First man to open Venice Film Festival
Los Angeles : Oscar-winning director Damien Chazelles space race drama “First Man” will open the 75th annual Venice International Film Festival on August 29. This will mark the second opening-night Venice bow for Chazelle. His previous film, “La La Land,” kicked
AirAsia announces $30bn deal for 100 Airbus planes
Sepang : Malaysian budget airline AirAsia announced a $30 billion order for 100 Airbus A330neo long-haul planes on Thursday as it sets its sights on European routes. The first delivery of the passenger jets will arrive towards the end of 2019 and will allo
Women fly against cockpit prejudices
Farnborough : When a stricken Southwest Airlines jet was expertly landed after an emergency descent in April, saving 148 lives, it was a surprise to some that a woman was at the controls. Role models remain f
Alphabet to deploy balloon Internet in Kenya
Nairobi : Alphabet Inc’s Loon said yesterday it would deploy its system of balloons to beam high-speed Internet access with Telkom Kenya from next year to cover rural and suburban populations, marking its first commercial deal in Africa. Known as Project Loon,
Trump slams record EU fine against Google
Washington : President Donald Trump lashed out yesterday after Brussels hit US tech giant Google with a record fine, and warned he would no longer allow Europe to take “advantage” of the United States. “I told you so! The European Union just slapped
Airbus fetes first flight of its new ‘whale in the sky’
Toulouse : European aerospace giant Airbus conducted yesterday the first test flight of the giant new Beluga XL, an even bigger version of the company’s workhorse transport plane which has been in service since the mid 1990s. Decorated for the occasion as a “whale in the sk
Promoting Islamic way of life, Al Zayani style
Yousif Al Zayani, a social activist and the custodian of Yousif Sami AlZayani Mosque in Hamala, has embarked on a mission to encourage Muslim foreign workers to adopt Islamic way of life, offering attractive rewards. Al Zayani told Tribune yesterday that he organises numerous programmes t
Mourinho worried by Man United’s ‘very bad’ preseason
Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho is worried by the absence of key players from the club’s pre-season training camp in the United States, saying that the situation was “very bad” ahead of the Premier League campaign. United are without several World Cup participants, inclu
