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The Rolling Stones confirm details of first new album in 18 years

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The Rolling Stones have unveiled details of their much anticipated new album, Hackney Diamonds - and lead single Angry - at a star-studded press conference in London.Mick Jagger, Ronnie Wood and Keith Richards shared insights at an event hosted by US presenter Jimmy Fallon in Hackney - after many hints about the album in recent weeks. "I don't want to be big-headed but we wouldn't have put this album out if we hadn't really liked it," Sir Mick told the audience. "We said we had to make a record we really love ourselves. We are quite pleased with it, we are not big-headed about it, but we hope you all like it." Image: Keith Richards, Ronnie Wood and Sir Mick Jagger pictured in Hackney ahead of the big announcement Speaking...

Mar262021 by adminNo Comments

Genomic analysis details rise, fall of the Scythians

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March 26 (UPI) -- The Scythians of Eurasia have long been regarded as highly mobile, horse-riding warriors. Their cultural influence on the empires with which they both clashed and traded served as testament to the broad geopolitical range of the Scythians. Despite the prolificacy of the Scythians in the historical records of the Greek, Roman, Persian and Chinese empires, however, the origins, organization and evolution of the Scythians has remained unclear. Advertisement According to a new survey of ancient Scythian genomes, the decline of more sedentary Bronze Age groups and the rise of Scythian cultures during the Iron Age followed an uptick in genetic turnover across Eurasia. Researchers sequenced 111 ancient genomes from both Scythian and non-Scythian archaeological sites across the ...

Mar42021 by adminNo Comments

Friends reunion filming date and details revealed by David Schwimmer

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After repeated delays due to the coronavirus pandemic, fans have been waiting for the highly anticipated Friends reunion special for a long time.But now, star David Schwimmer has revealed the show could be there for you very soon, with filming possibly taking place as early as April. The one-off Friends show was originally set to air on the HBO Max streaming platform in the US in May 2020, but was postponed as the COVID-19 crisis escalated. Image: She got off the plane! Jennifer Aniston and David Schwimmer as Ross and Rachel in Friends Of course, it's been 16 years since the final episode, so fans have been eager for a reunion for a long time.Schwimmer, who starred alongside Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc a...

Oct162020 by adminNo Comments

BA fine for losing customers’ credit card details dropped by £163m

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British Airways is to be fined £20m after losing the personal and financial details of more than 400,000 customers in a cyber attack.The fine is considerably lower than the £183m fine which the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) had initially notified the company of last year. According to the ICO, the regulator took into account "representations from BA and the economic impact of COVID-19 on their business before setting a final penalty".It comes as the company's chief executive told MPs back in September that the business was "fighting for its survival" as a consequence of the pandemic.The ICO said it took into account the economic impact of its initial fine as part of its regulatory action policy, which is currently under review. ...

Sep202020 by adminNo Comments

Tens of thousands march against Lukashenko as hackers leak police details

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Tens of thousands of people marched through the Belarusian capital Minsk on Sunday, calling for the resignation of president Alexander Lukashenko in the sixth straight weekend of protests.It comes as hackers leaked the personal details of more than 2,000 senior police officers in two batches, pledging that "no one will remain anonymous, even under a balaclava", amid reports of violent crackdowns targeting demonstrators. At least 10 people were detained on Sunday, according to the Russian news agency TASS, which quoted a police spokesperson. Human rights group Spring-96 said at least 196 people were detained across the whole of the county. ...