Netflix has closed a five-year exclusive overall deal with international bestselling author Harlan Coben. Under the multi-million pact, Netflix will work with Coben to develop 14 existing titles and future projects, including his upcoming novel Run Away, into English language and foreign language series, as well as films. Coben will serve as an executive producer …
UK is planning to increase its trade relations post-Brexit, Theresa May is on her way to Africa to discuss future trade opportunities. This I think is a wise strategy, since Africa is one of the fastest growing trading areas in the world we have only seen the start of this development. However there are …
Agreement on tariffs and quotas with all WTO members was ‘very unlikely’ by next March. The World Trade Organization has warned about potential disruption for the UK from a no-deal Brexit saying that it is “very unlikely” that the government will have agreed tariffs and quotas with all other member countries by next March. …
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Facial recognition technology caught an impostor trying to enter the U.S. on a fake passport that may have passed at face value with humans, federal officials said Thursday. And the groundbreaking arrest came on just the third day the biometric technology has been used at Washington Dulles International Airport. “You can much more accurately …
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UK Government has now published advise to UK Private Sector on trade with EU in a no-deal scenario. For businesses trading with the EU, the impacts would include: • businesses having to apply the same customs and excise rules to goods moving between the UK and the EU as currently apply in cases where …
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The boss of one of the UK’s largest customs brokers is warning of a 500% rise in customs processing if there is no deal to leave the European Union. George Baker told BBc 5 live’s Wake Up To Money he expects a no-deal Brexit to increase their workload by 500%. He said it will …
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Michel Barnier has promised to intensify Brexit negotiations with the UK as the two sides enter the final stages of talks over the UK’s planned exit from the EU next March. “Negotiations are entering the final stage”, Mr Barnier, Brussels’ lead Brexit negotiator, said on Tuesday after his third meeting with Dominic Raab, his …
Liam Fox is to unveil a plan intended to increase Britain’s exports after Brexit to 35% of GDP as his cabinet counterpart Dominic Raab heads to Brussels for the latest round of divorce talks with the European Union. The international trade secretary believes there are 400,000 UK businesses that could export but do not, …
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For me the Eagles Lead Singer Don Henley is the best singer ever. I love the Eagles. I met Don Henly and the other frontman Glen Frey in California 2011. The Eagles has now also the most sold album in American history. Since country-rockband has surpassed Michael Jackson to score the biggest-selling album of …
Is a ‘No-deal Brexit’ one of ‘biggest threats to European unity’ ? A chaotic, no-deal Brexit would create a strategic split between Britain and its European allies that would take a generation to heal, Britain’s foreign secretary will warn on Tuesday. Jeremy Hunt will tell the US Institute of Peace in Washington that failure …
Improving economic opportunities and prospects for the world’s least developed countries remains a key global challenge. At last week’s Göobal Forum on Inclusive Trade for Least Developed Coubtries (LCDs), governments, businesses, NGOs, and researchers gathered at the World Trade Organizations’ headquarters in Geneva to discuss the importance of trade to the economic and social …
Sweden yesterday became European Champions in Handball U18 Men after winning 32-27 in the final against Iceland. Swedish superstar Ludvig Hallbäck – from my home club Ystads IF – was man-of-the-match with 11 goals and he also became the top scorer of the tournament. We won a Swedish gold in Croatia. The future of …
The government is set to publish the first in a series of technical notices designed to prepare the UK for the possibility of a no-deal Brexit. The notices will include advice for businesses, citizens and public bodies. Brexit Secretary Dominic Raab said securing a deal was still “the most likely outcome” – but added …
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There are not many people that becomes legends in their own time. Someone has said there are maybe 2-3 in every generation. I think that one of them left us today. Today we mourn the loss of a great man, a leader, and a visionary – former UN Secretary General, Kofi Annan. Kofi Annan, …
Maersk and IBM have introduced their global blockchain solution TradeLens, with 94 organizations already participating. The companies announced their joint venture in January this year after collaborating on the concept since 2016. Early adopters include more than 20 port and terminal operators across the globe, including PSA Singapore, International Container Terminal Services Inc, Patrick …
The Foreign Secretary, Jeremy Hunt, says the chances of a “no deal” Brexit are “increasing by the day”. The International Trade Secretary, Liam Fox, has been quoted as saying the chances of no deal are “60-40”. And the governor of the Bank of England, Mark Carney, says they are “uncomfortably high.” There seems to …
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Chinese authorities as of August 1 have been accepting electronic documents (eDocs) at the point of customs declaration, ceasing to require paper documents as a strict prerequisite for clearance. Until recently, Chinese Customs required paper output of relevant trade documentation originating from online platforms (such as Bills of Lading, Commercial Invoices, Packing Lists, Certificates …
Swedish supertalent Armand Duplantis won the pole vault gold medal in the Atketics Track and Field European Championship in Berlin tonight. He is 17 years old! In the, according to experts, best pole vault competition ever Duplants broke the Junior World record and the magic 6 meter border by winning on 6.05 meters. The …
How Brazil has been targeted by international trade barriers? There are many things I love with Brazil; like the people, the nature, the weather, football, samba, music….and Pão de queijo. Pão de queijo, the traditional, gluten-free Brazilian chewy cheese roll, has been making waves in New York City. A number of restaurants serving this …
World Trade Organization Director General, Roberto Azevedo, in today’s papers: “I am calling on everyone who believes in trade as a force for good, and who believes that global trade rules are an essential foundation for econom and prosperity, to speak up. Silence could prove as damaging as actions that lead to a trade …
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