Officials halted the planned evacuation of civilians from the Ukrainian-controlled Azov Sea port city Mariupol on Saturday, accusing Russia of continued shelling despite a promise to provide safe passage. Russia recognizes Mariupol as part of the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR), which broke away from Ukraine shortly after the 2014 coup …
Read More »Pentagon postpones nuclear missile test
The Pentagon has rescheduled a test of its Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile initially set for the weekend, spokesman John Kirby announced on Wednesday. The move is indicated “to demonstrate that we are a responsible nuclear power,” he said. “In an effort to demonstrate that we have no intention in …
Read More »Paris postpones car ban
Paris has pushed back its deadline for banning private vehicles from the heart of the city by two years, aiming to decrease congestion and improve air quality ahead of the 2024 Olympics. Mayor Anne Hidalgo announced the deadline shift on Thursday, declaring more time was needed to implement the change. …
Read More »EU postpones free trade talks with Australia for second time in wake of simmering multibillion-dollar submarine deal row
This time the talks have been delayed until February 2022, Australia’s Trade Minister Dan Tehan said. The talks that were initially planned for October were already postponed earlier this month and were at that time re-scheduled for November. “The European Union have advised the Australian government that Round 12 of …
Read More »Russia’s space agency postpones rocket testing after donating ‘almost all’ its liquid oxygen to Covid-19 patients in hospitals
That’s according to Roscosmos CEO Dmitry Rogozin, who wrote on Twitter on Sunday that the state-owned space agency is “helping in any way” it can. “We have been transferring almost all the oxygen produced by our enterprises to medical institutions for three months now, forcing us to postpone the testing …
Read More »‘Disney Dream’ put off: Cruise line postpones test voyage over ‘small number’ of ‘inconsistent’ Covid-19 tests among 300 staff
While US health officials had approved the two-night cruise set for later this week, Disney rescheduled the trip on Monday, pointing to issues with Covid-19 tests. Part of the company’s efforts to secure a conditional sailing certificate amid ongoing pandemic restrictions, the “simulation” cruise will now take place next month, …
Read More »UK navy’s flagship aircraft carrier postpones sailing AGAIN after crew members test positive for Covid-19
The outbreak was confirmed by the UK’s Ministry of Defence on Monday. Several crew members have tested positive for the Covid-19, while another 100 personnel of the 1,000-strong crew have reportedly been sent into quarantine onboard. “A small number of HMS Queen Elizabeth’s personnel have tested positive for Covid during …
Read More »Universal postpones “the Bride of Frankenstein”
Since then, as the remake of “the Mummy” did not meet expectations of Universal studios, gathering volume is not enough cash in the homeland and receiving negative opinions from critics, the fate of the planned earlier, “the Dark Universe” kilometrov hangs in the balance. A weak start may well be …
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