Willis Tower sold to Blackstone Group for $1.3 billion
Chicago's iconic Willis Tower, also known as the Sears Tower, is being bought by private equity real estate investor Blackstone Group for $1.3 billion.
The...
Uber CFO Brent Callinicos is stepping down
Uber CFO Brent Callinicos is stepping down, according to an email sent to investors by CEO Travis Kalanick. The letters CFO stand for Chief...
Ryanair plans to offer low-cost transatlantic flights
Ryanair announced plans to offer transatlantic flights that could cost as little as £10, according to recent reports.
The budget airline said that the low-cost...
The Abominable Snowman Yeti creature is just a Himalayan Brown Bear, say researchers
The Yeti, also known as the Abominable Snowman, is not a hairy, giant humanoid creature but most likely just a Himalayan Brown Bear, say...
McDonald’s working conditions are unsafe, employees claim
McDonald's employees across 19 cities in the United States said on Monday that they have filed 28 health and safety complaints with regulators.
They claim...
Arctic warming to trigger intense heatwaves and droughts in Europe and USA
Temperatures in the Arctic are rising because of human-induced global warming, which will lead to Europe, the US and other regions within the Northern...
Breathtaking meteor photographed over Loch Ness was a fluke, says John Alasdair Macdonald
Highland tour guide John Alasdair Macdonald was taking some pictures for his Facebook page when he captured this spectacular photograph of a meteor over Loch Ness...
Stop the Robots demonstration warns of artificial intelligence
A demonstration in Austin, Texas, led by computer engineer Adam Mason, warned that we must stop the robots and expressed concern that if we...
Stonehenge was an ancient Mecca on stilts, says former museum director
Stonehenge’s megaliths were not used for ceremonies at ground level, but rather as part of ‘an ancient Mecca on stilts,’ says former director of...
UK has no national bird – let’s vote for one
A Times survey in the 1960s suggested that most people would have chosen the Robin as Britain’s national bird if it ever came to a...