Joe Biden has promised to distribute “100 million shots” of vaccine in the “first 100 days” of his presidency. Mr Biden, who will take over as US president from Donald Trump in January, was speaking as he introduced his pandemic response team. He said that Americans should wear masks for 100 days to prevent the
Can cinemas play day-and-date releases from Warner Bros after continually refusing to show Netflix films? The big circuits have to be feeling really stupid now: If they had only made a deal with Netflix last year on Martin Scorsese’s The Irishman at a 45-day window instead of emphatically rejecting one, perhaps this looming apocalypse brought on
The government will drop parts of legislation that could have seen the UK break international law after reaching an “agreement in principle” on Brexit divorce issues. Cabinet Office minister Michael Gove said he was “delighted” to have reached an agreement, including on post-Brexit arrangements for the Irish border. As a result, the government said it
SpaceX owner and Tesla CEO Elon Musk poses as he arrives on the red carpet for the Axel Springer Awards ceremony, in Berlin, on December 1, 2020. Britta Pedersen | AFP | Getty Images Elon Musk said Tuesday that while SpaceX and Tesla maintain major operations in California today, he has personally moved to Texas.
Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Atlantic Airways is selling two of its newest aircraft to raise tens of millions of pounds that will help it to navigate through the bleakest winter in the recent history of commercial aviation. Sky News has learnt that the carrier, which concluded a £1.2bn rescue deal during the summer, is to
Farmers have gone on strike across India in a dispute over new agriculture laws, with thousands continuing to block key roads on the edge of New Delhi in protest. Heavy security is in place across the country to try to prevent any violence. In Delhi, the capital, police are out in strength and have warned
President-elect Joe Biden is poised to nominate retired four-star army general Lloyd J Austin to be secretary of defence – making him the first black leader of the Pentagon. Mr Biden has selected General Austin over long-time front-running candidate Michele Flournoy, sources have said. Ms Flournoy is a former senior Pentagon official and supporter of
And the beauty of Netflix is, you lose nothing by giving it a chance. If this was the days of VHS or DVD rental, you’re spending money to give this movie a try, but with Netflix, your money is already spent, and if you turn on Peppermint and 15 minutes in, the movie isn’t working
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George O’Malley returned! Mer and George’s reunion was the best part about Grey’s Anatomy Season 17 Episode 4, but the hour also ended with a scary cliffhanger. Join Meaghan Frey, Berea Orange, Jasmin Pettie, and Jasmine Blu as they discuss the hour. Did you predict George as the next ghost from her past Mer would see
Boris Johnson has said the conclusion of a Brexit trade deal is “looking very, very difficult at the moment” as he prepares for a make-or-break visit to Brussels. The prime minister said: “You’ve got to be optimistic, you’ve got to believe there’s the power of sweet reason to get this thing over the line. “But
A person wears a Palantir Technologies (PLTR) sweater outside the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on the day of their initial public offering (IPO) in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., September 30, 2020. Andrew Kelly | Reuters Shares of Palantir jumped more than 17% Monday after Bloomberg reported that the company won a three-year contract
Britain’s jobs outlook is the weakest in Europe according to a survey by recruitment firm Manpower. The global poll, which included 1,300 UK employers, found the picture had improved slightly since the summer but remained behind that on the continent. In London, the outlook for the first quarter of 2021 is at an all-time low,
Breakdancing has been added as an Olympic sport for the 2024 games being held in Paris. The decision was confirmed by the International Olympic Committee on Monday, as it seeks to attract a younger audience to the historic competition. Other newly added sports include skateboarding, sport climbing and surfing, all of which will debut at
Chuck Yeager, the first pilot to break the sound barrier, has died aged 97. The US World War Two fighter pilot’s exploits were told in Tom Wolfe’s book “The Right Stuff” and the 1983 film it inspired. Retired Air Force Brigadier General Charles “Chuck” Yeager was a 24-year-old captain when he flew a Bell X-1
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