“Life Should Be Big Instead Of Being Long,” reads the Facebook description of Captain Kapil Kundu. And he lived true to the word… The 22-year-old from Gurugram was among four soldiers killed in cross-border shelling by Pakistani troops in Rajouri district of Jammu region on Sunday evening. Captain Kapil Kundu was the second Army officer…
Read moreGoogle annonce le rachat de Fitbit (objets fitness connectés) pour 2,1 mds USD
Google a annoncé vendredi le rachat de Fitbit, un des leaders mondiaux des objets connectés spécialisés dans la fitness, pour quelque 2,1 milliards de dollars, selon un communiqué de Google. Les bracelets Fitbit sont omniprésents aux Etats-Unis, où des millions de gens s'y réfèrent continuellement pour mesurer le nombre de pas faits tous les jours….
Read moreFrance signals support for new EU enlargement plan
Amélie de Montchalin | Philippe Huguen/AFP via Getty Images France signals support for new EU enlargement plan Blueprint could lift block on membership talks for Albania and North Macedonia. By Hans von der Burchard 2/3/20, 7:18 PM CET Updated 2/4/20, 1:22 PM CET France signaled on Monday that it backs a new blueprint to reform…
Read moreGrosjean: Netflix series reveals Steiner’s ‘no politics’ management
Romain Grosjean says that Netflix’s popular ‘Drive to Survive’ series and its fly-on-the-wall approach revealed Haas team boss Guenther Steiner’s preference for honesty over politics when solving the team’s internal conflicts. Steiner and his candid attitude towards his drivers and his outfit’s issues were one of the highlights of the first season of DTS. But…
Read moreEurope’s environmental snapshot delivers a grim picture
Activists from the Extinction Rebellion group march in Paris on October 10, 2019 | Bertrand Guay/AFP via Getty Images Europe’s environmental snapshot delivers a grim picture The European Environment Agency maps out the Green Deal challenge, and it’s a ‘tall order.’ By Paola Tamma 12/4/19, 12:01 AM CET Updated 12/4/19, 5:07 AM CET COPENHAGEN —…
Read moreBrussels pushes back on Zuckerberg pitch
Mark Zuckerberg came to Brussels looking to make friends. But in a number of high-profile meetings Monday, European officials responded: no thanks. Facebook’s chief executive was scolded for the company’s involvement in a series of recent scandals, asked to do more to clamp down on widespread misinformation on its global platform and urged to take…
Read moreFreelancers in fashion during coronavirus crisis: the model
What do professional models do when there are no fashion shows or shootings due to the effects of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic? Many of them are freelancers who move from job to job, so steady work is crucial. In this series, FashionUnited spoke with several sole proprietorships from the fashion industry – from a safe…
Read moreManchester United in ongoing discussions with NHS to help during Covid-19 outbreak
The Red Devils have already committed thousands of pounds to charity and are looking at different ways to help during the coronavirus pandemic Manchester United are in ongoing discussions with the NHS over how they can help out during the Covid-19 outbreak. The club are looking into staff volunteering, potential use of facilities at Old…
Read more20 MEPs to watch in 2020
The European Parliament is younger, more diverse — and more divided — than ever. It has also increasingly been flexing its muscles in EU decision-making, and many MEPs are expected to play a major role on issues such as climate change, artificial intelligence and industrial policy. With the Parliament in Strasbourg this week to start…
Read more‘Bruno Fernandes has given Man Utd a huge lift’ – Red Devils firing even without Rashford, says O’Shea
The former defender has been impressed with the progress made at Old Trafford in 2019-20 and always expected Ole Gunnar Solskjaer to come good Bruno Fernandes has “given everybody a huge lift” at Manchester United, says John O’Shea, with the Red Devils firing again despite suffering untimely injuries to the likes of Marcus Rashford and…
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