChina’s yuan eases after Trump-Xi meeting, but exports underpin further strength
Published Mon, Sep 28, 2026 · 12:47 PM [SHANGHAI] China’s yuan slipped against the dollar on Monday (Sep 28), dampened by signs of growing economic imbalances as attention shifts to fundamentals following President Xi Jinping’s visit to Washington. But analysts expect the yuan will continue to strengthen on the back of China’s robust exports, although…
Read MoreCan CDL become a powerhouse in fund management?
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Read MoreSusie Wiles reveals brutal toll of fighting cancer while running Trump’s White House
White House chief of staff Susie Wiles is opening up about the grueling reality of fighting breast cancer while holding one of Washington’s most demanding jobs, revealing that some days simply getting out of bed and going to work took all the strength she had. In an op-ed published Sunday in USA Today, Wiles described what it…
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