Prize winner? Welcome to Britain with relaxed visa requirements
Prize winners in the sciences and arts will have their applications to be able to live and work in Britain fast-tracked from Wednesday, the interior ministry said, pressing its post-Brexit pledge to attract only the “best and brightest”. Since completing its exit from the European Union, Britain has introduced a new system for work visas […]
Starlink satellite internet service gets 500,000 preorders, Musk says
SpaceX has received more than 500,000 preorders for its Starlink satellite internet service and anticipates no technical problems meeting the demand, founder Elon Musk said on Tuesday. “Only limitation is high density of users in urban areas,” Musk tweeted, responding to a post from a CNBC reporter that said the $99 deposits SpaceX took for […]
Scottish nationalists unlikely to win a majority, poll indicates
Scottish nationalists are unlikely to win an outright majority in Thursday’s parliamentary election, a blow to their hopes of demanding an independence referendum that could split the United Kingdom, a Savanta Comres/The Scotsman poll indicated. The Scottish National Party (SNP) wants a majority in the devolved parliament to demand another referendum though British Prime Minister […]
EXCLUSIVE Boeing faces new hurdle in 737 MAX electrical grounding issue -sources
U.S. air safety officials have asked Boeing Co (BA.N) to supply fresh analysis and documentation showing numerous 737 MAX subsystems would not be affected by electrical grounding issues first flagged in three areas of the jet in April, two people familiar with the matter told Reuters. The extra analysis injects new uncertainty over the timing of when […]
Golden Globes group floats changes to address diversity, ethics complaints
The board of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA), the group that hands out the annual Golden Globe awards for television and film, proposed several changes on Monday to address criticism over its membership’s diversity and ethics. In a letter to members, the HFPA board suggested several steps to diversify its roster, including hiring a […]
Conan O’Brien to put his eponymous late night show to bed on June 24
Late-night talk show host Conan O’Brien will host his long-running nightly TBS “Conan” talkshow for the last time on June 24, WarnerMedia said on Monday, ahead of his shift to a new show on HBO Max. The final weeks of the TBS show will feature a line-up of special guests, culminating in an extended hour-long […]
Oil rises on U.S., Europe demand growth optimism
Oil prices rose on Tuesday after more U.S. states eased lockdowns and the European Union sought to attract travellers, helping to offset concerns over fuel demand in India as COVID-19 cases soar. Brent crude futures were $1.30, or 1.92%, higher at $68.86 a barrel at 0943 GMT, after climbing 1.2% on Monday. U.S. West Texas […]
Australian PM hears emotional plea for Cameroonian asylum-seekers
A woman approached Australia’s Prime Minister Scott Morrison in tears on Tuesday after he held a news conference in Queensland, as she made an emotional plea for him to help her family in Cameroon and asylum-seekers from Africa. The incident was caught on camera after Morrison had just finished a news conference in the city […]
White House to shift COVID-19 vaccine to states with more need
COVID-19 vaccine doses allocated to a U.S. state but left unordered will become available to other states under a policy shift aimed at delivering vaccines to where they are most in demand, the White House said on Tuesday. Vaccines have been allocated state by state based on population – a formula the Biden administration held […]
Henry says Spotify CEO Ek contacted Arsenal owners for takeover offer
Spotify (SPOT.N) CEO and founder Daniel Ek has contacted Arsenal owner Stan Kroenke’s family to make an offer to buy the Premier League club but a takeover could be drawn out, former France international Thierry Henry said. Ek said last week he had secured the funds to buy Arsenal, valued at $2.8 billion according to Forbes. British […]
