Sky News Reports: An earthquake survivor has told of his loss of 26 family members as rescuers resort to digging by hand in villages raised to the ground in eastern Afghanistan. It comes amid confusion over an official request for aid. While the Taliban government says it has asked for international assistance, the US says it has not received any official communication. The European Union was quick to offer help, allocating €1m in humanitarian funding, and warned “an estimated 270,000 people living in the affected areas will require emergency assistance”. India’s prime minister Narendra Modi expressed his condolences on Twitter and offered humanitarian aid. Other countries including Pakistan, South Korea and Japan have also pledged support. The rescue efforts of the count...
ANOTHER CHANCE TO LOOK AT THE AMAZING LAUNCH INTO SPACE THE OTHER DAY OF RUSSIAN ACTRESS YULIA PERESILD, AND FILMMAKER KLIM SHIPENKO, ALONGSIDE RUSSIAN COSMONAUT ANTON SHKAPLEROV, ON A SOYUZ MS-19 ROCKET. THE SOYUZ MS-19 SPACECRAFT TOOK OFF FROM BAIKONOUR IN KAZAKHSTAN, AND THREE HOURS LATER, IT DOCKED WITH THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION!
On This Day In 2019, Friday, Oct. 18, NASA astronauts Christina Koch and Jessica Meir completed NASA’s first all-woman spacewalk. During the 7-hour, 17-minute spacewalk, the pair replaced a failed power controller and completed several other tasks in preparation for future spacewalks. Many Congratulations Ladies…!
The positive impact of Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 is being celebrated this week, with the first anniversary of the event on July 23. Tokyo 2020 faced unprecedented challenges as the first postponed Games, but managed to be safe, successful, pioneering and groundbreaking, with a legacy being demonstrated in Japan to mark the anniversary.
This year the Monte-Carlo Fashion Week and the Chambre Monégasque de la Mode worked in partnership with Amber Lounge for this edition, to create an amazing show. The fashion show, under the artistic direction of Rosanna Trinchese, showcased both local Monaco brands as well as International brands who pay tribute to Monaco with environmentally and sustainable collections. VICTORIA SILVSTEDT ATTENDS MONTE-CARLO FASHION WEEK The show was opened by the motorsport driver fashion show, with the drivers wearing numerous menswear brands such as Real Gentleman, Tommy Hilfiger, Hugo Boss and Paul & Shark Stoffel Vandoorne – Mercedes Reserve driver and Mercedes EQ Formula E driver (Tommy Hilfiger), Nyck de Vries – Mercedes Reserve driver and Mercedes EQ Formula E driver (Real Gentlema...
ERDEM is an independent house of bold fashion for women, based in London. Founded in 2005 by designer Erdem Moralioglu, the brand has forged its own path within the industry. Poetic and rigorous, ageless and timeless, powerful and versatile, Erdem’s world is an intriguing interplay of strength and beauty. In fifteen years, Erdem has established an exuberant language of femininity that transcends fashion to inspire strength and confidence in the women for whom he designs. It is a passionate language that is evocative and eccentric in character, fluently spoken with a beauty that is intense and romantic. The house of ERDEM is cultured and erudite, underpinned by a belief in the power and skill of craftsmanship. Mind and hand work together to bring imagination to life with precision, artistry...
For AW21 Marques’Almeida launches a film – M’A x NENNY – the result of an ongoing collaboration with singer and rapper Nenny and her artistic team. AW21 collection is put on show through Nenny’s performance and that is, for M’A, what the brand is all about. Empowering young artists’s creative expression while they literally bring the clothes into life, strengthening bonds within the community and connecting people and ideas. Originally from Lisbon but living in Luxembourg, Nenny tries hard to stay close to her best friends and family through technology. This film aims to explore how Nenny keeps working on her music during the pandemic and reaches out for what matters the most to her. Take a look inside Nenny’s world on schedule at LFW on the 21st February at 11h15 GMT. M’A X NE...
“THE MIRACLE OVER RAMENSK” A HEROIC PILOT IN RUSSIA FLYING A URAL AIRLINES A321 YESTERDAY PERFORMED A MIRACULOUS EMERGENCY LANDING IN A CORN FIELD AFTER A FLOCK OF BIRDS HIT THE PLANE SHORTLY AFTER TAKE OFF. AFTER THE BIRDS WERE SUCKED INTO THE ENGINE, THE CREW DECIDED TO IMMEDIATELY DESCEND, SWITCHING OFF THE ENGINES, RETRACTING THE LANDING GEAR AND LANDING THE AIRCRAFT ON IT’S BELLY IN WHAT CAN ONLY BE DESCRIBED AS A SKILFUL, METICULOUS AND “MIRACULOUS” LANDING. THE PLANE WAS CARRYING 230 PEOPLE AND EVERYONE SURVIVED ALTHOUGH 23 PEOPLE WERE INJURED INCLUDING 5 CHILDREN WHO WERE TAKEN TO HOSPITAL. THE PILOTS DAMIR YUSUPOV AND GEORGY MURZIN WILL BE HONOURED WITH STATE AWARDS AND HAVE BEEN CALLED HEROES IN RUSSIA “FOR SAVING PEOPLES LIVES AND LANDING TH...