More than 20 children feared dead in Thailand bus crash

More than 20 children feared dead in Thailand bus crash

A bus carrying dozens of primary school children has crashed and caught fire just outside the Thai capital Bangkok. Sixteen children and three teachers are reported to have escaped, but 22 pupils and three teachers are still unaccounted for, according to the country’s transport minister. Officials say they have found ten bodies on the bus, … Read more

The 81-year-old granny who entered Miss Universe

The 81-year-old granny who entered Miss Universe

Franchely Figueroa Ms Choi was 72 when it was suggested she could make a good model How would you like to spend your 80s? Some gardening, maybe learning a language, a bit of travelling, spending time with the grandchildren. Or perhaps entering an international beauty contest with the ultimate aim of launching your modelling career … Read more

Abu Dhabi’s ADNOC to buy Covestro for $16.4 billion

Abu Dhabi’s ADNOC to buy Covestro for .4 billion

Covestro’s headquarters in Leverkusen, Germany. The company has adjusted its full year guidance for 2022, citing a number of factors. Ina Fassbender | AFP | Getty Images Abu Dhabi’s state-owned oil firm ADNOC on Tuesday said it has agreed to buy German chemicals firm Covestro for 14.7 billion euros ($16.4 billion). ADNOC will launch a … Read more

Robinhood launches crypto transfers in Europe in push overseas

Robinhood launches crypto transfers in Europe in push overseas

Retail investing platform Robinhood on Tuesday announced that it’s offering customers in Europe the ability to transfer cryptocurrencies in and out of its app, broadening its product capabilities in the region as it presses ahead with international expansion. In a blog post on Tuesday, the company said that it’ll allow customers in the European Union … Read more

The ‘mastermind’ behind India’s biggest jailbreak

The ‘mastermind’ behind India’s biggest jailbreak

Swastik pal Kanu was the mastermind of the mass jailbreak, Indian police allege On a quiet Sunday evening in November 2005, a journalist in India’s Bihar state received a panicked phone call at home. “The Maoists have attacked the prison. People are being killed! I’m hiding in the toilet,” an inmate gasped into the mobile … Read more