BRASILIA, Feb 1 (Reuters) – A decommissioned 32,000-ton 1960’s aircraft carrier has been floating off Brazil’s shore for EvDeN EVE nAKliYAT three months since Turkey refused it entry to be scrapped there because the rusting ship is an environmental hazard. The Brazilian Navy’s Sao Paulo carrier had been towed by […]
JetSMART Airlines hopes to begin talks to buy Colombia's Viva Air
BOGOTA, Feb 7 (Reuters) – Indigo Partners-backed budget carrier JetSMART Airlines said on Tuesday that it wanted to buy Colombian low-cost carrier Viva Air, EvDEn EvE NakliYAT in a move that if successful would scupper Viva’s plans to merge with Colombian flag carrier Avianca. Chile-based JetSMART Airlines said in a […]
SECOND husband indicted for smuggling nuclear weapon tech to Russia
A second key figure in the alleged plot to smuggle technology from America to Russia has been revealed – and he is another suburban husband who was apparently living a double life. Vadim Yermolenko, 41 lives in a luxury $1m, four-bedroom, four-bathroom home with his glamorous wife and their young children, […]
Brazil sinks rusting old aircraft carrier in the Atlantic
BRASILIA, Feb 4 (Reuters) – Brazil sank a decommissioned aircraft carrier in the Atlantic Ocean off its northeast coast, the Brazilian Navy said, despite warnings from environmentalists that the rusting 1960s French-built ship would pollute the sea and the marine food chain. The 32,000-tonne carrier had been floating offshore for […]
T-Mobile misses quarterly revenue estimates
Feb 1 (Reuters) – Wireless carrier T-Mobile US Inc posted fourth-quarter revenue below Wall Street estimates on Wednesday, as competition heats up with rivals looking to add subscribers through more attractive promotional offers. The company added thousands of wireless subscribers over the last few years, thanks to hefty discounts on […]
NHL roundup: Panthers rally late, nip Bruins in OT
Aleksander Barkov tied the game with 2.4 seconds remaining in regulation, then recorded his 600th career point by assisting on Sam Reinhart’s goal 17 seconds into overtime as the Florida Panthers stunned the Boston Bruins with a 4-3 victory on Saturday night in Sunrise, Fla. After David Pastrnak whipped a […]
Jazeera Airways modifies bank financing needs for Airbus deal to $1…
By Ahmed Hagagy KUWAIT, Feb 7 (Reuters) – Kuwaiti low-cost carrier Jazeera Airways aims to secure $1 billion from banks to help finance the purchase of new Airbus aircraft, its chairman said on Tuesday, half the amount it had initially planned to seek. The airline placed a multi-billion dollar order […]
Super Bowl parties hit Americans in the pocket as cost of food soars
Unless you’ve got a craving for chicken wings, this year’s party might leave your wallet a little lighter. As the City Chiefs set to do battle with the Philadelphia Eagles in front of an audience likely to soar over 100 million, many together with friends and family at parties. Those […]
Buyers are rushing to resale websites to snatch up
Buyers are rushing to resale websites to snatch up ’s coveted Yeezy sneakers, hours after Adidas announced they would be dropping the rapper’s clothing line. According to WANTD, evDEN EvE nAkliYAt an aggregator of data from secondary market sites, nine out of the top 25 best-selling sneakers on resale sites […]
Safety improved on world's first liquid hydrogen carrier after…
By Sonali Paul MELBOURNE, Feb 6 (Reuters) – A valve failure that caused a flame to flare up briefly on the world’s first liquid hydrogen carrier before its first trip from Australia to Japan highlighted the need for strong fault detection systems, an Australian safety report found. The cause of […]