Russia’s president Vladimir Putin has inspected a Crimean bridge that was damaged by a bomb attack in October.Images of Russian state television showed Putin driving across the reconstructed bridge during a visit on Monday afternoon.He also spoke to workers and discussed the repairs of the Kerch Bridge with a senior government official responsible for the project.It was his first visit to the peninsula since Russia invaded Ukraine on 24 February 24.The bomb attack on the bridge disrupted travel between Russia’s mainland and Crimea, which was annexed by Moscow in 2014.Russia blamed the “terrorist act” on Ukrainian military intelligence and responded…
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In-flight entertainment is getting an upgrade, thanks to Ava DuVernay’s ARRAY Releasing. The “Selma” director’s banner has partnered with JetBlue to launch an in-flight pop-up channel, featuring a curated selection of 12 independent feature films from women directors and filmmakers of color, a press release announced. The ARRAY channel made its debut December 1 and aims to “[amplify] the varied voices of storytellers” while taking advantage of the unique setting and experience of flying on a plane. “Over the years, I’ve experienced transformative moments by watching films while flying. Something about the intimacy of being in the air as stories…
Competition agencies need to devise new and innovative tools to address the challenges posed by digital markets to ensure faster market correction, the Competition Commission of India’s (CCI’s) Acting Chairperson Sangeeta Verma has said.In the backdrop of the rapidly evolving digital landscape that is posing new challenges for competition law enforcers, there is also a need for competition agencies to apply the existing instruments suitably, where necessary, Verma said in her opening remarks at the fifth edition of the EU-India Competition Week on Monday.The EU-India Competition week was jointly inaugurated today by Verma and Seppo Nurmi, Deputy Head of Delegation…
Some seniors run marathons. Others have difficulty getting up from their chairs. Most possess a level of physical fitness that falls somewhere between these two extremes. “Medicare Advantage plans need to realize that a one-size-fits-all fitness solution no longer works. The needs of a generation that is in their eighties are so different from those aging into Medicare,” said Vince Pozinski, Head of Government Product, Optum Health Solutions. “When the 75- to 85-year-olds were younger, the YMCA is where they were able to work out and use the pool. It was also where they had their social connections. So, they…
Real Madrid will play Liverpool in the last 16 of this season’s Champions League — a repeat of May’s final in the French capital Paris. The Spanish champions beat Jurgen Klopp’s men 1-0 to lift the trophy and Monday’s draw has again pitted them against each other. The draw’s other standout tie is Paris Saint‑Germain versus Bayern Munich, two giants of European football who contested the 2020 final.PSG was unseeded in this draw after a stoppage-time goal for Benfica in a 6-1 win last week at Maccabi Haifa meant the Portuguese club topped their group.Benfica was rewarded on Monday with a pairing against…
Players from the Chicago Bears are most likely in the vacation-planning mode for the 2023 NFL offseason. After a loss to the Green Bay Packers on Sunday, the Bears’ 2022 playoff hopes are over. The Bears have been eliminated from playoff contention. pic.twitter.com/fGhGemOshI — FOX Sports: NFL (@NFLonFOX) December 5, 2022 They currently sit at the bottom of the NFC North with a record of 3-10. What Went Wrong For The Bears This Season? The Bears have found their franchise quarterback in young Justin Fields. He has been playing much better in his second season and looks to…
A rocket crashed back to Earth shortly after lift-off on Monday in the first launch accident for Jeff Bezos’ space travel company, but the capsule carrying experiments managed to parachute to safety.No one was aboard the Blue Origin flight, which used the same kind of rocket as the one that sends paying customers to the edge of space. The rockets are now grounded pending the outcome of an investigation, the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said.The New Shepard rocket was barely a minute into its flight from West Texas when bright yellow flames shot out from around the single engine at…
Once again, Copenhagen’s Tivoli gardens is filling the festive season with joy and light. And we mean, lots of light.Set in the heart of Denmark’s capital, the pleasure garden first opened in 1843 and is now Europe’s fifth most visited amusement park (Disneyland Paris takes the top spot).“From the beginning, it was about entertainment and people enjoying themselves with the culture, amusements and festivities. And that’s what we are today also,” says Park Director, Kasper Schumacher.Tivoli’s Christmas celebrations started back in 1994 with a few market stalls. And by 1997 it had become the showstopper we know today, with more festive…
Inflation has started to show signs of easing from the multi-decade highs reached in many countries following Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The latest figures for most of the world’s largest economies still make for worrying reading, with price pressures remaining high as the war in Ukraine continues to keep energy and food prices elevated. But in some countries pressures have eased and energy and food wholesale prices have declined. Economist and investors also expect inflationary levels to stabilise in the next few years. You are seeing a snapshot of an interactive graphic. This is most likely due to being…
A hot potato: The crypto winter isn’t thawing; it’s getting colder. That’s the opinion of a cryptocurrency exchange CEO who has laid off 30% of his staff over the past two days, a trend that’s been pervasive within the industry for many months and has been exacerbated by FTX’s collapse. How much worse could things get? One scenario predicts Bitcoin falling as low as $5,000, a level not seen since March 2020. The world’s most popular crypto has been on a downward trajectory since it hit that near-$69,000 high back in November 2021. The industry was rocked following the collapse…