Air Astana has reported a loss of $ 94 million for 2020. The 2020 figure, just the second-ever annual loss for the flag-carrier of Kazakhstan, was the result of total or partial shutdowns caused by the coronavirus pandemic. The closures resulted in capacity and revenue falls of 47 per cent and 55 per cent, respectively. […]
Skillful, but not necessarily trustworthy? Amazon It was only the other day that I was wondering whether it would be fun to have a cuckoo clock in my kitchen. more Technically Incorrect An Amazon Alexa-powered cuckoo clock, that is. I concluded that the idea was arrant bonkers, as are most things Alexa-enabled. But we all […]
Getty Images Lady Gaga’s two stolen French bulldogs have been found safe and handed in to police, according to officials. The two dogs, stolen in an armed robbery, have been “reunited” with the singer’s representatives, police said. Lady Gaga’s dog walker, Ryan Fischer, was shot by two men who abducted the dogs in Hollywood, Los […]
Last year’s computer-animated feature Trolls World Tour served as an early test case for movie releases during the pandemic. The film appeared on video-on-demand streaming services the same day as its limited theatrical run in April 2020. And the industry was keen to know whether audiences would be eager to stump up rental fees to […]
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian called on soldiers to “do your job” and defend the country after a group of army officers wrote a letter calling for his resignation. Addressing a group of some 20,000 supporters in Yerevan, Pashinian accused the officers of a coup attempt, and said Armenians would not allow the military to […]
Issued on: 25/02/2021 – 15:25 France’s Six Nations game against Scotland was postponed after another player tested positive for Covid-19, bringing the total number infected to 11, organisers said on Thursday. Advertising Read more “The Six Nations Testing Oversight Group (TOG) met today to review the situation in the French Camp,” the Six Nations said […]
Paramount Pictures The hit 1990s US TV show Frasier, which starred Kelsey Grammer as a pedantic psychiatrist with his own radio show, is set to return. Grammer confirmed the show’s revival saying: “I gleefully anticipate sharing the next chapter in the continuing journey of Dr Frasier Crane.” There has been no confirmation that other members […]
By Jake Buehler The head of a Fugler’s shadow snake, which was found in Ecuador Scott J. Trageser, The Biodiversity Group After a long hiatus, a mysterious reptile has slithered back into the light. Researchers working in Ecuador’s tropical rainforests report that Fugler’s shadow snake (Emmochliophis fugleri) has been found alive after more than five […]
Issued on: 24/02/2021 – 19:20Modified: 24/02/2021 – 19:18 Advertising Read more Ahmedabad (India) (AFP) Axar Patel claimed six wickets as India gained the upper hand in their crucial day-night third Test against England on Wednesday, bowling out their rivals for 112 and then getting within 13 runs of taking the lead. Only the loss of […]
Issued on: 24/02/2021 – 15:34 The French government sent police reinforcements on Tuesday evening to two Paris suburbs to try break a cycle of gang violence after two 14-year-olds were stabbed to death in separate brawls. The two killings took place within less than 24 hours in the Essonne department south of Paris.