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Passengers noticed the large hole gouged into the side of the plane when they disembarked in Australia.

Hole in airborne Emirates plane 1 in a million, says aviation expert

LONDON — A plane that flew for 14 hours with a large hole in its side is a ‘one in a million case’, according to one aviation expert.Passengers on the Emirates flight from Dubai to Brisbane were shocked to see the damage when they disembarked on Friday 1 July.The airline says the hole was created when one of the Airbus A380’s 22 tires burst shortly after take-off. No passengers were injured, and flight EK430 was able to complete its journey as planned.The incident is highly unusual, Dr Johannes Boroh, a former commercial pilot and senior lecturer in aviation studies at London’s Kingston University tells Euronews Travel.“It’s a one in a million case probably. It’s something that we don't see every day.”One passenger from the flight, called Patrick, told Australia’s...

July 06, 2022

Hole in airborne Emirates plane 1 in a million, says aviation expert

Carlos Santana said he forgot to eat and drink water

Carlos Santana: Legendary US guitarist collapses on stage

DETROIT — Legendary US guitarist Carlos Santana has collapsed on stage during an open-air concert near Detroit, Michigan.Medical personnel treated the 74-year-old in Clarkston, and he was later taken to a local hospital's emergency department for observation.Santana, who was born in Mexico, later wrote on his Facebook page that he "forgot to eat and drink water" and "so I dehydrated and passed out".His manager Michael Vrionis said the musician was doing well.However, the manager added that a show planned for 6 July in Burgettstown, Pennsylvania, "will be postponed to a later date".Footage has emerged showing Santana being helped on stage at Clarkson's Pine Knob Music Theatre on Tuesday.The guitarist and his band Santana have been touring in North...

July 06, 2022

Carlos Santana: Legendary US guitarist collapses on stage

In the five years since the minions' last movie appearance, fans have grown older and — sometimes — rowdier.

UK cinemas ban teens in suits over #gentleminions trend

LONDON — Some cinemas in the United Kingdom have banned young people wearing suits from screenings of Minions: The Rise of Gru over rowdy behavior fuelled by a TikTok trend.Teenagers following the #gentleminions trend have been accused of making noise and throwing things during screenings.A staff member at one venue told the BBC they wanted to ensure the experience was not spoiled for younger children on their first cinema trip.Some cinemas said they have had to give huge numbers of refunds.Videos showing young people dressing up in suits to watch the movie in large groups and cheering loudly during the screening have gone viral on TikTok, racking up millions of views in some cases.The teenagers filmed themselves copying the characteristic steepled fingers of the movie's supervillain...

July 05, 2022

UK cinemas ban teens in suits over #gentleminions trend

France announces enhanced fee structure for streamed music

MADINAH — Musicians who stream their music in France are set to enjoy greater financial rewards in the future, now that the country has implemented new rules for streaming services. Record companies will now have to pay 10% in royalties as well as a minimum advance before an album can be released, dpa international reported. Larger producers will be expected to pay €1,000 ($1,043), while smaller ones will pay €500. Extra fees are required if a song proves particularly popular, according to a Saturday statement by the Culture Ministry. The rules went into effect on Friday. The rules affect fee-based music streaming services that offer subscriptions, as well as advertising-financed video platforms. — Agencies

July 03, 2022

France announces enhanced fee structure for streamed music

The gene, O6-Methylguanine-DNA-methyltransferase, or MGMT, plays an important role in how the body repairs damage to DNA in both men and women.

Gene discovery may explain why more women get Alzheimer's

BOSTON — Scientists have identified a gene that appears to increase the risk of Alzheimer's in women, providing a potential new clue as to why more women than men are diagnosed with the disease.The gene, O6-Methylguanine-DNA-methyltransferase, or MGMT, plays an important role in how the body repairs damage to DNA in both men and women. But researchers did not find an association between MGMT and Alzheimer's in men."It's a female-specific finding -- perhaps one of the strongest associations of a genetic risk factor for Alzheimer's in women," said senior study coauthor Lindsay Farrer, chief of biomedical genetics at Boston University School of Medicine.Two-thirds of the 6.5 million Americans currently living with the devastating brain disease are women, according...

June 30, 2022

Gene discovery may explain why more women get Alzheimer's

Singer R. Kelly given 30 years in jail for sex abuse

WASHINGTON — US singer R. Kelly has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for using his celebrity status to sexually abuse children and women.The R&B artist, 55, was convicted last September in New York of racketeering and sex trafficking crimes.He had faced years of allegations and the judge on Wednesday said he had an "indifference to human suffering".Lawyers for the singer, whose real name is Robert Sylvester Kelly, say he will appeal.Ahead of his sentencing, a handful of women took the stand to confront Kelly.A woman identified only as Angela called the singer a Pied Piper who "grew in wickedness" with every new victim, while others who were not named testified he had broken their spirits."I literally wished I would die because of how you made me feel,"...

June 30, 2022

Singer R. Kelly given 30 years in jail for sex abuse

369 Art Gallery announced the organizing of an exhibition, featuring some of the greatest up-and-coming talents of the Saudi art scene Saturday, illustrating the diversity of the Saudi cultural identity, and questioning the re-composition of the contemporary identity.

Venice-based art exhibition sheds light on upcoming Saudi talents

VENICE — 369 Art Gallery announced the organizing of an exhibition, featuring some of the greatest up-and-coming talents of the Saudi art scene Saturday, illustrating the diversity of the Saudi cultural identity, and questioning the re-composition of the contemporary identity.The 14 young artists and 34 artworks chosen for this exhibition explore the many styles, genres and mediums that are universal within contemporary art. This exhibition will take place in one of the most important cities of art, Venice, under the umbrella of Venice Biennale 2022, from July 13 to Aug. 13, 2022.This exhibition dedicated to the Saudi visual artists, introduces the concept of cultural re-composition and propose its effects on group interaction processes of the artists.“By this curation we are...

June 25, 2022

Venice-based art exhibition sheds light on upcoming Saudi talents

A conjunction of Jupiter, Venus and the Moon in 2019.

Five planets line up in rare planetary conjunction

LONDON — Five major planets in our solar system are lined up in a row for a rare planetary conjunction visible with the naked eye.In a clear sky, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn can be seen shining before dawn.It's a special opportunity to see Mercury, which is usually obscured from view by the Sun's bright light.The conjunction was brightest on Friday morning but will remain visible until Monday from most parts of the world.The last time this conjunction happened was 2004 and it won't be seen again until 2040.The planets appear "like a string of pearls spread out from close to the horizon", explains space scientist and chief stargazer at the Society for Popular Astronomy Prof Lucie Green.It is also a special event because the planets appear in the order...

June 24, 2022

Five planets line up in rare planetary conjunction

Rupert Murdoch and Jerry Hall at their London wedding in 2016.

Rupert Murdoch and Jerry Hall are to split: US media

LOS ANGELES — Media tycoon Rupert Murdoch and actress Jerry Hall are getting a divorce, US media report.The divorce would be a fourth for Murdoch, 91. Ms Hall, 65, was previously married to Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger.Representatives for Murdoch and Ms Hall, who wed at a mansion in central London in 2016, are yet to comment.Their split comes as a surprise to those close to the family, according to the New York Times.That newspaper and the Washington Post cited anonymous sources with knowledge of the separation.Murdoch, whose News Corporation empire controls major outlets including Fox News and the Wall Street Journal in the US, and The Sun and The Times in the UK, was previously said to have been devoting more time to his new wife.At the time of his marriage, the billionaire...

June 23, 2022

Rupert Murdoch and Jerry Hall are to split: US media

Most skin cancers are caused by too much exposure to ultraviolet (UV) light.

Safe in the sun? UN launches new app to help beat skin cancer

GENEVA — Scientific evidence shows that overexposure to UV radiation is the major cause of skin cancer. To help people protect themselves adequately, a consortium of UN agencies on Tuesday, launched an innovative new App that can help anyone, anywhere, determine the safe amount of time to stay outdoors, soaking up the rays.The SunSmart Global UV App, is the collective brainchild of the World Health Organization (WHO), the International Labour Organization (ILO), the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and the UN Environment Programme (UNEP).“The SunSmart Global UV App provides five-day UV and weather forecasts at searchable locations”, said Carla Drysdale, spokesperson for WHO.While speaking today at a briefing at the United Nations in Geneva, Ms. Drysdale added that “it...

June 22, 2022

Safe in the sun? UN launches new app to help beat skin cancer

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