Netflix stocks plunged extra than 35 percent early Wednesday following disappointing consequences, while the Dow drove higher in a mixed open for US shares. The streaming massive stuck Wall Street off guard for the second sector in a row, reporting a drop in subscribers for the first time in a decade. The company blamed the … Read more
Thousands of people assemble in London’s Hyde Park, as well as open places around the UK and beyond, to commemorate a day that has come to be associated with marijuana. But how did this day become known as something of a sacred feast for marijuana users? Although the origins of 420 are still questioned, the … Read more
Fiji’s government said Wednesday they’d blocked a superyacht reportedly owned by way of a sanctioned Russian oligarch from leaving the island nation’s waters. The Pacific state’s prosecution workplace stated in a statement despatched to AFP that the High Court had granted an order on Tuesday to prevent the posh yacht Amadea from departing. The yacht … Read more
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken urged officials of Israel and Palestine officials Tuesday to “end the cycle of violence” following a recent spike in tensions between the two sides. Blinken emphasized “the critical importance of Israelis and Palestinians working together to end the cycle of violence in Israel, the West Bank, and Gaza by … Read more
Cases of hepatitis of unknown beginning, first detected in UK children, have now been recorded in four greater European countries and in America, the EU fitness business enterprise stated on Tuesday. It becomes tracking 84 cases of extreme acute hepatitis that have been pronounced in Britain in view that April five and said it anticipated … Read more
The US authorities, beneath strain to decrease fuel fees, introduced Friday it’ll resume the sale of leases for oil and fuel drilling on federal lands at the same time as imposing new conditions, including the primary hike in royalties in more than one hundred years. Shortly after coming to office in January 2021, President Joe Biden, … Read more
Dozens of people gathered Saturday in Grand Rapids, Michigan, in a new protest. The murder of Patrick Lyoya, a 26-year-old Congolese refugee, sparked calls for police reform. Hundreds of demonstrators gathered Saturday in Grand Rapids, Michigan, eastern USA, chanting “there is no justice in this nation” and “Justice for Patrick.” The assassination of a 26-year-old … Read more
Simon Cowell’s stunning metamorphosis, in which he had obviously reduced several pounds, astounded admirers. The music magnate transformed his looks by adhering to a stringent workout regimen that sparked public interest. According to Mirror, Cowell recently spoke up about his miraculous physical transformation, which saw him shed inches off his waist while also disclosing his … Read more
The Carnival Mardi Gras’s male passenger leapt overboard early Saturday morning, the cruise line and Coast Guard reported to USA TODAY. The ship was making its way back to its home port at Port Canaveral, in Orlando, Florida. The individual leaped off the ship while it was still around 55 miles east of Port Canaveral, … Read more
The United States has cleared a nearly $1 billion arms sale to Nigeria, after legislators blocked the agreement amid worries about probable Nigerian government human rights violations. The Senate Foreign Relations Committee and the House Foreign Affairs Committee placed a moratorium on the sale of 12 Bell AH-1Z Cobra attack helicopters in July. The State … Read more
China has started to dispatch its most advanced fighter jet, the J-20, to patrol the South and East China Seas. Previously, Chinese aircrafts used Russian engines, yet they have been replaced recently with house-trained engines. The newly home-bred was shown to the public last year at Airshow China. The classification intends to safeguard China’s airspace … Read more
US industrial manufacturing climbed in March as automakers shifted into gear no matter the continuing semiconductor shortage, the Federal Reserve stated Friday. Industrial manufacturing climbed 0.9 percentage final month, the Fed stated, extra than predicted and pushing the metric of enterprise output to an annualized rate of 8.1 percentage for the first region. Motor automobiles … Read more
Americans spent extra at gasoline stations however less at auto sellers and e-commerce websites remaining month, sending retail sales lower, authorities records stated Thursday. The Commerce Department said retail income rose 0.5 percentage in March as compared to February’s upwardly revised fee, barely much less than analysts forecast. Underpinning the boom turned into an eight. … Read more
The British band, Coldplay is all set to perform its third concert at the National Stadium in Chile. Tickets have already started to be sold this Monday. Coldplay’s Spheres tour, is becoming one of the biggest musical show in Latin America. They have sold tickets in other countries, and now it’s Chile’s turn to party. … Read more
Veteran entertainer Kathryn Roughages known for her vital jobs in ‘Star Trip’ and ‘As the World Turns’ has passed at 87 years old. Cutoff time affirmed that Roughages passed on Walk 25 in Fairfield, Connecticut. Roughages began playing the instigating homewrecker Kim Sullivan in ‘As the World Turns’ for a very long time, beginning in … Read more
The US administration sanctioned Russian President Vladimir Putin’s daughters on Wednesday over Moscow’s “atrocities in Ukraine.” Little is known publicly about them. Katerina Tikhonova, a “tech executive whose work helps… the Russian defence sector,” and Maria Vorontsova, who directs state-funded genetics research programmes “directly controlled by Putin,” according to the US Treasury. According to a … Read more
Costa Rica’s president-elect, Rodrigo Chaves, stated Monday, a day after being elected as the Central American country’s next president, that the country’s arrangement with the IMF will be improved. He was alluding to a loan agreement negotiated between the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the departing administration for more than $1.7 billion. “The IMF does … Read more
The United States has urged India not to warm up to Russia ahead of a visit by Moscow’s top diplomat, who would press New Delhi to oppose Western pressure to condemn Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. India has voted against UN resolutions condemning Moscow and continues to buy Russian oil from its “longstanding and time-tested ally” … Read more
Priyanka Chopra’s appearance on a chat show in America highlighted her love for festivals. When it comes to remaining faithful to her roots, Priyanka is first in line. The cross-continental queen may be shaking up Hollywood with her wealth of talent, but when it comes to being true to her roots, she’s first in line. Priyanka … Read more
A man who has known Vladimir Putin for 30 years and taught him body language believes his bizarre behaviour in Ukraine demonstrates how much his mind has degraded in only a few months. Allan Pease, a world-renowned body language specialist and popular author from Australia, first encountered Putin, then 39, in his native city of … Read more
CAPE TOWN: Two manga-like avatars lock swords against a comic strip backdrop, as Alexander Poone explains the different worlds of “The Traveller”, a video game based on a graphic novel. The 27-year-old from Johannesburg is showcasing his creation at the annual Africa Games Week taking place in Cape Town. Organisers of the continent’s largest gathering … Read more
There is a longstanding custom in US politics that, whatever squabbles are dominating the domestic agenda, Democrats and Republicans rally around the flag when crisis looms overseas. But the threat of war in Ukraine is severely testing Congress’s traditional role as a foreign policy partner to the White House as lawmakers, hobbled by bitter factionalism, … Read more
Russia launches the biggest attack in Europe since WWII; the West vows heavy sanctions; Ukraine claims 50 troops were killed.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky asked the EU to impose stiffer penalties on Russia in response to its invasion, after the body refrained from using its entire arsenal of sanctions against Moscow. “Not all possibilities for sanctions have been exhausted yet. The pressure on Russia must increase,” Zelensky tweeted after talking to EU chief Ursula von … Read more
WASHINGTON: US lawmakers have voted to green-light a multibillion-dollar bill aimed at jumpstarting high-tech research and manufacturing, countering China’s growing influence and easing a global shortage of computer chips. The House Democrats’ America Competes bill, their version of the Senate-passed $250-billion US Innovation and Competition Act, was approved in a 222-210 vote in the lower … Read more
WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden on Friday praised Intel’s plans to spend $20 billion on a new US semiconductor facility, hailing the ‘historic’ investment even as a global chip shortage fans the inflation wave weighing on his leadership. Biden is urging manufacturers to bring production back to the United States, which was once a leader in … Read more
HARARE – Callisto Jokonya stands in the cavernous factory of Imperial Refrigeration and recalls the halcyon days. In the 1990s, his factory, located in the Zimbabwean capital Harare, was buzzing. It had a workforce of 350 people, who cranked out 20,000 refrigerators per year. Today, the company employs just 50 people, and annual output is … Read more
LONDON – Britain should resist efforts to “bowdlerise” its colonial past, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said after four protesters were cleared of criminal damage for pulling down a statue of a notorious slave trader. Johnson declined to comment on the specifics of Wednesday’s jury verdict, following the 2020 attack on the statue of Edward Colston … Read more
