Iconic Ocean Liner QE2 is Now the World’s Biggest Floating Nightclub
The classic transatlantic liner Queen Elizabeth 2 is now home to what may well be the worlds largest… The Maritime Executive: Maritime News | Marine News
Focus: That hotel Wi-Fi Is unsafe. Learn why
Whether you are traveling for business or pleasure, hotels offering free Wi-Fi come as a relief. As soon as you reach the lobby or the comfort of your room, you can search for the best restaurant nearby or send that urgent report your boss has been asking for. You might feel secure when accessing the […]
N. Korea test-fires at least one ballistic missile, S. Korea and Japan say
Issued on: 19/10/2021 – 04:40 North Korea fired at least one ballistic missile off its east coast on Tuesday, officials in South Korea and Japan said, as Seoul opens a major arms fair, spy chiefs meet to discuss the nuclear standoff, and South Korea prepares for a space launch. The North Korean launch would be […]
Russian Anti-Feminist, Anti-LGBT, Racist Group Declared ‘Extremist’
NIZHNY NOVGOROD, Russia — A court in Russia has declared a notorious anti-feminist, anti-LGBT, racist group known as Male State an extremist organization. The Nizhny Novgorod regional court in the Volga Federal District on October 18 banned the online-group’s activities in Russia. The Interior Ministry’s antiterrorist center described the group at the hearing as an […]
UK plans £5000 grants for heat pumps ahead of gas boiler ban in 2035
By Adam Vaughan The UK government is offering incentives to replace gas boilers Arterra Picture Library / Alamy Stock Photo Households in England and Wales will be offered a £5000 government grant from next April to buy low carbon heating systems, as the UK government takes a major first step to ending the country’s reliance […]
Eugene Palmer: a Black British artist you need to know about
From the ongoing debacle of the Windrush scandal to the UK government’s dubious race report and the pervasive online abuse endured by Black British footballers – what does it mean to be Black and British today? And what has this to do with our understanding of British history? No doubt, Black History Month offers some […]
Goodbye Kanye West, hello Ye: judge approves name change request
Issued on: 18/10/2021 – 22:32 New York (AFP) The artist formerly known as Kanye West is now officially Ye. Just Ye. A Los Angeles judge granted the 44-year-old’s name change request, a communications officer at the Los Angeles Superior Court told AFP on Monday. The mercurial performer had filed the request in August, citing “personal […]
Investigation Launched Into Bosnian Serb Leader’s ‘Secessionist’ Statements
Prosecutors in Bosnia-Herzegovina have launched an investigation of Bosnian Serb leader Milorad Dodik for “undermining the constitutional order” after he announced that the Republika Srpska leadership will soon take measures aimed at withdrawing from key institutions of the Bosnian state. Dodik said on October 8 that the ethnic Serbian entity will pull out of the […]
Saildrone catches a $100M C breeze to build more robo-boats
The ocean economy is growing in importance, and with it grows the need to map, understand, and track the ocean itself. Saildrone has been doing just that with its fleet of autonomous science vessels, and the company has now raised a massive $ 100M round C to pursue its ro-boat aspirations further. Saildrone’s boats have […]