VolocopterThe VoloCity made demonstration flights in Paris over the summerOne of the innovations at this year’s Paris Olympics was supposed to be an electric flying taxi service.Germany’s Volocopter promised its electric-powered, two-seater aircraft, the VoloCity, would be ferrying passengers around the city.It never happened. Instead the company ran demonstration flights.While missing that deadline was embarrassing, behind the scenes a more serious issue was playing out – Volocopter was urgently trying to raise fresh investment to keep the firm going.Talks to borrow €100m (£83m; $106m) from the government failed in April.Now hopes are pinned on China’s Geely, which is in talks…
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The United States has opened a new military base 100 miles off from Russia’s Kaliningrad exclave between Lithuanian and Poland. The Plot to Seize Russia began many years ago. This is not a new development as George W. Bush began the construction that continued under Obama and was finalized by Biden. “The Polish-American alliance is strong, regardless of who governs in Warsaw and Washington,” Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski posted to social media, stating that the United States is continuing its geostrategic policies. Perhaps no member in the EU is more eager to rush US funding to Ukraine than Poland.…
President-elect Donald Trump greets actor Sylvester Stallone onstage at the America First Policy Institute Gala at Mar-a-Lago on November 14, 2024, in Palm Beach, Florida. (Photo: Joe Raedle/Getty Images) Hollywood icon Sylvester Stallone shocked the political world Thursday night with a surprise appearance at Mar-a-Lago, delivering a heartfelt introduction for President-elect Donald Trump at the America First Policy Institute’s black-tie gala. Known for his iconic roles as Rocky Balboa and Rambo, Stallone expressed not only his admiration for Donald Trump but also hailed him as the “second George Washington.” For years, Stallone has carefully avoided aligning himself publicly with any…
Just a day after the Gladiator II star dropped the shock news of his upcoming retirement, the 69-year-old Academy Award winner has clarified his stance, indicating his exact plans when it comes to his lauded film career.Article continues below advertisementDenzel Washington Only Alluded To His Retirement And Didn’t Announce Plans To RetireMEGAAs reported here on The Blast, Denzel laid out several upcoming projects over the next few years while speaking to Australia’s Today earlier this week. This includes a role in Black Panther 3, which has yet to be officially announced.He then hinted that after those projects were done, there…
VALENCIA: The head of Spain’s eastern Valencia region admitted on Friday (Nov 15) to “mistakes” in handling the country’s deadliest flood in decades that killed 216 people there. “I’m not going to deny mistakes,” Carlos Mazon told the regional parliament in an address, adding he was “not going to shirk any responsibility”. As the head of the regional government “I would like to apologise” to those who “felt” that “the aid did not arrive or was not enough”, he added. The Oct 29 disaster marked the country’s deadliest floods in decades. A total of 224 people were killed nationwide, with 216…
Maputo, Mozambique – At 7pm on November 4, Maputo’s streets fell into an eerie silence. Public transportation was at a standstill, adhering to opposition leader Venancio Mondlane’s call for a shutdown. Then, a steady clanging began. Residents in affluent high rises and inner-city apartment blocks alike joined in a coordinated chorus of a pot-banging protest. Known as a “panelaco”, this form of protest has emerged as a powerful way to voice frustrations over Mozambique’s disputed general election results, allowing citizens to express dissent without facing the immediate risk of police retaliation. The clatter and clang echoed across the city’s skyline,…
The Eagles needed that sort of performance as quarterback Jalen Hurts and the passing game were unable to really find a rhythm at any point in the game.Here are four other takeaways from Thursday’s game. Eagles defensive turnaround continuesThe Eagles are officially on a roll, and one of the biggest factors in their climb back to the top of the NFC East has been the remarkable one-year turnaround of their defense.After finishing 30th in the NFL a year ago and playing a significant role in their second half meltdown, the Eagles entered play on Thursday night with the No. 5 defense…
Mark Zuckerberg recently hit the studio to set the bar higher for anniversary gifts.In a post on Instagram on Wednesday, the 40-year-old Meta founder and CEO announced a surprise for his 39-year-old wife Priscilla Chan. The song “Get Low” by T-Pain was playing when Zuckerberg and Chan first met at a Harvard party, and Zuckerberg mentioned in the post that they listen to it every year on their dating anniversary.This year, though, the musical soundtrack sounded a little different — Zuckerberg recorded his own version of “Get Low,” and released it on Spotify, Tidal, Apple Music, and Deezer too, as…
Quantum loving The Netflix show Love Is Blind had rather passed Feedback by. It’s a dating show in which participants aren’t allowed to see each other face to face and only communicate by voice. Only if they get engaged are they allowed to meet in person. Like so many reality shows, it bills itself as a “social experiment”, which is an interesting way to describe televising something so personal for entertainment, but we are sure Netflix’s consent forms are impeccable. We bring this up because season seven, released in October, featured a quantum physicist. Garrett Josemans is a technical program…
HONG KONG — Hong Kong’s high court on Thursday sentenced a man to 23 years and 10 months in prison for being the mastermind of an alleged plot to attack police with explosives during the city’s pro-democracy and anti-China protests in 2019.The man, Ng Chi-hung, 28, had been charged with “prohibitions against bombing of prescribed objects” under the United Nations Anti-Terrorism Ordinance and a conspiracy to use explosives and firearms to endanger life.Another defendant, Wong Chun-keung, the leader of a group known as the “Dragon Slayers” that was active during the 2019 protests, was sentenced to 13 years and six…