David Bowie bid me farewell before death, says longtime friend
“My entire career, I’ve only really worked with the same subject matter, ” Bowie told The Associated Press in a 2002 interview.

Canadian helicopter pilot dies after falling into crevasse in Antarctica
Wood was employed by a helicopter firm working with Australia’s Antarctic programme.

Michael McCarthy Held Without Bail for Bella Bond Murder
Michael McCarthy on Monday pleads not guilty to first-degree murder in the killing of 2-year-old Bella Bond.

Oil drops to 11-year low amid Middle East turmoil
Saudi Arabia won’t limit production and will seek to supply any demand from the market, Ali Al-Naimi, the country’s oil minister, said December 30 on state television.

Oil price falls to $US33
Right now geopolitical tensions are as high as they’ve been in a long time, and the oil markets do not like it at all.

Mexico starts proceedings to extradite Guzman to US
Top officials in the party of President Enrique Pena Nieto also floated the idea of extradition, which they had flatly ruled out before Guzman’s embarrassing escape from Mexico’s top maximum security prison on July 11 his second from a Mexican prison.

Full speed ahead for Saudi oil production
On December 28, WTI and Brent crude oil prices fell more than 3%, as the world fourth largest crude oil buyer, Japan, reported that its crude oil consumption is at a 46-year low. This is despite the fact that many OPEC members, including the Saudis, are feeling the pain of
General Motors Places $500 Million Bet on Lyft
As part of that effort, General Motors is investing $500 million in the Uber competitor, Lyft announced Monday morning.

GM invests in Lyft to work on driverless ride
The GM investment is part of a total of $1 billion in the latest round of investments in Lyft, including $100 million from a group of Saudi Arabian investors. General Motors is teaming up with ride hailing service provider Lyft to create an integrated network of on-demand autonomous vehicles in

WW3 FEARS: Iran fires rockets near U.S. warships as tensions grow
The U.S. Navy has released video footage showing what it has described as a “provocative” rocket launch by Iran near warships and commercial traffic in the strategic Strait of Hormuz.