Morning bird: Trump will visit China in mid-May. At least 40 percent of Russia's oil transport capacity is disrupted due to the war with Ukraine.
After U.S. President Donald Trump announced the postponement of the summit with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping, citing a desire to focus on the war with Iran, the new meeting date is mid-May. Following the latest Ukrainian attack, approximately 40 percent of Russian export oil capacities have been disrupted, which corresponds to roughly two million barrels per day.
Top Leaders of the United States and China Postpone Meeting
The new date for U.S. President Donald Trump's visit to China is May 14-15. The White House chief previously announced the postponement of the summit with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping, stating that he wants to focus on the war with Iran. The leaders of the superpowers were originally supposed to meet at the end of March and beginning of April, according to the server Al Jazeera.
The current conflict in the Middle East began on February 28 with American and Israeli strikes on Iran. The attacked country shortly thereafter launched a military retaliation, starting to attack Israel and American bases and other targets in the Persian Gulf area with missiles and drones,
At least 40 percent of Russia's oil transport capacity is disrupted
At least 40 percent of Russia's oil transport capacity is disrupted. This is a result of Ukrainian drone attacks. The current disruption of oil supplies is the most serious in Russia's modern history, otherwise the second largest oil exporter in the world. It hit Moscow at a time when oil prices are rising due to the war with Iran and have exceeded 100 dollars per barrel.
This month, Ukraine intensified drone attacks on Russian infrastructure for oil and fuel exports. It targeted three major Russian western oil export ports: Novorossiysk on the Black Sea, and Primorsk and Ust-Luga on the Baltic Sea, as noted by the server Ceskenoviny.cz.
Jury found Instagram and YouTube responsible for social media addiction
Instagram and YouTube are responsible for harm caused to children using their services. The plaintiff, a twenty-year-old woman, will receive compensation of 3 million dollars, equivalent to more than 63 million Czech crowns. The woman claims that using social media in childhood caused her to become addicted to this technology and worsened her mental health issues, as reported by the agency AP.
“We respectfully disagree with the verdict and are evaluating our legal options,”
Meta stated in response to the jury's decision.
The Musical Ordinary Girl Produced by Bílá Will Be Part of Her Life Jubilee
Singer Lucie Bílá will celebrate her sixtieth birthday on April 7. On this occasion, she will perform in a dual role without alternation in the musical Ordinary Girl, which will premiere this September at the Lucie Bílá Theater in Prague. The artist in the dual role will portray the singing star Rebeka Gray and an ordinary seamstress.
“I think the character of the seamstress is closer to me. My first role of Rebecca, after all, longs for vacations that last at least a year long. And that isn’t very close to me. The musical, like the album and tour of the same name, is very personal to me. It carries a piece of my life,”
quoted ČTK Bílá.
Stephen Colbert to write the script for the next Lord of the Rings series film
Comedian, TV show host of The Late Show, and well-known fan of J.R.R. Tolkien, Stephen Colbert, has announced that he will be involved in writing the script and preparing a new movie in the Lord of the Rings series.
Colbert joined director Peter Jackson to reveal this news in a video announcement. The film is reportedly titled Shadow of the Past. Another project will be the film Hunt for Gollum, where Andy Serkis is set to star, reported CNN.
Sources: AP, CNN, Al Jazeera, Ceskenoviny.cz
