Lewis Hamilton lauded “phenomenal” Ollie Bearman as a “future star” after the British teenager completed a dream 24 hours by securing points on his Formula One debut for Ferrari. Bearman was drafted in as a last-minute replacement for appendicitis-hit Carlos Sainz and after qualifying 11th, made up four places in Saturday’s Saudi Arabian Grand Prix […]
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Sydney Sweeney sits front row as Kristin Scott Thomas makes surprise catwalk debut
Dame Kristin Scott Thomas joined a star-studded roster of models on the catwalk for Miu Miu’s Paris Fashion Week show, with actor Sydney Sweeney sitting front row. The English Patient star Thomas, 63, made her catwalk debut in an oversized grey coat with a sparkly brooch, worn with loose white trousers and a shirt underneath, […]
Snooker’s ‘golden ball’ set for debut – what is it and how does it get potted?
Snooker becomes the latest sport to head to Saudi Arabia this week and with it comes a new twist – the golden ball. The 23rd ball will make its debut at the World Masters of Snooker in Riyadh, which runs through to Wednesday, and here, the PA news agency looks at how it will all […]
New designer Sean McGirr dips into the archives for divisive Alexander McQueen debut
The eyes of the fashion world were closely watching the Alexander McQueen autumn/winter 2024 collection at Paris Fashion Week, which opened with a throwback to the past. A black latex dress, worn by a model whose hands were wrapped up on her chest, harked back to the spring/summer 1999 collection and a similar look worn […]
China to debut new Long March rockets in 2024
China will debut several new Long March rockets this year to boost its options for space launches. Two major rocket-making academies under the China Aerospace Science and Technology Science (CASC) are set to give test flights to new rockets. The Long March 6C is a new variant of the existing Long March 6A, which is […]
China’s latest Long March rocket to debut in year of record missions
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s Long March 12, capable of sending bigger satellites with more functionalities into the Earth’s orbit, is expected to make its debut flight in 2024, in a year of record launch missions for the country, state media reported on Monday. Propelled by six liquid oxygen-kerosene-fueled engines, the Long March 12 will be […]
Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket rises on launch pad ahead of debut liftoff (photo)
Blue Origin’s powerful new rocket has gone vertical on the launch pad for testing, ahead of a possible debut flight later this year. The New Glenn rocket from Blue Origin rolled out on to Launch Complex 36 (LC-36) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on Wednesday (Feb. 21), the company founded by Amazon’s […]
China’s Z-10 attack helicopter makes foreign debut, but export outlook uncertain
By Gerry Doyle SINGAPORE (Reuters) – China’s AVIC displayed its Z-10 attack helicopter for the first time outside its home country at the Singapore Airshow – the only non-Western design on display in a year in which no Russian defence companies were in attendance. The model has only one known export customer, Pakistan, and no […]
China’s first homegrown airliner makes international debut in Singapore
By Lisa Barrington SINGAPORE (Reuters) – China’s challenger to Airbus and Boeing’s passenger jets, the narrow-body C919 manufactured by the Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC), has made its first trip outside Chinese territory, staging a fly-by at the Singapore Airshow on Sunday. China has invested heavily in its attempt to break the hold of […]
Japan has launched its flagship H3 rocket in aclosely-watched 2nd test after failed debut last year
TOKYO (AP) — A new Japanese flagship H3 rocket lifted off from a space station in southwestern Japan on Saturday in a key second test flight a year after its failed debut launch. The H3 rocket blasted off from a launch pad at the Tanegashima Space Center two days after its originally scheduled liftoff which […]
‘Significant’ or ‘lol’? Why Biden’s TikTok debut has young voters curious about his campaign priorities.
President Biden and his 2024 election campaign have officially joined TikTok (@bidenhq), posting their first video on Super Bowl Sunday. Featuring a black-and-white profile picture of President Biden with glowing red eyes — a nod to the image he shared on X, formerly known as Twitter, after the Super Bowl — the account seemed to […]
Moderna, Bayer-backed Metagenomi stock drops 32% on Nasdaq debut
Feb 9 (Reuters) – Shares of Metagenomi Technologies , a genetic medicines company backed by Bayer Healthcare and Moderna, slumped 32% in their Nasdaq debut on Friday. The stock opened for trading at $10.25 compared with the IPO price of $15 per share. The lukewarm debut, which gives Metagenomi a valuation of $384 million, underscores […]