Rocket Lab s Peter Beck reveals details of second retrieval mission, dismisses IPO ambulance chasers
12 May, 2021 05:40 AM
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Rocket Lab chief executive Peter Beck. Photo / Supplied Rocket Lab chief executive Peter Beck has revealed more details of his company s second rocket retrieval mission - which could be as soon as Saturday when a 10-day launch window opens - and told media that everything is on track for his company s US$4.1 billion ($6b) Nasdaq listing in the second quarter.
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The listing will be through a merger with Cayman Islands-incorporated Vector Acquisition, an example of the spac (special-purpose acquisition company or blank cheque company ) phenomenon that has recently become de rigueur for tech listings in the US because, in the manner of a reverse listing, it eases red tape, and lowers costs and disclosure thresholds.
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Police investigation launched following fire at derelict Ocean Hotel and Kings Bar site
Emergency services from across the Isle of Wight attended the raging fire at the derelict hotel site last night
A police investigation has been launched following a large fire at the derelict Ocean Hotel and Kings Bar in Sandown last night (Saturday).
Emergency services attending the fire included Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service, IW Ambulance Service, as well as Police who are still in attendance this morning.
As the raging fire was tackled, several streets were closed and neighbours advised to keep their doors and windows closed.
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Gurugram, May 6 (IANS) The district administration of Gurugram on Thursday issued an order to regulate the maximum amount of fare that can be charged by ambulances and other vehicles carrying patients/bodies in Gurugram.
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Update: 06-May-2021
Rickshaw ‘ambulance’ offers free oxygen for virus patients
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May 5, 2021
BHOPAL, India: When Indian auto-rickshaw driver Mohammad Javed Khan saw people carrying their coronavirus-stricken parents to hospitals on their backs as they were too poor to afford an ambulance, he knew he had to help. Khan, a 34-year-old driver in the central Indian city of Bhopal, sold his wife’s jewellery and converted his three-wheeled vehicle into a small ambulance, fitting it out with an oxygen cylinder, an oximeter to measure oxygen levels in the blood, and other medical supplies. As India grapples with a harrowing Covid-19 crisis that has seen infections skyrocket and the healthcare system stretched to breaking point.
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