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A former head of the group that permits the highest oil-producing nations to cooperate and affect the worldwide oil market has been charged with bribery offences. Diezani Alison-Madueke, the ex-president of the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and a key determine within the Nigerian authorities between 2010 and 2015, was charged after a National Crime Agency (NCA) investigation. The NCA suspects she accepted bribes throughout her time as Minister for Petroleum Resources in Nigeria in trade for awarding multi-million pound oil and fuel contracts.Alison-Madueke, 63, is alleged to have benefited from a minimum of £100,000 in money, chauffeur-driven automobiles, flights on personal jets, luxurious holidays for her household, and the usage of a number of Lo...

The beginning gun has been fired on some of the eagerly anticipated inventory market flotations of this – or, certainly, any - 12 months.Arm Holdings, the UK-based chip designer, has filed for an Initial Public Offering (IPO) subsequent month on the Nasdaq. It is predicted to be the most important IPO this 12 months and the most important since Rivian, the electrical automobile maker, got here to market in November 2021 with a valuation of $70bn.The submitting incorporates loads of details about how Cambridge-based Arm, which employs 2,800 folks within the UK, has been buying and selling of late.But the one most vital factor within the submitting sought by traders was the valuation placed on the corporate when its proprietor, the Japanese tech investor SoftBank, purchased aga...

YouTube is partnering with one of many greatest names within the music trade to assist create guidelines for a way artificially generated music is handled on the platform. ...

Amazon Prime prospects will face an additional cost on sure deliveries from subsequent month.The retail large stated members should pay £1.99 for same-day supply if their basket totals lower than £20 - on high of their £8.99 a month subscription payment. Customers had been notified concerning the adjustments, which can come into impact from 18 September, through e mail.In an announcement, Amazon stated all orders will probably be delivered to Prime members with the quickest obtainable free choice "by default"."Prime members enjoy fast, free one-day delivery on millions of items. We are constantly innovating to deliver a wide selection of great value products at the fastest speeds, and more than a million items are now available for same-day delivery in the UK," the corporate ...

Young persons are falling sufferer to "text pest" supply drivers who ask for romantic dates and sexual favours after getting their quantity for work causes.The findings come from analysis commissioned by the UK's information safety watchdog, which mentioned almost a 3rd of these aged between 18 and 34 acquired inappropriate, undesirable contact after handing over their particulars for providers like meals and postal deliveries.The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) mentioned such messaging was unlawful and it might contact firms to remind them of their duties and examine their safeguarding practices.Emily Keaney, deputy commissioner of regulator coverage, warned companies "there can be no looking the other way"."People have the right to order a pizza, give their email fo...

Nearly half of UK employees would use ChatGPT to assist them write their CVs and canopy letters, analysis suggests.The survey by cybersecurity agency Kaspersky confirmed 42% thought OpenAI's well-liked chatbot might enhance or refine their portfolios and assist them stand out from the competitors. Earlier this 12 months, one enterprise proprietor admitted his recruitment workforce had unwittingly beneficial it for a job interview after it was used to finish an software activity.Kaspersky's survey additionally revealed 58% of employees are utilizing generative AI instruments to avoid wasting time within the workplace, for instance by summarising conferences and lengthy paperwork.Such options are being baked immediately into widespread office apps like Microsoft's Outlook and T...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Dubai International Airport, the world’s busiest for worldwide journey, introduced Tuesday it served 41.6 million passengers within the first half of this yr - exceeding figures for a similar interval in 2019 as vacationers return to the air after the lockdowns of the coronavirus pandemic. ...

It's probably hundreds of thousands of individuals risked getting unwell by not switching their heating on throughout chilly climate due to the rising price of vitality payments, a survey has discovered.Almost 9 in 10 households tried to chop again on their vitality utilization, whereas nearly half of all British households, or equal to 13 million houses, mentioned they didn't activate their heating when it bought chilly, in keeping with Which?. Of the 4,000 individuals the buyer group surveyed, these in lower-income households and people aged between 45 and 64 years outdated have been extra prone to go with out winter heating.More than a 3rd (37%) mentioned they have been fearful they have been much less able to recovering from an sickness now than earlier than the price of ...

Government borrowing got here in decrease than anticipated final month regardless of successful from the very best debt curiosity funds ever seen for the month of July.The Office for National Statistics (ONS) stated the curiosity payable on central authorities debt was £7.7bn whereas borrowing through the month was the fifth highest for the month of July on document. That sum got here in at £4.3bn - £700m decrease, nevertheless, than economists polled by the Reuters information company had anticipated.It took borrowing over the primary 4 months of the monetary 12 months to £56.6bn, nearly £14bn up on the identical interval within the final monetary 12 months.The public funds - soured initially by the consequences of the COVID pandemic and authorities help for people and compa...

JOHANNESBURG — Russia and China will look to realize extra political and financial floor within the growing world at a summit in South Africa this week, when an anticipated joint dose of anti-West grumbling from them could tackle a sharper edge with a proper transfer to carry Saudi Arabia nearer. ...