A US Army Black Hawk helicopter belonging to the 3rd Battalion, 1st Aviation Regiment, 1st Combat Aviation Brigade made an emergency landing at Charles de Gaulle Square, Bucharest, Romania’s capital on Jul. 15, 2021 tearing down two public street lights and stopping traffic but making no casualties. The helicopter was part of a group of six which were rehearsing ahead of events to mark Romanian...
Rheinmetall supplying Slovak Republic with Leopard tanks – APDR – Asia Pacific Defence Reporter
Under the German government’s “Ringtausch” equipment exchange programme, Rheinmetall will soon be supplying the Slovak Republic with main battle tanks and other military hardware. In turn, the Slovak military will be transferring military equipment to Ukraine. This has now been contractually agreed in Brussels between representatives of both countries and Rheinmetall.The Slovak armed forces will...
Reading, Writing and Video Games – The New York Times
AdvertisementSupported byDispatchSend any friend a storyAs a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. Anyone can read what you share.By Pamela PaulWHEN I was a child, I liked to play video games. On my brother’s Atari, I played Night Driver. On his Apple II, I played Microwave, Aztec and Taipan! When I got to go to the arcade, I played Asteroids and Space Invaders.Here’s what I...
Des dizaines de milliers d'Australiens priés de fuir les inondations – Le Point
Boutique le PointEvenementsJeux concoursPartenaires Temps de lecture : 2 min Les inondations meurtrières redescendaient la côte orientale de l’Australie mardi, obligeant les habitants à se réfugier sur les toits et sur les ponts et poussant les autorités à demander à des dizaines de milliers de personnes d’évacuer.Au total, plus de 150.000 personnes sont concernées par les ordres...
The 10 Longest Development Times in Video Game History – Screen Rant
Video game development can take up to 5 years for an average game – but these games blow that out of the water.Video game development is a fraught thing to discuss nowadays. Thanks to ‘crunch,’ burnout, legal disputes, and financial stresses, there is any number of reasons that a video game might find its development delayed or cut off entirely. Unlike film and television which...
How Andrew Wong is welcoming The Year of the Ox – The Hindu
To enjoy additional benefitsCONNECT WITH USQatar World Cup 2022Henderson, Saka and Kane score as England reaches quarterfinals February 11, 2021 06:11 pm | Updated 08:54 pm IST COMMents SHARE READ LATER Chef Andrew Wong Chef Andrew Wong does not dodge uncomfortable questions. “I am not politically tone deaf,” he tells me on a call from London, where his much-vaunted Pimlico restaurant, A Wong...
Defence spending increase must buy a genuine boost in capability – The Australian Financial Review
OpinionMilitary spending is being rethought around the world. But effective defence needs far more than just a higher share of GDP.Vladimir Putin may ultimately succeed in his invasion of Ukraine by the sheer weight of Russia’s military. But the incompetence of his armed forces has been exposed for the world to see. The lesson for Australia is that a highly functioning military requires a highly...
Days Gone director discusses sequel ideas – Eurogamer.net
Days Gone director Jeff Ross recently called Sony’s decision not to greenlight a sequel “weird” after its sales success.Now, in a new interview with USA Today, Ross has offered a glimpse of what that sequel may have looked like. Admitting some flaws from the first game, Ross says a sequel would have allowed him to “create the definitive version” where he...
Australian NBL, former Kentucky center Isaac Humphries announces he’s gay in emotional talk with teammates – 1330 WFIN
News, Sports and Weather Melbourne United starting center Isaac Humphries made an announcement about his sexuality on Tuesday.The Australian National Basketball League player said publicly that he is gay. He went on to say that he hopes his announcement will give other athletes the confidence to come out.Humphries played college basketball at Kentucky from 2015-2017 and posted a video on social...
The Emoji Movie review – a big thumbs down 👎 – The Guardian
This 💩 corporate clickbait exercise pretends to be a film for kids, but is actually trying to cross-sell apps to a tween audienceChildren should not be allowed to watch The Emoji Movie. Their impressionable brains simply aren’t set up to sift through the thick haze of corporate subterfuge clouding every scene of this sponsored-content post masquerading as a feature film. Adults know enough to...