Carnival's $700 Million Revamp Carnival Corp. on Wednesday announced it will implement a $700 million-plan to upgrade its fleet and avoid incidents like the the disabling of the Carnival Triumph. The Carnival Cruise Lines overhaul --which is expected to cost $300 million--will include significant enhancements to emergency power capabilities, new fire safety technology and improved operating procedures, the company said in a release. More
Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg faces $1 billion tax bill Facebook's stock market debut left founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg with a paper fortune currently valued at $13 billion -- and a 2012 tax bill of around $1.1 billion.vZuckerberg's whopping tax hit stems from his move last May to increase his stake in Facebook. More
110 Years Later, a Stunning New Photo May Finally Show the Iceberg That Sank the Titanic Regardless of which iceberg was responsible for the Titanic’s sinking, it still took decades for people—including those on board the ship—to fully understand what really happened on the night of April ... 04/17/2024 - 3:16 am | View Link
See inside the Titanic like NEVER before: Incredible video reveals a cross section of the doomed liner in its former glory before it sank in 1912 But the scale and the glory of RMS Titanic can be admired once more, thanks to a detailed digital cross section of the stunning luxury liner. Posted to YouTube by US animator Jared Owen ... 04/14/2024 - 4:40 am | View Link
Titanic II: the billionaire’s plan to bring it back to life The film director James Cameron was unimpressed when he learnt of an Australian mining tycoon’s plans to build a seaworthy, life-sized replica of the Titanic. “Frankly, if I had that much ... 04/13/2024 - 12:14 pm | View Link
Billionaire Building Titanic II Ship With Goal of Ending Wokeness The post Billionaire Building Titanic II Ship With Goal of Ending Wokeness ... As Palmer explained, his initial plans to launch the ship in 2016 were delayed due to a variety of factors, including ... 03/27/2024 - 1:01 pm | View Link
Billionaire Planning Titanic II Claims It Will Be Anti-Woke And Vaccine-Free We’ve attempted to reach out to the Orca Coalition for a comment on its plans for the Titanic II but were unable to echolocate a representative who could give us a statement prior to publication. 03/27/2024 - 1:01 pm | View Link
Decorated Chinese athlete He Jie had been stripped of his Beijing half-marathon win Friday after an investigation found that the three African runners who competed alongside him had “actively slowed down” to let him cross the finish line first during the race on Sunday, April 14.
He won the 21 km.
BEIJING — San Francisco is the latest U. S. city preparing to receive a pair of pandas from China, in a continuation of Beijing’s famed “panda diplomacy.”
San Francisco Mayor London Breed announced the panda loan in Beijing on Friday, alongside officials from China Wildlife Conservation Association, or CWCA. It will be San Francisco’s first time hosting the beloved animals long-term—the result of a yearlong advocacy campaign, Breed said.
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San Diego previously announced it was receiving two pandas back in February.
China is home to the only natural habitat for pandas and owns most of the black-and-white bears in the world.
Earlier this month, two Indian writers published an ode to their Prime Minister, Narendra Modi. Written in lyric form and titled “Forever In Our Hearts,” it recounts his achievements while singing his praises in highly effusive language. “With courage and wisdom/you show citizens the way,” it gushes. “Oh Modi, oh Modi/their hopes never sway/A people’s beacon, in whom they see light/Oh Modi, oh Modi, guiding day and night.”
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Such reverence captures the essence of Modi’s popularity.
The U. S. blocked on Thursday a draft resolution that would have allowed the United Nations General Assembly to vote on allowing a Palestinian state to become a full member state of the U. N. The move has triggered backlash from other states and pro-Palestinian groups, as global divisions continue to sharpen over Israel’s war on Gaza.
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Apple Inc. said that it removed Meta Platforms Inc.’s WhatsApp and Threads from its China apps store after an order from the country’s internet regulator, which said the services pose risks to the country’s security.
The order comes on the heels of a cleanup program Chinese regulators initiated in 2023 that was expected to remove many defunct or unregistered apps from domestic iOS and Android stores.