DHL Global Forwarding, the air and ocean freight specialist of DHL Group, has appointed Sascha Geiken as CEO for Sub-Saharan Africa, excluding South Africa, effective. He succeeds Egidio Monteiro and will report to Tobias Maier, CEO, DHL Global Forwarding Middle East and Africa. Sascha Geiken previously served as Vice President Ocean Freight for Middle East…
Private equity investors have shown interest in various industry sectors, ranging from restaurant chains to New York City residential buildings—and financial service firms also have an allure. Vidur Khatri, a principal at Abry Partners, a Boston-based private equity firm, shared his perspective Tuesday morning at the 2026 PLANADVISER 360 Conference in Orlando, Florida. In “Understanding…
VESTAVIA HILLS, Ala. — Firefighters from two cities were called to control a fire at a Vestavia Hills business Tuesday. The Vestavia Hills Fire Department (VHFD) said the fire broke out at the business on Cypress Drive Tuesday afternoon, affecting a business specializing in small engine repairs. The VHFD said crews arrived at the scene…
Scientists led by the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History have restored the physical reference of one of the most historically significant names in biology. In a paper published in Taxonomy, …
November 11, 2026 SEOUL – South Korea’s Cabinet on Tuesday approved a plan to expand the operational area of its Cheonghae anti-piracy unit closer to the Strait of Hormuz, with the proposal now awaiting National Assembly consent. The decision, made at a Cabinet meeting chaired by President Lee Jae Myung at Cheong Wa Dae in…
Update: Hurricane Polo is continuing northward toward the U.S. See the latest here. Our earlier story is below. Hurricane Polo made landfall in Baja California Sur, Mexico, bringing “damaging winds and life-threatening flash flooding,” the U.S. National Hurricane Center said, and is expected hit the Southwest U.S. with heavy rain and flooding later in the…
On October 4, Brazil will hold its next “super elections.” All eyes – both within the country and internationally – are focused in particular on the presidential election, where a neck-and-neck race is expected between the left-leaning incumbent Lula and the right-wing conservative Flávio Bolsonaro, who aims to continue his father’s political legacy. Where is…
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Tuesday said he saw no need to resume major combat operations against Iran because economic sanctions and other restrictions were working so effectively. “The economic campaign (against Iran) is so devastating that right now there is no need for major combat operations,” Rubio said after a meeting of…
Update, 4:59 p.m. PT: Apple says the outages impacting Game Center, iCloud Calendar, iCloud Contacts, and iCloud Mail have been resolved. The issues affecting Photos, iCloud Account & Sign In, Find My, and iWork for iCloud continue. If you’re having problems accessing iCloud and other Apple services this evening, you’re not alone. Apple has confirmed…
