UN opens Russian bank account to enable climate payments amid sanctions
The UN said it opened a Russian bank account in 2022 as Western sanctions complicated the use of normal payment channels, and has since received dues from three Russian banks…
September flooding in Libya requires $1.8bn to rebuild
September's deadly flash floods in Libya were a climatic and environmental disaster that required $1.8 billion in reconstruction and rehabilitation. Huge areas of the city of Derna were devastated by…
Colombia to declare a natural disaster due to forest fires
Colombia's President Gustavo Petro will declare the forest fires ravaging the country a natural disaster and release funds to fight the blazes amid high temperatures and the El Niño weather…
Raye leads nominations with seven Brit Awards nominations
Singer-songwriter Raye led the nominations for the BRIT Awards, setting a new record with seven nominations, while the Rolling Stones and Blur were also recognised at the British pop music…
The damage from online content piracy has exceeded $70bn a year
The Bloomberg portal reported that the worst threat to Hollywood in recent years has been "pirates of streaming content". According to analysts' calculations, the damage caused by the actions of…
Netflix has reportedly started work on the fifth season of “The Witcher”
According to the website Redanian Intelligence, which specialises in insights into the series "The Witcher", Netflix has already started work on the fifth season. At the same time filming of…
Britney Spears blacklisted from a Los Angeles hotel after guest complaints
American singer Britney Spears was blacklisted from the Four Seasons Hotel in Los Angeles after hotel guests complained about her. This is reported by The Sun. According to the publication,…
Composer John Williams has received his 54th Oscar nomination
American composer John Williams has received an Oscar nomination for Best Music for the film "Indiana Jones and the Wheel of Destiny". This became the 54th nomination for the 91-year-old…
David Duchovny will star in a psychological thriller for Amazon Prime
According to Variety, David Duchovny, Jack Whitehall and Carice van Houten will star in a psychological thriller for Amazon's streaming service. The script for the series, titled Malice, will be…
Lilly’s Mujaro dose will be available in limited quantities in the US until next month
Eli Lilly's diabetes drug Munjaro will be available in limited quantities until February 2024 due to increased demand, according to the US Food and Drug Administration. The health regulator's website…
