October 07, 2020
On today's update, we have the latest coronavirus figures, UAE and Israel foreign ministers meet and Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Vice President and Ruler of Dubai, criticises corrupt governments for Arab youth wanting to leave their home countries.
New university lockdowns could cause international students to leave the UK and the price of oil was down as Donald Trump cancels talks for a fourth stimulus package.
Cody Combs joins us for what's trending including Eddie Van Halen, QAnon and Apple.
The Kingfisher Secret
Anonymous, Penguin Books
Germany: PKK collectors typically bring in $18 million in cash a year – amount has trebled since 2010
Revolutionary tax: Investigators say about $2 million a year raised from ‘tax collection’ around Marseille
Extortion: Gunman convicted in 2023 of demanding $10,000 from Kurdish businessman in Stockholm
Drug trade: PKK income claimed by Turkish anti-drugs force in 2024 to be as high as $500 million a year
Denmark: PKK one of two terrorist groups along with Iranian separatists ASMLA to raise “two-digit million amounts”
Contributions: Hundreds of euros expected from typical Kurdish families and thousands from business owners
TV channel: Kurdish Roj TV accounts frozen and went bankrupt after Denmark fined it more than $1 million over PKK links in 2013
Name: Qyubic
Started: October 2023
Founder: Namrata Raina
Based: Dubai
Sector: E-commerce
Current number of staff: 10
Investment stage: Pre-seed
Initial investment: Undisclosed