Amazon ‘is in talks to exclusively stream Thursday nights NFL games on Prime in a deal that could reach up to $1 BILLION’ The NFL is reportedly on the verge giving near-exclusive Thursday Night Football rights to Amazon Prime in a deal that could be worth up to $1 billion annually Neither the league nor … Read more
Qantas plans for international flights to return by the end of October – just as Australia’s vaccination program ends – as it reveals losses of $1BILLION over the past six months Qantas CEO Alan Joyce said the billion dollar loss was ‘stark but not surprising’ The loss was thanks to a $6.9 billion Covid-related loss … Read more
Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny, who was arrested on his return to Russia last weekend, has claimed a strip club, casino and a theatre are among a series of luxurious rooms inside President Putin’s £1billion ‘palace’. Navalny claims to be in possession of leaked floor plans of Putin’s lavish property on Russia’s southern Black Sea coast … Read more
Carnival Cruise Line has taken delivery of its new £1 billion cruise liner called ‘Mardi Gras’ ahead of her big debut in 2021. The company’s now-largest vessel wights 180,000 tonnes and is 1,130 ft (340m) long, and features a roller coaster that loops around a water park – and six on-board zones, including a French … Read more
Jeremy Vine in stockings and suspenders, newsreaders belting out Abba, chef Ainsley Harriott doing the Full Monty. Children In Need has brought television viewers all manner of eye-popping highlights over the years. Tomorrow night marks the 40th anniversary of the star-studded extravaganza, which has raised more than £1 billion to support children and young people. … Read more
Almost £1BILLION of British taxpayers’ cash has been spent on coronavirus PPE from China – including form Wuhan The Government signed almost 90 contracts worth £900million with China Subsequent contracts are set to send that figure soaring to a cool £1billion Gowns, gloves and aprons were bought from the Communist superpower Life-saving ventilators acquired from … Read more
Package holiday firms have been accused of illegally withholding £1billion in refunds to families whose holidays were cancelled due to the pandemic. Around 9.4million people have lost a trip since coronavirus hit the UK – and the figure will rise again with a new lockdown and government ban on foreign holidays. However, many of the … Read more
Trump administration will pay Johnson & Johnson $1billion in exchange for 100 million coronavirus vaccine doses The US government is paying Johnson & Johnson more than $1billion to produce more than 100 million coronavirus vaccine doses by 2021 The latest contract is priced at roughly $10 per dose in comparison with the $19.50 the US is … Read more
New York City has voted to slash $1billion from the NYPD budget, following weeks of protests and fraught negotiations with Mayor Bill de Blasio – as some lawmakers complain it falls short of what activists demanded. The austere, coronavirus-era budget tightens spending across city agencies, including a cut of nearly $484million from the NYPD’s $6billion operating … Read more
Elon Musk calls out Jeff Bezos for being a ‘copy cat’ on Twitter after Amazon acquires self-driving startup Zoox for $1billion The comment is in reference to Musk’s ventures with Tesla’s self-driving cars Zoox, like Tesla, is focused on making self-driving cars and AI software Musk’s critical tweet is the second public swipe at Bezos … Read more