There are probably easier ways to set a world record, but Rudiger Koch has found his method 11 meters (36 feet) under the sea. He’s been living in a submerged capsule off the coast of Panama for two months — which means, he told a visiting AFP journalist, he has about two more to go. … Read more
Alibaba Group Holding’s Lazada is courting top European fashion and design brands to help fend off Asian rivals and eventually reach its goal of US$100 billion in e-commerce volume by 2030. Executives met this week in Milan with founders and managers of more than a hundred Italian brands interested in tapping Southeast Asia through LazMall … Read more
Looking out onto the beach of Platja d’Aro, Josep has tears in his eyes. “I used to play and swim here as a kid, when the beach was twice as big,” the 48-year-old teacher says. Today, the main beach in the popular Catalonian holiday resort on Spain’s Costa Brava coastline is some 50 metres (164 … Read more
The reductions, equal to about 9 per cent of employees at the Indonesian unit, will commence as soon as this month, according to people familiar with the matter. The final number is under discussion and could fluctuate as conditions change, the people said. Indonesia is among the earliest markets for ByteDance’s e-commerce ambitions – and … Read more
A 64-year-old man was attacked by a shark while surfing off the South Australian coast. He was attacked about 200 metres offshore at Blacks in Elliston. Despite the injuries to his leg, the man managed to swim back and was rushed to the Elliston Hospital for treatment, but had to be flown to the Royal … Read more
