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The second installment of Denis Villeneuve’s Dune added $81 million from 72 international markets in its second week of release, bringing its total foreign box office to $210.5 million. Combined with the considerable earnings at the domestic box office ($157 million), Dune: Part Two grossed $367.5 million in 11 days, just $66.4 million less than […]
On the Polish-Ukrainian border, protesters and Polish police block the passage of Ukrainian passenger buses in both directions without any explanation This was reported by Oleksandr Kubrakov, Minister of Communities, Territories and Infrastructure Development of Ukraine. “There is bad news coming from the blocked Polish border. Protesters and police are stopping buses traveling to and […]
The NASAMS air defense system purchased by Canada for Ukraine is “stuck” in the United States. This was reported by the Edmonton Journal. The order, worth $406 million, was reportedly placed more than a year ago and has not yet been fulfilled. “The Americans must provide the funding to complete the contracts (with the manufacturer […]
On Monday, March 11, the Swedish flag was raised in front of NATO headquarters in Belgium. The country officially became the 32nd member of the North Atlantic Alliance The event was broadcast on NATO’s YouTube channel. The flag-raising ceremony took place at NATO Headquarters in Brussels with the participation of Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden […]
The film 20 Days in Mariupol won the Academy Award for Best Feature Documentary. This is the first Ukrainian film to win this award from the American Film Academy. This is known from the broadcast of the 96th Oscar ceremony. During the award ceremony, Chernov noted that his film’s Oscar was a landmark moment for […]
The U.S. Congressional Energy and Commerce Committee unanimously (50 votes to 0) supported a bill that would require the Chinese company ByteDance to either get rid of the TikTok app or face a ban in the United States. The House of Representatives is to consider the draft “Protecting Americans from Apps Controlled by Foreign Adversaries […]
Next week, Elon Musk’s company X (formerly Twitter) will launch a video hosting app for Amazon and Samsung smart TVs. It will encourage social media users to watch long videos. This was reported by Fortune, citing a source in the company responsible for the development of social networks. They noted that Musk wants to encourage […]
A trio of French arms manufacturers will cooperate with Ukrainian counterparts to create conditions for the opening of arms assembly plants in Ukraine, according to a statement by French Defense Minister Sebastian Lecorneuil. This step is intended to help Kyiv confront the Russian aggressors by setting up the production of spare parts, shells and ammunition […]
A 2.9-ton cargo pallet used for a battery modernization mission aboard the International Space Station (ISS) is flying toward Earth. It will soon re-enter the planet’s atmosphere, Gizmodo reports. The pallet was ejected from the ISS in 2021 and is expected to disintegrate in the atmosphere. However, Harvard-Smithsonian astronomer Jonathan McDowell notes that the pallet […]
The Diia app has successfully launched beta testing of uploading educational documents. The first diplomas and certificates were joined by other documents. This was announced by Minister of Digital Transformation Mykhailo Fedorov on Telegram. “The beta of educational documents has started in Diia. All the docs have been pulled up, but without the Kangaroo certificate,” […]