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Germany plans to compensate for a cut in Russian gas supplies by increasing the burning of coal — the most carbon-intensive fossil fuel in terms of emissions. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Germany has said the deteriorating gas market situation means Europe’s largest economy must limit the use of natural gas for electricity production
Beyonce has released the first single from her forthcoming seventh solo studio album Renaissance earlier than expected – to the surprise and delight of her fans. “Bey is back and I’m sleeping real good at night,” she declares on the track – Break My Soul – which was scheduled for release at midnight EST (5am
MoonPay co-founder and CEO Ivan Soto-Wright at the Bitcoin 2022 conference in Miami. MoonPay Crypto start-up MoonPay said Tuesday that it’s partnering with Universal Pictures, Fox Corporation and Snoop Dogg’s Death Row Records, among other brands, to launch a new NFT platform called HyperMint. The new platform enables large brands, agencies, and enterprises to mint
Fallen US Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick’s partner, Sandra Garza, shares a message for Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner as more details about the January 6 insurrection come to light during the House select Committee’s public hearings. #cnn #News
Multiple police officers armed with rifles and at least one ballistic shield were on site at the Texas school shooting within 19 minutes – but they didn’t breach the classroom and stop the gunman for another hour, new reports suggest. According to documents reviewed by the Austin American-Statesman newspaper and local KVUE-TV, officers with heavier
A Russian journalist awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, has sold his medal for £84 million – and donated the money to Ukrainian refugee children. Dmitry Muratov, editor of the Russian Novaya Gazeta newspaper fiercely critical of the Kremlin, was jointly awarded the prize last year with fellow journalist Maria Ressa of the Philippines. But on
8:00 AM ET Tim BontempsESPN The NBA Finals wrapped up only a few days ago, but The Association’s calendar stops for no one. This week, the next generation of players will be welcomed into the league when the Orlando Magic begin the 2022 NBA draft Thursday night at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center. From there, free agency
Boris Johnson will condemn unions for what is expected to be the biggest train strike in three decades. Around 40,000 members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union at Network Rail and 13 train operators will walk out from midnight for all of Tuesday, as well as Thursday and Saturday in a dispute over
Tesla Chief Designer Franz von Holzhausen is starting to sell new interiors for Tesla cars through a partnership between his new company and Unplugged Performance, a longtime Tesla tuner and aftermarket part company. Von Holzhausen has recently launched a company named after himself to sell accessories made of new vegan leather that his company developed.
In this article TSLA F GM Charging port for a Ford Motor Co. Mustang during the Washington Auto Show in Washington, D.C., on Friday, Jan. 21, 2022. Al Drago | Bloomberg | Getty Images More people than ever are buying electric vehicles. There are about 2 million EVs on the road in the U.S., up
This week’s rail strike and the potential for further walkouts across the public sector has conjured the spirits of the Winter of Discontent, the dark days of the late 70s still considered the low point for British industrial relations, even if some of those in government and Fleet Street are too young to remember it.
6:40 AM ET NFL Nation reporters With veteran participation often kept to a minimum during offseason practices in the NFL, it’s only natural for attention to turn to the new faces and the rookies in particular. Eight teams didn’t have a first-round pick in the 2022 NFL draft. For the 24 that did (obviously some
Labour has launched a proposal to grant a cross-party select committee emergency powers if Boris Johnson fails to appoint a new ethics adviser. It comes after the prime minister’s ethics adviser Lord Geidt quit last week, saying he “could not be party to advising on potential law breaking”. Mr Johnson‘s official spokesperson has said there
EastEnders star Jessie Wallace was arrested outside a nightclub on Sunday on suspicion of assaulting a police officer and being drunk and disorderly. The actress, known for playing Kat Slater in the BBC soap, was pictured at a Madness gig in Thetford Forest in Suffolk hours before her arrest in Bury St Edmonds. A Suffolk
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In an exclusive interview, Ukraine’s Defense Minister tells CNN’s Matthew Chance about the state of his country and how US officials assured him military aid against Russia “will never stop.” #CNN #News
Downing Street has confirmed it was in conversation with The Times around the time the newspaper dropped a report claiming Boris Johnson tried to appoint his now wife to a government role when he was foreign secretary. In a story published on Saturday morning, the paper reported that Mr Johnson attempted to hire Carrie Johnson,
Film director Paul Haggis is being held in Italy pending a court hearing while prosecutors investigate a woman’s allegations he had sex with her without her consent over the course of two days. On Sunday, prosecutors in Brindisi, a port town in Puglia, announced that police had detained the Canadian-born director, 69, for investigation of
The biggest rail strike in three decades is expected go ahead after last-ditch talks failed, the RMT union said. A walk-out by 40,000 workers on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday will cause “total misery” according to Transport Secretary Grant Shapps. Mr Shapps said the walk-out was “totally wrong” and would inconvenience millions – including those like