Beyoncé's surprise Disney performance made Twitter's dreams come true - Yahoo Lifestyle
Posted: 17 Apr 2020 09:05 AM PDT
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(Bloomberg) -- The federal government has awarded $7.2 billion in contracts to fight the coronavirus pandemic, including one that would pay a little-known Massachusetts biotech firm more than its reported revenue for the last three years combined.The award to Moderna Inc. is just one example of the thousands of federal contracts awarded by the Trump administration to fight the coronavirus, according to a review of federal data compiled by Bloomberg Government. Some companies have secured nine-figure deals to supply thousands of ventilators, face masks, hospital capacity and other critical services needed to manage the outbreak.Amsterdam-based Royal Philips NV has so far been the top corporate recipient with some $661.4 million in agreements. The vast majority of that sum came on April 8 via a $646.7 million contract to procure ventilators from the health technology giant's Philips Electronics North America unit.Health and Human Services last week awarded seven contracts worth a combined $1.4 billion to secure thousands of ventilators, which are needed to treat the most severe cases. Among the awards were a $350 million pact with a U.S. affiliate of Asahi Kasei Corp., a $552 million accord with Hamilton Medical Inc. and a $408 million purchase from Vyaire Holding Co. Each of those companies have other, smaller virus-related contracts, lifting the total value of their government work.The search for a vaccine to counter the disease spurred other large awards, in addition to Moderna's. In late March, Johnson & Johnson Inc.'s Janssen Pharmaceuticals unit signed a $456.2 million deal for Covid-19 vaccine development, plus a $148.4 million award for anti-viral therapies. Shares of the parent company have risen 2.6% this year compared to the broader S&P 500 Index's 15% decline.3M Co. and Honeywell International Inc. each won multiple contracts totaling more than $180 million apiece, mostly to replenish scant supplies of N95 respirator masks. Other mask-procurement deals include a $55.5 million award to Panthera Worldwide LLC and contracts totaling nearly $46 million with Draegerwerk AG & Co. for masks and other medical gear.The Department of Defense on Tuesday detailed contracts totaling $133 million for 39 million N95 masks made by 3M, Honeywell and a unit of Owens & Minor Inc. over the next 90 days. Those contracts are not reflected in the Bloomberg Government contracting data due to reporting delays.Separately, Canada's AirBoss of America Corp. was awarded a contract for more than $96 million to supply the Federal Emergency Management Agency with 100,000 powered air purifying respirator systems. The order is the company's largest ever and exceeds its average quarterly revenue for the last four quarters.Services are another major category of federal coronavirus contracts. RER Financial Group LLC received two contracts totaling $350 million to provide data analysis and loan recommendation services to the U.S. Small Business Administration. FEMA meanwhile awarded more than $100 million each to Aecom and ACS, Actividades de Construccion y Servicios SA, to erect temporary hospital facilities in Long Island, New York.Shares of Moderna rose sharply after the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services agreed to pay as more than $400 million for the company to develop and test its Covid-19 vaccine now in an initial clinical trial.Though its market capitalization exceeds $18 billion, the Cambridge-based biotech firm's revenue was only $60.2 million last year.Its shares are up 152% this year as of Tuesday's close.For more articles like this, please visit us at bloomberg.comSubscribe now to stay ahead with the most trusted business news source.©2020 Bloomberg L.P.
Disney+ Originals: Everything you can watch in the UAE - Gulf News
Posted: 17 Apr 2020 08:23 PM PDT
Disney+ Originals landed on OSN's on-demand subscription service this month, as Disney announced it had no imminent plans to launch a standalone Disney+ platform in the region. Fans can now catch several series, docuseries and films courtesy of Disney and Disney+ Originals on OSN. We tell you what's new this month, and what Disney+ has planned next… Image Credit: Reuters DISNEY+ ORIGINALS: NOW STREAMING IN THE UAE Image Credit: Social Media The Mandalorian: This is the first live-action Star Wars series, based on the epic space Western franchise. Created by Jon Favreau for Disney+, The Mandalorian is set five years after the Return of the Jedi and 25 years before The Force Awakens. It follows Mandalorian bounty hunter, Din Djarin, and his exploits. Image Credit: Pixar In Real Life: Ever dreamed of meeting your favourite animated character? 'Pixar In Real Life' is a hidden-camera type programme, where people on the street are surprised by Pixar characters and Pixar movie moments brought to life. Image Credit: Disney Encore!: A reality web series, hosted (and executive produced) by Kristen Bell and Will Gluck, that reunites the cast of various high school musicals years later to recreate the performance they originally performed. Some musicals included: Annie, Grease and the Sound of Music. Image Credit: Supplied High School Music: The Musical: The Series: Set at East High School — the same school from the famous movie franchise — this new Disney+ series revolves around the members of the drama club and their faculty, who are gearing up for opening night of the school's first-ever production of 'High School Musical: The Musical'. Image Credit: Disney Disney's Fairy Tale Weddings: This feel-good docuseries features couples and their Disney-themed engagements, nuptials and vow renewals, offering a behind-the-scenes glimpse into these joyous moments that have taken place everywhere from Walt Disney World to Aulani in Hawaii. Image Credit: Disney The World According to Jeff Goldblum: It's basically what it says on the tin — 'Jurassic Park' actor Jeff Goldblum, 67, explores the world and looks at things like video games, ice cream, sneakers and coffee. Goldblum said he didn't do any extra 'homework' for the show, but rather approached it through the lens of his own experiences. Developed by National Geographic. Image Credit: Supplied Shop Class: In this competition series, teams of young builders compete against each other as they design, build and test their creations. A panel of experts evaluate their work in every episode. In the end, one team is named the 'Shop Class' champions. Image Credit: Disney Pick of the Litter: A docuseries based on the 2018 film, 'Pick of the Litter' follows six potential guide dogs — Paco, Pacino, Raffi, Amara, Tulane and Tartan — and their puppy raisers. The puppies loved nurtured, trained and shepherded in order to become guides for blind people. Image Credit: Disney One Day at Disney: A documentary film that explores a day in the life of employees at various divisions of the Walt Disney Company. Narrated by 'This Is Us' actor Sterling K Brown. Image Credit: Disney The Imagineering Story: A documentary miniseries that examines in-depth the history and creation of Disney theme parks around the globe. Narrated by actress Angela Bassett. Image Credit: Disney Lady and the Tramp (2020): This musical romance is a 2019 live-action remake of Lady and the Tramp, which tells the love story between an uptown Cocker Spaniel and a downtown Mutt. Characters are voiced by Tessa Thompson, Justin Theroux, Janelle Monae and Sam Elliot, while two of the human characters are played by 'Community' alum Yvette Nicole Brown and Ken Jeong. Image Credit: Disney Stargirl (2020): A PG coming-of-age and teen romance film, where Leo, a misfit teen in the school marching band, becomes infatuated with Stargirl, the free-spirited new girl. Image Credit: Disney DISNEY FILMS: RECENTLY ADDED Image Credit: AP Avengers: Endgame (2019): Avengers: Endgame was the final instalment and conclusion of the MCU's 'Infinity Saga', wrapping up several characters story arcs. We'll keep it spoiler free, in case you're super late, but let's just say Thanos won't go down without a fight. Image Credit: AP Aladdin (2019): A live-action remake where street urchin Aladdin (Mena Massoud) chases after his love interest, Princess Jasmine (Naomi Scott), with a little help from the wish-granting Genie (Will Smith). Image Credit: Disney Toy Story 4 (2019): In the fourth instalment of Toy Story, Woody bumps into old friend Bo Peep, but as they begin to catch up, they realise they want different things out of life as a toy. Image Credit: The Lion King (2019): The live-action remake, starring Donald Glover, Beyonce and Seth Rogan, follows young lion cub Simba and his journey of growth after his father is killed. Image Credit: Mary Poppins Returns (2018): Decades after her original visit, the bag-toting, umbrella-floating magical nanny Mary Poppins (Emily Blunt) returns to help the Banks siblings through a rough time at home. Image Credit: Penguins (2019): This coming-of-age documentary follows Steve, a penguin who joins millions of other penguin males in the frosty Antarctic spring as he seeks a life partner in hopes of building a family — and a nest. Image Credit: Disney Captain Marvel (2019): Earth is in the midst of a battle between two alien races, and Carol Danvers becomes one of the most powerful heroes in the universe — Captain Marvel. Image Credit: ©Marvel Studios 2019 Dumbo (2019): Dumbo can fly thanks to his massive ears, however, the young elephant who is helping a struggling circus survive; however, dark secrets lurk beneath the surface. Image Credit: AP Glass (2019) M Night Shyamalan's sci-fi thriller 'Glass', starring James McAvoy, Samuel L Jackson and Bruce Willis, follows security guard David Dunn, who uses his supernatural capabilities to track a man with twenty-four personalities. Part of the 'Unbreakable' trilogy. Image Credit: AP Shine (2017) [coming April 25]: 'Shine' is a musical drama about two Puerto Rican brothers, both street salsa dancers, who are separated by a tragedy and reunited years later on opposite sides of gentrification. Set in East Harlem. Image Credit: Disney UPCOMING ON DISNEY+: Disney+ has revealed a slate of upcoming TV shows that will drop in the next few years on their standalone platform, which is unavailable in the UAE at the moment. Exact release dates and regions have not been narrowed down as of yet, so it is unclear whether these shows will stream one day through OSN. Here is a selection of the upcoming titles that Disney+ has announced so far. (Spoilers for 'Avengers: Engame' afoot…) Image Credit: Social Media Artemis Fowl (2020): The upcoming science fantasy adventure film 'Artemis Fowl' will skip theatrical releases and head straight to Disney+. It follows a young criminal mastermind, aged 12, who seeks to find his father who has mysteriously vanished. Starring Josh Gad, Colin Farrell and Judi Dench. Image Credit: Disney The Falcon and the Winter Soldier (2020): The Falcon (Anthony Mackie) and the Winter Soldier (Sebastian Stan) return after the events of 'Avengers: Endgame'. We last saw the Falcon pick up Captain America's shield, though it's unclear how that plot line will move forward. Image Credit: Disney Loki (2021): Tom Hiddleston will return as 'God of Mischief' Loki, Thor's younger brother. We last saw the character get his hands on the tesseract in 'Avengers: Endgame', but it's unclear where he will go next. Image Credit: Supplied WandaVision (2020): Paul Bettany and Elizabeth Olsen will return as The Vision and Scarlet Witch/Wanda Maximoff in a series set after the events of 'Avengers: Endgame'. While The Vision died in 'Avengers: Infinity War', Scarlet Witch was still around by the end of Phase 3 of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Image Credit: Disney What If… (2021): The Marvel Cinematic Universe's first animated series, following hypothetical situations that could arise. Some familiar voices include Mark Ruffalo as Hulk, Josh Brolin as Thanos and Michael B Jordan as Killmonger. 'Westworld' actor Jeffrey Wright plays The Watcher and narrates. Image Credit: Disney Hawkeye (2021): Jeremy Renner returns as Hawkeye — aka Clint Baron — and passes the baton onto Kate Bishop, who takes up the Hawkeye name in the comics. Image Credit: Disney Ms Marvel (2021): Ms Marvel is Marvel's first main Muslim superhero. Kamila Khan is a shape-shifting Pakistani-American teenager, who keeps the streets of her hometown in New Jersey safe. Image Credit: Moon Knight (2022): A lesser known Marvel superhero comic book, where former CIA agent named Marc who kills his terrorist enemy and turns into a superhero, known as Moon Knight. Image Credit: Marvel Comics She-Hulk (2022): In the comics, Bruce Banner — AKA the Hulk — has a lawyer cousin named Jennifer Walters. Walters suffers an attack, and Banner tries to save her by transfusing some of his blood into her, which passes on some of his gamma radiation — and turns her into She-Hulk. Image Credit: Marvel Comics Star Wars: The Clone Wars 7 (airing now): Season seven of Star Wars' Clone Wars is already airing in America, but there's no word on its availability in the region. Image Credit: Disney Untitled Star Wars spin-off series: There are very little details about this limited series, which will see Ewan McGregor reprise his role as Obi-Wan Kenobi — the show's central character. Image Credit:
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