Italy has long toyed with the idea of building a bridge between the island of Sicily with the mainland.The hugely ambitious engineering project was in preliminary stages for decades before being shelved in 2013.Now, Italy’s new right-wing government has said it wants to revive the plans.Prime minister Giorgia Meloni has announced she will ask the EU to help fund the multi-billion euro proposal.Can you drive from Sicily to mainland Italy?Currently, you can go by plane, boat or a train that is carried by a ferry from mainland Italy to the island of Sicily.However, as far back as Roman times, the…
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A siege mentality has taken hold of EU industries and their political friends. They feel kneecapped by how Vladimir Putin’s energy war makes gas and power so much more expensive than what competitors elsewhere pay. And the US’s belated conversion to green industrial policy adds insult to injury by luring investment with discriminatory subsidies.Both concerns were channelled by French president Emmanuel Macron in Washington last week. Many other leaders have adopted the message that European competitiveness is under existential threat. But such alarmism risks leading EU politicians and industrialists down a strategic dead end. Overall, manufacturing output volumes in the…
In brief: Would you like to own the most expensive version of the Steam Deck but can’t or won’t spend $649 on one? The good news is that you could win one of these 512GB handhelds by taking part in an upcoming competition that will see one unit given away every minute that the Game Awards is broadcast. The Steam Deck’s official Twitter account posted that the giveaway is in celebration of the Game Awards, which takes place on December 8, and Valve’s machine being in stock—the latter likely being a jab at the tech products that are still experiencing…
Move over Tom Holland. Introducing Spider-Prince. Prince Harry did his best superhero impression as he recorded a special holiday video message for children who have experienced the death of a parent who served in the British Armed Forces, in partnership with the Scotty’s Little Soldiers. “Christmas is a time when we miss our loved ones really, really badly. And that’s okay,” Harry said in the video while wearing a Spider-Man costume. “But, at the same time, it can be possible to feel guilty for having fun without our parents.” He continued, “But I’m here to assure you that our parents always…
The good news: Tommy Wirkola’s holiday-themed action-thriller Violent Night scared up a solid $13.3 million from 3,682 theaters in its box debut, while holdover Black Panther: Wakanda Forever continued to be a crowd-pleaser in topping the chart with $17.6 million from 3,855 locations. Wakanda Forever has now earned an impressive $394 million domestically to pass up fellow 2022 superhero pics The Batman ($369 million) and Thor: Love and Thunder ($343 million). It is also the first film since Spider-Man: No Way Home to stay No. 1 for four consecutive weekends. Overseas, the Marvel superhero sequel, directed by Ryan Coogler, added…
The team behind “Call Jane” is bringing its on-screen activism to the real world. In collaboration with local and national abortion care providers like Planned Parenthood and Abortion Care Network, the Phyllis Nagy-directed pic will screen at clinics across the country to support service providers and increase awareness of the reality of abortion access. The Hollywood Reporter broke the news. “Though set in 1968, ‘Call Jane’ shows us why we must protect access to abortion,” commented Caren Spruch, Planned Parenthood’s national director of arts and entertainment engagement. “Today, in too many states, archaic and dangerous abortion bans are taking us…
The ruling LDF and the opposition Congress in Kerala were in agreement on Sunday that there was no need for central forces to maintain law and order at Vizhinjam, Kerala which saw recent incidents of violence in connection with the seaport being built there. Kerala Ports Minister Ahammed Devarkovil was of the view that Adani Group, which is carrying out the port construction, can seek protection from central forces at the work site, but outside it the police was capable of maintaining law and order. “We do not need help from central forces to maintain law and order. Kerala Police…
A fake video with false Al Jazeera branding has claimed that Ukrainians were arrested in Qatar during the World Cup for performing Nazi salutes.The video includes the official graphics of the Doha-based news organisation, but there is no trace of Al Jazeera producing or publishing the story.No such arrests of “Ukrainian supporters” have been reported.The video was widely shared on pro-Russian Telegram channels and on the Chinese social media platform Weibo. Russia’s embassy in the United Kingdom and pro-Kremlin television presenter Vladimir Solovyov have also claimed that Ukrainian “neo-Nazis” were detained in Qatar.But an analysis of the video shows that…
What happened at the World Cup on Monday?England 6—2 IranEngland thumped Iran 6-2 following two goals from Arsenal winger Bakayo Saka and one from Borussia Dortmund star Jude Bellingham, Chelsea forward Raheem Sterling, Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford, and Manchester City’s Jack Grealish.Iran’s Mehdi Taremi, a striker for Porto, scored two goals.Iran goalkeeper Beyranvand was taken off injured after suffering a head injury. His replacement then conceded three first-half goals.The Iran team declined to sing the country’s national anthem before kick-off, in a gesture seen as a show of support for the anti-government protest movement at home which has been…
Damian Lillard of the Portland Trail Blazers is officially questionable for Sunday’s game against the Indiana Pacers, which is wonderfully welcome news for fans in the Pacific Northwest. The superstar guard has sat out of the last seven games due to a right calf strain. During that time, his Blazers have gone 2-5, which shows the power of Dame Time. Although the Blazers have suffered without Lillard, one player on the roster has taken on the responsibilities and challenges of filling the void he left. Anfernee Simons since Dame’s injury: – 29.4 PPG – 5.4 APG – 48/42/94% splits…