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☆ Saudi Arabia wants big spenders for the first part of its Neom megaproject
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-28 | by ( Beatrice Nolan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Saudi Arabia plans to open the first part of its Neom megaproject this year. Saudi Arabia is pushing to distinguish itself in the high-end luxury market to compete with Dubai. AdvertisementSaudi Arabia plans to open the first region of its Neom megacity by the end of the year. Neom recently ended investor roadshows in China by confirming the luxury island resort would open this year, Arab News reported. A rendering of The Line, part of the Neom project planned by Saudi Arabia.

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☆ A survival expert reacts to 'Society of the Snow' and the true story of how 16 people survived the Andes plane crash
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-09 | by ( Kelsey Vlamis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

"It's totally remarkable and possible, but most people would die," Cat Bigney, a survival expert and instructor at the Boulder Outdoor Survival School, told Business Insider. Actor Enzo Vogrincic as Numa and the survivors around the crash site in Netflix's "Society of the Snow." In actuality, the men would've probably had a lot more muscle on their body," Bigney, who also played rugby for over a decade, said. AdvertisementMany of the plane crash survivors were in their late teens and early 20s. AdvertisementMelted snow, which the movie shows survivors collecting in leftover water bottles, would help, but it would still be ice-cold.

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☆ Who did it? Question lingers in murder drama 'The Night of the 12th'
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-29 | by ( Marie-Louise Gumuchian | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

[1/3] The 75th Cannes Film Festival - Photocall for the film "La nuit du 12" (The Night of the 12th) presented as part of Cannes Premiere - Cannes, France, May 21, 2022. “When you have a crime story, you have the crime and then ... the public wants the criminal at the end," director Dominik Moll told Reuters. One key scene sees character Nanie confront Yohan about repeatedly questioning her about her friend Clara's ex-partners. Set in the Alps, the film premiered at last year's Cannes Film Festival and has been praised by critics and audiences. "The Night of the 12th" is released in UK cinemas on Friday.

☆ Flying taxis, robotic avatars and holograms — Saudi Arabia pushes ahead with its sci-fi city vision
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-25 | by ( Emma Procter | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

The future Site of the city Neom, a planned cross-border city, stands empty before development begins in the Tabuk Province of northwestern Saudi Arabia, December 18, 2019. NEOM political map of the 500 billion dollar megacity project in Saudi Arabia along the Red Sea coast. Granger's firm has been working closely with Neom and she believes the view of Saudi Arabia among the business community has changed inexorably. The aim is to transform and grow the kingdom's media industry — another key focus of the Vision 2030 plan. Visitors watch a 3D presentation during an exhibition on 'Neom', a new business and industrial city, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, October 25, 2017.

☆ Стало известно о закрытии неба над Женевой на время саммита США и России
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-06 | by ( Mld Media Srl | ) noi.md time to read: +1 min

Во время российско-американского саммита, который пройдет 16 июня, небо над Женевой будет закрыто. Этим процессом занимается швейцарское федеральное управление гражданской авиации (BAZL) совместно с ВВС страны и другими уполномоченными государственными органами. Ранее стало известно, что президент России Владимир Путин и его американский коллега Джо Байден могут провести очную встречу в Женеве на вилле La Grange или в отеле Hôtel Résidence Parc des Eaux Vives. Встреча президентов России и США пройдет 16 июня в Женеве. В Белом доме ранее сообщили, что одной из тем, выбранных Байденом для разговора с Путиным, станет кибербезопасность.

Persons: Владимир Путин, Джо Байден, Байден, Путин Organizations: ВВС Locations: Женева, Давос, Россия, США, Белый дом, Кремль

☆ В Швейцарии назвали возможное место встречи Путина и Байдена
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-04 | by ( Mld Media Srl | ) noi.md time to read: +1 min

Фотограф издания сообщил, что на швейцарской вилле La Grange ранее были замечены «люди в военных сапогах». Также сообщается, что в парке, на территории которого расположены вилла и отель, несколько дней находилось большое число сотрудников безопасности. Еще одним возможным местом встречи глав государств является отель Hôtel Résidence Parc des Eaux Vives, который расположен в том же парке, что и вилла. Ранее официальный представитель Кремля Дмитрий Песков сообщал, что фиксированной повестки переговоров Владимира Путина и Джо Байдена нет. В Белом доме ранее сообщили, что одной из тем, выбранных Байденом для разговора с Путиным, станет кибербезопасность.

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