Early bird: Beyoncé has become a dollar billionaire. Yemen declared a state of emergency due to the advance of separatists supported by the United Arab Emirates.
American singer Beyoncé has become a billionaire, wrote Forbes magazine. Thanks to that, she is only the fifth female musician in history to reach this milestone. The internationally recognized Yemeni government declared a state of emergency. This happened after the United Arab Emirates supplied weapons and combat vehicles to local separatist forces.
According to Forbes, Beyoncé is among the richest musicians in the world
According to the current Forbes magazine ranking, singer Beyoncé has become the fifth musician to join the ranks of dollar billionaires. The Grammy award winner thus joined the likes of Taylor Swift, Bruce Springsteen, Rihanna and her husband Jay-Z. With 35 Grammy awards and 99 nominations, she is the most recognized artist in the history of the awards, including those won with Destiny's Child. It was this girl group that helped kick-start her famous career, as pointed out by CNN.
Saudi Arabia accuses Abu Dhabi of "dangerous" actions in Yemen
Saudi Arabia publicly accused its close ally United Arab Emirates of "highly dangerous" actions in Yemen. As a result, it also carried out "limited" air strikes on the local port of Mukalla on Tuesday. Two United Arab Emirates ships were targeted after delivering weapons and combat vehicles to local separatist forces. The United Arab Emirates rejected the accusations and expressed surprise over the strikes, as reported by CNN. In this context, they also stated that the vehicles were intended for forces in Yemen for the coordination of military aid.
Kennedy Center sparks controversy over Trump
A new wave of artists have announced that they are cancelling planned performances at the American Kennedy Center after its name was supplemented with that of Donald Trump. The American president has already accused artists for political activities because of this. An example is the jazz supergroup The Cookers, which announced that they will not participate in the A Jazz New Year’s Eve event. Other artists who refused to perform here include the dance group Doug Varone and Dancers or musician Chuck Redd, wrote the agency AP. The subject of criticism is the fact that this center in Washington is to be newly named the Trump and Kennedy Center. The decision was made by the administrative board, which was fully appointed by the current American president.
Kennedy's granddaughter Schlossberg, who battled cancer, has died at 35
At the age of 35, Tatiana Schlossberg, the granddaughter of former American President John F. Kennedy, passed away yesterday. The journalist and mother of two wrote in a November article in The New Yorker that she had been diagnosed with an aggressive form of cancer and, according to doctors, had less than a year to live. The article was published on November 22, the 62nd anniversary of her grandfather's assassination. In her journalistic career, she focused on environmental issues and was a vocal critic of her cousin Robert F. Kennedy, who is the Minister of Health in the administration of US President Donald Trump, reported by Ceskenoviny.cz.
Sources: Ceskenoviny.cz, CNN, AP
