Tennis legend Chris Evert has announced her ovarian cancer has returned. The 18-time grand slam champion released a statement in which she said she had started another round of chemotherapy. The 68-year-old American was diagnosed with ovarian cancer in December 2021 after undergoing a preventative hysterectomy. She was given the all-clear in January this year
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When it comes to searching for odd vehicles on China’s largest online shopping site, I try not to limit myself too much. Sure it’s fun to find various things that zip around on wheels, treads, wings, or fins. But sometimes, you have to expand your horizon beyond just air, land, and sea. That’s the case
In this article META Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT The Ray-Ban Meta Headliner smart glasses. Jake Piazza | CNBC Meta released the second generation of its Ray-Ban glasses in October. I’ve been testing them over the last couple of weeks and I really like them, even after factoring in the premium you pay in
Darren Woods, chairman and chief executive officer of Exxon Mobil Corp., Brendan McDermid | Reuters Exxon Mobil said Wednesday its expects earnings to more than double through 2027 relative to 2019 as the energy giant moves forward with a slew of cost-cutting measures. Exxon said it’s on track to grow its earnings and cash flow
As the United Nations vote showed last night, Israel still has the backing of its most powerful ally, the United States, and the UK who chose to abstain. However, with 13 of the 15 members of the Security Council voting in favour of a ceasefire, and more than eighty other countries supporting it, the US
Hunter Biden says Republicans are trying to “kill” him and that his critics are engaging in a public campaign to lure him back into substance abuse. In a rare interview released on Friday – the day after he was charged with evading tax – the son of US President Joe Biden spoke about life in
New immigration rules could prevent universities from hiring the best international talent and send a message that the UK is “closing ranks”, higher education leaders have warned. Academics and University bodies have told Sky News an increase in the minimum salary for a skilled worker visa effectively prices out early career academics and researchers vital
Robert Jenrick has said the government’s Rwanda bill is too weak and will still mean a “merry-go-round” of legal challenges. The former immigration minister quit this week over the new law – designed to speed up deportations and deter people from crossing the Channel on small boats. Mr Jenrick, writing in The Daily Telegraph, said
Tennis champion Boris Becker has been jailed for two-and-a-half years for flouting terms of his bankruptcy. The 54-year-old was found guilty earlier this month of transferring hundreds of thousands of pounds from his business account, and failing to declare a property in his home town of Leimen in Germany. The trial took place at Southwark
Anthony Bourdain dines with chef Sean Brock and Bill Murray in Charleston, South Carolina.
GB News, the right-leaning current affairs broadcaster, is in talks to raise tens of millions of pounds even as it contends with a string of probes by Ofcom, the media regulator. Sky News has learnt that GB News’ parent company, All Perspectives Limited, is targeting a fundraising worth in the region of £30m in the
Front-of-house workers at leading West End theatres have told Sky News audiences have “forgotten how to behave” – claiming assaults and abuse are a common occurrence. Agreeing to talk to us anonymously, we heard accounts of drunk audience members projectile vomiting in the auditorium, used condoms being found in the stalls, and ambulances being called
New York City has relaxed its zoning laws for renewables, including opening over 8,500 acres of parking lots for solar canopies. The New York City Council approved the “City of Yes for Carbon Neutrality,” a game-changing zoning code update that will make it easier to deploy clean energy and EV chargers, and other sustainable initiatives.
Dec 8, 2023, 08:14 PM Open Extended Reactions World champions South Africa will host Ireland and New Zealand for two tests each next year and also welcome Portugal for a historic first meeting between the sides in July as officials confirmed the Springboks’ home test fixtures for 2024 on Friday. Ireland will play matches in
Gas prices at a Shell gas station in Washington, DC, US, on Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2023. Al Drago | Bloomberg | Getty Images U.S. crude declined nearly 4% on Wednesday with retail gasoline prices hitting the lowest point since January ahead of the holiday shopping and travel season. The West Texas Intermediate contract for January
Despite overwhelming military superiority, Israel is struggling to develop an effective strategy to tackle the tunnel network under Gaza. This “underworld” has provided Hamas with a degree of sanctuary beyond the gaze of satellites, drones and military forces. How will Israel defeat Hamas without destroying the tunnel network? Please use Chrome browser for a more
A photo taken on November 23, 2023 shows the logo of the ChatGPT application developed by US artificial intelligence research organization OpenAI on a smartphone screen (left) and the letters AI on a laptop screen in Frankfurt am Main, western Germany. Kirill Kudryavtsev | Afp | Getty Images The European Union on Friday agreed to
In this article GOOG Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Getty Images A team at Google has proposed using AI technology to create a “bird’s-eye” view of users’ lives using mobile phone data such as photographs and searches. Dubbed “Project Ellmann,” after biographer and literary critic Richard David Ellmann, the idea would be to use
In this article GOOGL Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Google is facing scrutiny over its demonstration video for its newly launched artificial intelligence model, Gemini. On Wednesday, just weeks before the year’s end, Google launched what it considers its largest and most capable AI model Gemini and presented a demonstrative video to media outlets
A United Nations Security Council resolution to demand a ceasefire in Gaza has failed because it was vetoed by the US. Of the 15 representatives on the UN member council, 13 voted to back the call but the US blocked it and the UK abstained. After the vote, US deputy ambassador Robert Wood criticized the