Jane Fonda has been diagnosed with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma and has started chemotherapy. The actress and 1980s aerobics guru-turned-activist shared the news on her Instagram account, saying she feels “very lucky” because the cancer is “very treatable”. Fonda, 84, said she wanted to make people aware that many Americans “don’t have access to quality health care”
Month: September 2022
Skyroot Aerospace on Friday revealed that it had raised $51 millon (roughly Rs. 400 crore) from a Singapore-based investor, according to a report. The startup will reportedly use the funding to build the country’s first private space launch vehicles (SLV), and accelerate the firm’s plans to launch heavy payloads into low-Earth orbit. It is looking to start commercial
NASA is ready for its second attempt at launching the Artemis I Space Launch System (SLS) rocket on September 3. On August 29, when Artemis I was initially supposed to embark on its journey to the Moon and back, the launch controllers were unable to cool down the four RS-25 rocket engines, according to NASA.
The Azusa, California-based motorcycle dealer CSC Motorcycles has just unveiled its latest electric motorcycle: the CSC RX1E. The bike takes a similar stance to the company’s gas-powered RX4 and RX3 adventure bikes but swaps the fuel-injected combustion engine for a liquid-cooled electric motor. That mid-mounted electric motor puts out 8 kW of continuous-rated power and
The initial price cap on Russian oil will be set “at a level based on a range of technical inputs.” Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images The Group of Seven wealthy nations on Friday agreed on a plan to implement a price-capping mechanism on Russian oil exports, seeking to curtail the Kremlin’s ability to fund
Thousands of beds in shelters and new supported living accommodation in England will be provided as part of a strategy to end rough sleeping. An extra 14,000 emergency beds for rough sleepers and 3,000 support staff roles will be created this year as part of a three-year £500m plan, according to the Department for Levelling
Honor CEO George Zhao launched the company’s Honor 70 smartphone in Europe during a virtual presentation at the IFA trade show in Berlin, Germany. Honor, which was spun off from Chinese technology giant Huawei in 2020, is trying to boost its market share outside of China. Honor Honor, the smart devices company spun off from
Voting in the Conservative leadership contest has ended, with the party’s next leader to be announced on Monday. After a long and bitter summer of campaigning, there is nothing more Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak can do to try and win the keys to Number 10. The winner of the race, and subsequently the next
Western officials have said they “hope and expect” Ukrainian forces to achieve success in a landmark offensive started this week against Russian-held territory in the south of Ukraine. The officials described the operation into the Kherson region, to the west of the Dnipro river, as “sensibly limited” and an “important” attacking moment for Ukraine after
FBI agents found empty folders marked with classified banners when they searched Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home last month, according to the US Justice Department. The details were revealed in a more detailed inventory of the seized material made public by the department. It describes in general terms the contents of 33 boxes taken from the
Muse has made history with their ninth LP Will Of The People, marking the UK’s first number 1 album to incorporate NFT technology. The limited edition “digital pressing” has been made in collaboration with Warner Music UK and Serenade, an eco-friendly music web3 marketplace. It is the first full-length record containing NFT (non-fungible token) elements
Waitrose has admitted to blocking rivals from opening supermarkets in close locations for close to a decade, according to the market watchdog. During an investigation between 2010 and 2019 into supermarket practices, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) found that Waitrose had conspired with landlords to prevent competing companies from opening stores. The practice, which
7:00 AM ET ATHENS, Ga. — One day this summer, Georgia quarterback Stetson Bennett knocked on an apartment door, wearing a mock U.S. Postal Service uniform. He handed a package to a woman who answered the door. “Hey, here you go,” Bennett told her. “This place is nice.” “Excuse me, why is Stetson Bennett actually
Russia believes it can blackmail the West by attacking the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, according to one Ukrainian military volunteer. The plant has been frequently shelled in recent weeks, with Ukraine accusing Russia of using it as a deadly strategic pawn, in a move that could lead to nuclear disaster. Kyiv and Moscow blame each
Whether it is Liz Truss or Rishi Sunak who becomes Conservative leader on Monday, they will be the third in six years to become UK prime minister by the grace and favour of the Tory party membership and without the other 99% of the electorate giving their endorsement at a general election. Liz Truss, and
Russia has scrapped plans to reopen a major pipeline that sends natural gas to Europe. The decision by Gazprom, a state-controlled firm, will make it more difficult for Europe to secure fuel ahead of the winter. Gazprom said the Nord Stream 1 pipeline would remain closed because of a leak in the main gas turbine,