Four years into voyage and close to land, tanker crew still stuck aboard
Nearly four years into their odyssey at sea, the five-member crew of oil tanker MT Iba is tantalizingly close to shore, yet still unable to set foot on dry land.
Comvita, the global leader in Manuka Honey, has today launched its limited-edition Special Reserve UMF™ 25+ (MGO 1200+) Manuka Honey, carefully collecting some of the world's rarest honey to create a moment of delicious pleasure that connects people to the power of nature.
Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte on Monday said an evening curfew to combat the coronavirus outbreak must remain in place until at least March 31 due to the continuing high number of new cases. "It would not be prudent now to announce any easing," Rutte said, adding that some adjustments might be possible around the Easter vacation and gradually as vaccination levels increase through the summer. Coronavirus infections in the Netherlands have stabilized in the past week, following a modest rise in February attributed by health authorities in part to new variants of the virus becoming more prevalent.
The 12th annual World Plumbing Day is Thursday, and to celebrate the International Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Foundation (IWSH) is inviting schoolchildren across the world to participate in its poster contest — this year, to share the message that "Plumbing is Essential."
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"She might be marrying into a family that could cause her some emotional complications," the "Last Week Tonight" host said in 2018.
New infections have dropped for eight weeks in a row, averaging 60,000 new cases per day for the week ended March 7. Deaths linked to COVID-19 fell 18% last week to 11,800, the lowest since late November and averaging 1,686 per day. Despite the positive trends, health officials have warned that the country could see a resurgence in cases as more infectious variants of the virus have been found in nearly every state.
The Oncology Institute of Hope and Innovation (TOI) announced the acquisition of Pinellas Cancer Center, operated by Dr. Anil Raiker, marking TOI’s entry into the Florida market. TOI is a multi-state cancer care practice dedicated to healing and empowering patients through compassion, innovation, and state-of-the-art medical care. TOI is the largest value-based oncology practice in the U.S., taking accountability for both the quality outcomes as well as the medical costs associated with a population of more than 1 million patients.
Brazil's government on Monday pressed Pfizer Inc for earlier delivery of COVID-19 vaccines and sought to buy more AstraZeneca shots from other countries, as a deadly second wave of cases adds urgency to a lethargic vaccine rollout. President Jair Bolsonaro, who has played down the gravity of the novel coronavirus and questioned the "rush" for vaccines, took part personally in a video call with executives at Pfizer , reaching a spoken agreement to buy their vaccine. The government is also seeking out more doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine from other countries, a state governor told journalists, after Brazil's health minister said that India had halted a shipment of 8 million doses.
Sony Pictures Entertainment has named Ravi Ahuja its Global TV Studios chairman. Ahuja’s full title will be chairman of Global Television Studios and Sony Pictures Entertainment Corporate Development. He will be in charge of the studio’s domestic and international TV productions, as well as its game show franchises like “Wheel of Fortune” and its India business. He will also oversee SPE’s Corporate Development and M&A activities. Ahuja, who most recently served as President of Walt Disney Television, will start on March 15, 2021 and report to SPE chairman and CEO Tony Vinciquerra. Also Read: Kevin Hart's 'Fatherhood' to Hit Netflix Father's Day Weekend “Ravi is an extraordinarily talented and proven executive with broad experience in nearly every aspect of our business,” said Vinciquerra. “Having worked directly with Ravi, I have seen first-hand his strategic, results-driven approach which has made him such a strong leader, and which I know will lead to further growth and success for SPE. His decision to come to SPE is a testament to the studio’s strength and ability to attract great talent.” “It was an easy call to join the amazing Sony Pictures management team and to work again with Tony,” said Ahuja. “With more ways to get more TV, great content has never been more valuable. Sony Pictures Television is a tremendous studio, making some of the most acclaimed and watched shows in the world, like ‘The Good Doctor,’ ‘Cobra Kai,’ ‘The Boys’ and ‘The Crown’ – just to name a few. And Sony Pictures is very well-positioned for the future, aligned with outstanding creators and focused on the success of its network and streaming partners. I look forward to contributing to the company’s continued growth in this exciting time for our industry.” Keith Le Goy, SPE’s President of Worldwide Distribution and Networks, will work alongside with Ahuja and still report to Vinciquerra. Read original story Ravi Ahuja Named Chairman of Sony’s Global TV Studios At TheWrap
Ravi Ahuja, who left Disney at the end of last year, has been named Chairman of Global Television Studios at Sony Pictures Entertainment. Ahuja will lead the company’s domestic and international productions business, its gameshow franchises and the studio’s Indian business in a role that is similar to that of Mike Hopkins, who left the […]
This woman could not stop laughing at her Maleficent-themed face mask.
Photographer Misan Harriman welcomed Prince Harry into the #GirlDad club
The Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA), which awards the Golden Globes, has already taken steps to make good on the group’s onstage promise at its Feb. 28 telecast to add Black members to its ranks, but some longtime observers say it may be too late for the group to make meaningful change. The 40-second statement at the Globes by HFPA president Ali Sar, former president Meher Tatna and Helen Hoehne, a member from Germany, followed a Feb. 21 Los Angeles Times exposé highlighting the fact that the 87-member HFPA has no Black members, as well as a Feb. 26 demand to diversify its membership from Time’s Up. “I know inside (HFPA) they are completely panicked, the people on the stage are panicked. They don’t know what to do,” one HFPA member who asked not to be named told TheWrap. Reps for the HFPA did not respond to multiple requests for comment for this story. The L.A. Times is hardly the first to examine the lack of HFPA diversity as well as other questionable practices at the organization. TheWrap called out the lack of Black members as long ago as 2013, when a Black applicant from the U.K. was rejected by...Read original story Inside Golden Globes’ Diversity Promise: Too Late for Meaningful Change? At TheWrap
The Mets added a lot of talent this off-season including players Francisco Lindor, Carlos Carrasco, James McCann, Trevor May and more. On this edition of The Cookie Club Crumbs presented by Insomnia Cookies, Dom Smith and J.D. Davis explain to Steve Gelbs who they believe was the most underrated addition to the team.
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"I wanted to create a worry-free way to ensure that fish are fed the proper amount of food at the appropriate times," said an inventor, from Chicago, Ill., "so I invented the READY SET GO FEEDER. My design eliminates the need to manually feed fish or have a friend stop by to feed them when you're away."
The advocate for girls education will produce content for the streaming service; calls on young girls to become changemakers: "The world needs you."
Was it industry developments, or a short squeeze, that sent Denison Mines shares flying through the roof?
Shares of the retailer dropped after it released its financial results on Thursday. BofA Securities says that was just a temporary setback.
Italian is the lingua franca of Malindi, which can be a culture shock when walking its old Swahili streets.