At least 46,000 homes have lost power in the storm, while hundreds of flights have been cancelled caused by Cyclone Gabrielle in New Zealand. A state of emergency has been declared in nine regions – affecting nearly a third of the 5.1 million population. The storm was expected to peak on Monday night with the deluge to continue until Tuesday.
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Titanic passenger’s gold watch auctioned for record price
A gold watch worn by John Jacob Astor IV, a member of the wealthy Astor family and the richest man aboard the Titanic, sold for a record-breaking £1.175 million or $1.485 million at auction on Saturday, April 27th 2024. The timepiece sold for ten times its expected auction price of between £100,000 and £150,000.
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The Queen of the North Goes South
The Queen of the North Goes South Has Dr. Rania Majeed, Prime Minister Barzani’s gatekeeper and close personal confidante, royally destroyed the Kurdish Regional Government’s (KRG) primary source of income – its lucrative oil contracts? Majeed, who is known inside of KRG and among government insiders as the “untouchable” and – according to the article KRG oil in control of three women – fiercely loyal right hand to Barzani reportedly manages relationships and highest priority objectives on Barzani’s political and personal agendas. Based on the importance of these contracts to the KRG’s financial stability, Majeed likely played an instrumental role in the recent negotiations between Baghdad and Erbil.
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The Poland-Kazakhstan trade and investment forum
The Poland-Kazakhstan trade and investment forum was held in Warsaw. The event was organized by the Embassy of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the Republic of Poland and the Investment Committee of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan together with the Polish Agency for Investment and Trade. The work of the forum is aimed at enhancing trade, economic, investment cooperation between Kazakhstan and Poland, strengthening existing and establishing new direct contacts between business partners of the two countries, presenting investment projects, opportunities and support mechanisms for business.
