All News articles – Page 7
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NewsHedge fund seeks damages over CDS 'fraud'
Hedge fund Solus vowed to keep up its battle against Hovnanian’s controversial debt swap and is seeking damages after a judge last week allowed the transaction to go through.
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NewsNoble reveals workout plan
Noble Group revealed the terms of its proposed restructuring last Monday, confirming that creditors are in line for heavy losses on more than US$3bn of outstanding debt.
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NewsBanks line up US$14bn debt for TR buy
Banks are lining up a jumbo leveraged financing of around US$14bn to back US private equity firm Blackstone Group’s acquisition of a 55% stake in the financial and risk business of Thomson Reuters.
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NewsEvergrande risks Asia's equity-linked party
China Evergrande Group knocked the wind out of Asia’s equity-linked capital markets with an opportunistic HK$18bn (US$2.3bn) convertible bond issue, which had to be hastily restructured to get over the line. Evergrande founder Xu Jiayin
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NewsLuis Tosar to star in crime drama 'Eye For An Eye'
Cell 211 star to play a nurse who gets caught up in a cartel’s operations.
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Labour market: Economically Active Population Survey
In Q4-17, employment decreases by 50,900 persons. In the last 12 months, employment increases by 490,300 persons, the y/y change in employment was +2.65%. The number of unemployed persons increases by 34,900 in Q4-17. In the last 12 months, unemployment decreases by 471,100 persons, the y/y change in unemployment was -11.12%.
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NewsMore beavers reintroduced to Knapdale Forest
Adult beaver at Knapdale Three more beavers have been successfully released into the wild at Knapdale Forest in Argyll. They are the first to be introduced since ministers declared them a native species, having been extinct for centuries.
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NewsIceBridge blues
NASA’s recent Operation IceBridge – an airborne mission to map polar ice – recently made flights out of the McMurdo and Amundsen-Scott South Pole stations, giving researchers greater access to the interior of the icy continent. The flights over Antarctica have turned up ample science data and some spectacular images.
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NewsSpain box office report 2017: 19 local films pass €1m mark
Hollywood regained its box-office crown, but local titles made inroads.
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NewsStar Wars town set for special screening
Residents of a remote Irish town set to feature in 2017’s biggest movie will mark the occasion with a special screening of the film. Star wars Malin Head will empty when locals leave for their Star Wars: The Last Jedi premiere at a cinema in nearby Derry. ...
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NewsRare orange lobster gets new home
An extremely rare orange lobster caught off Northern Ireland’s north coast has gone on display at its new home. Lobster collection Caught by fishermen off Rathlin Island, the extraordinary crustacean has been rehomed at the Exploris Aquarium in Portaferry. The orange colouring occurs once in every 20-30m ...
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NewsEasyJet reveals three new routes from Belfast
The low-cost airline EasyJet has announced three new routes from Belfast International Airport, to start operating from next June. Belfast It will begin twice-a-week summer flights to Valencia and Naples. The other new service will run year-round to the Isle of Man. EasyJet will soon have a ...
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NewsFive year conservation plan for NI bogs
A five-year conservation project is set to preserve hundreds of acres of bog and improve habitats for birds and butterflies in Northern Ireland. Garron plateau The EU-funded project will see work done in three protected areas of counties Antrim and Fermanagh. They are the Garron Plateau and ...
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NewsDeveloper knocks down 250-year-old Fife wall
Campaigners have been left “angry and upset” after a developer knocked down a 250-year-old wall.
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NewsAberdeen mural scheme aims to help increase civic pride
A scheme to revive some of Aberdeen’s neglected streets with colourful murals is part of a move to clean up the city centre. The city’s Aldelphi lane has been given a makeover with two new murals painted across the entrance to the 19th Century lane. The revamp is part of ...
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NewsHighland Toffee firm goes into administration
The makers of one of Scotland’s oldest and best-loved sweets have gone into administration, putting 103 jobs at risk. New McCowans Ltd, which produces the Highland Toffee bar, has been losing money despite selling more than 140 million bars a year. Administrators Grant Thornton took over the running of the ...
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NewsMSPs to pass Alcohol Bill
New laws to tackle Scotland’s historic alcohol problems are to be passed - but without plans to bring in minimum drink pricing.
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NewsFurniture project 'turning lives around'
In the centre of Edinburgh, old church pews and top quality but discarded wood are turned into bespoke, highly sought-after items. However, the Grassmarket Community Project is not just about creating top of the range furniture - it’s about turning lives around. The project aims to support people through transitions ...
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NewsSkye otter charity gets Border Fine Art figurines
A charity that looks after orphaned and injured otters has been donated a collection of figurines that could raise up to £3,500 at auction. Thirteen Border Fine Art ornaments depicting otters were given to the Skye-based International Otter Survival Fund (IOSF) to help it raise funds. The organisation will auction ...
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NewsIcy conditions welcome for Edinburgh's bear
The UK’s only polar bear has revelled in deep snow during her first winter in the Highlands.
