Michael O’Leary, the outspoken chief executive of Ryanair, has said it is “absolutely imperative” that “big tourist destinations” such as Greece and Spain be added to the UK’s green list at the end of this week. “The restrictions should be lifted, we should be allowing British families to travel to the US and Europe, and
Month: June 2021
NASA on Wednesday shared a stunning image, captured from space, of the 2019 Hurricane Dorian to mark the beginning of the Atlantic hurricane season. Dorian was the most powerful storm to hit the Bahamas since records began. In a long Instagram post, the American space agency explained through five pointers how it is preparing to
In this article ETSY A DJ performs at the launch of social shopping app Depop’s 3-month pop-up at Selfridges on August 01, 2019 in London, England. David M. Benett | Getty Images E-commerce firm Etsy announced Wednesday that it is buying the second-hand fashion app Depop for $1.62 billion. Founded in the U.K. in 2011,
Iran’s largest navy warship has sunk in the Gulf of Oman after catching fire. Iranian media did not give an explanation for the fire but said it had started at 2.25am local time on Wednesday. Photos on social media showed sailors in life jackets evacuating the ship as it sank near the port of Jask,
Joe Biden has become the first sitting US president to visit the site of the Tulsa massacre – 100 years since one of America’s darkest episodes of racial violence. Hundreds of black people were killed by a white mob in the city’s Greenwood district between 31 May and 1 June 1921. Mr Biden led a
Rihanna’s lingerie line Savage X Fenty is looking to propel its success beyond the wear-your-underwear-around-the-house WFH era with a colorful new capsule collection worth paying attention to: Savage X Pride. A first for the brand, the Pride collection features 60 new pieces, each catering to and in celebration of the LGBTQIA+ community in honor of
June 1, 2021 | 10:39pm ET While you were busy working or sleeping in or whatever you did today, Mike Posner was busy climbing to the top of the highest mountain in the world. He reached the summit of Mount Everest at roughly 4:35 a.m. local time on Tuesday, which is a whopping 29,031.7 feet
In the past month, Israel’s illegal dispossession of Palestinians in Sheikh Jarrah has led to increased tensions and violence in Palestine. Israeli forces have deployed tear gas, smoke grenades, and rubber bullets on praying citizens at a mosque during Ramadan. Residential buildings, the headquarters of the Associated Press, Gaza’s only COVID-19 testing lab, hospitals, schools,
Everything Tiesto touches seems to turn to gold, especially his single “The Business“. Recently, he held a remix competition via Label Radar offering the winner an official release on Atlantic Records along with $7,000 worth of studio gear and plugins. Over 3500 producers submitted tracks and one came out on top: Canadian award-nominated music producer
A COVID rescue plan to help children in England catch up on lost lessons, costing £1.4 billion, is being unveiled by the government. But plans to add half an hour to the school day, extending it from 8am to 5pm or 6pm, are reported to have been postponed after a Whitehall row over the cost.
The governor of the Bank of England has warned the risks of climate change are not reflected in the market prices of most financial assets. Andrew Bailey was speaking at the Reuters Responsible Business 2021 conference when he said physical risks, such as property damage, could lead to displacement and conflict. This could cut company
China’s Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak (EAST) has set a new record in the latest experiment, where it achieved a plasma temperature of 216 million Fahrenheit (120 million C) for 101 seconds. Not just that, the scientists working on the “artificial sun”, also achieved 288 million Fahrenheit (160 million C) for 20 seconds, according to state media
Monitors display Coinbase signage during the company’s initial public offering (IPO) at the Nasdaq MarketSite in New York, on Wednesday, April 14, 2021. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images Coinbase is finally getting into dogecoin. Starting Tuesday, the crypto exchange is offering its Pro users the option to trade dogecoin, a cryptocurrency that was
In a safe house in Myanmar, resistance is growing. Quietly, in the gloomy light, a group of men raise their hands in a three-finger salute. Traditionally a sign of defiance and support for pro-democracy protesters, for these men it symbolises so much more. Once police or soldiers, they now plan to fight the forces they
Hundreds of people gathered outside a church in Tulsa, Oklahoma, to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the deadliest racist massacre in the US – and President Joe Biden is set to honour the victims later today. The Tulsa race massacre took place between 31 May and 1 June 1921, when white residents in Tulsa’s Greenwood
DaBaby is being questioned by Miami police following a shooting late Monday night that left 2 people injured — one critically … TMZ has learned. Law enforcement tells us … cops interviewed the rapper as part of their investigation into the incident, which went down near several popular Miami Beach restaurants just before midnight. We’re