Karl Albrecht, the man credited with bringing discount stores to Europe with the no-frills Aldi supermarket chain, died aged 94 last Wednesday, Aldi said in a statement. Publicity-shy Albrecht co-founded privately held Aldi with his brother Theo after World War Two and seventy years later was Continue Reading
Month: July 2014
Many of the world leaders are demanding an investigation after a Malaysian airliner was shot down over eastern Ukraine in which all of the 298 people on board were killed. One of the U.S. officials said that Washington is strongly suspecting a surface to air missile which brought down the Continue Reading
Oscar winning director Ron Howard said on Wednesday he will produce and direct an authorized feature-length documentary about the Beatles, covering the Fab Four years touring from 1960 to 1966.The as yet untitled film will be made with the cooperation of Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Yoko Ono Continue Reading
Singer-songwriter Sia, the writing talent behind several pop hits, on Wednesday grabbed her own No. 1 spot on the weekly U.S. Billboard 200 chart for the first time with the album “1,000 Forms of Fear,” according to figures from Nielsen Sound Scan.In its debut week, “1,000 Continue Reading
A typhoon killed at least 10 people as it churned across the Philippines and hit the capital, prompting the evacuation of almost more than 370,000 people, shutting financial markets, offices and schools, rescue officials said on Wednesday. The eye of Typhoon Rammasun, the strongest storm to hit Continue Reading
British children’s book author Allan Ahlberg has reportedly rejected a lifetime achievement award which he was presented with because it was sponsored by the bookseller Amazon because it seems that Amazon does not pay its fair share of tax in Britain. In an open letter which was published on Continue Reading
There are more than 10 million people living in top mega cities such as Tokyo, Delhi, Shanghai, Mexico City and Sao Paulo, according to a United Nations report. By the year 2045, that number is expected to increase as the U.N.’s World Urbanization Prospects reports said that it likely that more Continue Reading
It was reported that an Israeli aircraft attacked 10 sites that was being used by Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip on Sunday . The Israeli military said that it was a response to the persistent rocket strikes from the enclave. Among the targets of the air strikes, there were rocket Continue Reading
Actor Harrison Ford is recuperating from surgery after breaking his leg, but the injury on the set of “Star Wars: Episode VII” will force a two-week hiatus in filming, the Walt Disney Studios said.News of the stoppage comes after Disney initially said filming would continue on Continue Reading
As Paris Haute Couture week gathered pace on its second day, Raf Simons offered a walk through history at Christian Dior, with a mix of 18th century-inspired dresses with side hoops and embroidered masculine court coats. The designer said he was searching for a modern interpretation of fashion Continue Reading