Electric campers have a certain charm to them, being able to explore the open road powered by the free sun rays beaming above you. But what if you could combine that freedom with the versatility of an electric boat and an electric bike? That’s exactly what Aigars Lauzis sought to capture when he designed the
In this article GE Straddling the border between Brazil and Paraguay, Itaipu commenced electricity production in 1984. The technological upgrades being planned for the site are set to take 14 years. Tifonimages | Istock | Getty Images GE Renewable Energy has signed a deal that will see it carry out upgrades to the 14 gigawatt
Sinn Fein has won control of the ball but the Democratic Unionists are still on the pitch. While an Irish nationalist party will be the biggest at Stormont, the DUP did not perform as badly as predicted. It had been under enormous pressure after Brexit resulted in a sea border between Great Britain and Northern
From the most dangerous areas around Kharkiv there is an almost constant exodus of people fleeing homes they cannot be sure they will ever see again. Oleg Koval, 43, and his wife Yulia, 23, stayed behind to help those in need. At first, they were just giving their friends a lift away from danger, but
The Queen will not attend this year’s annual garden parties and will be represented by other family members, Buckingham Palace has said. It said “details on attendance will be confirmed in due course”. Every summer, up to three garden parties take place at Buckingham Palace, as well as one at the Palace of Holyroodhouse in
Northern Ireland’s new first minister-elect, Michelle O’Neill, says being a teenage mother made her the person she is. The Sinn Fein deputy leader has spoken candidly about becoming pregnant with her daughter Saoirse at the age of 16. She said: “Being a young mum, well it’s my life experience, it made me what I am,
Dave Chappelle refuses to allow the “unsettling” attack on him overshadow the success of a record-breaking comedy run, his spokesperson has said. The US star was knocked over while on stage in LA on Tuesday and a man has been charged with assault with a deadly weapon. Chappelle was unhurt and laughed off the incident
Retired Air Vice Marshal Sean Bell takes a closer look at the situation on the ground in Ukraine as refugees try to escape Mariupol. SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/skynews Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skynews Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skynews Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@skynews For more
The sons of an American defector to North Korea appear in a video scolding the U.S. and saying American troops should leave South Korea. CNN’s Brian Todd reports.
The Bank of England has raised the base rate of interest to 1% – the fourth consecutive increase as it continues to move against surging inflation – despite issuing a warning about a recession ahead. The Bank forecast that the UK economy will shrink later this year in the face of double-digit inflation and an
Pro-choice activists across America are gearing up for the probable scenario that abortion rights which have been in place for 50 years will be snatched away this summer. A ruling, known as Roe v Wade, legalised abortion nationwide in the US in 1973. If it is overturned by the Supreme Court, 26 states are poised
A British man who joined a controversial Ukrainian military unit says he is willing is spend the next year defending against Russia’s invasion – and he has not been deterred by the capture of other Britons. Mark Ayres has spent the past two months in Ukraine after joining the Azov Regiment, which has far-right origins
Offshore construction work has officially started for the UK’s Dogger Bank, which will be the world’s largest offshore wind farm, with the installation of the first length of HVDC export cable off the Yorkshire coast. Dogger Bank will also be the first HVDC-connected wind farm in the UK. World’s largest offshore wind farm construction kicks
In this article RUN Sunrun employee Gonzalo Najera carries a solar panel before installation at a home in Alamo, Calif., May 17, 2021. Scott Strazzante | San Francisco Chronicle | Hearst Newspapers | Getty Images Sunrun shares jumped 11% during extended trading Wednesday after the company posted first-quarter earnings results, including a 39% increase in
In this article FB Facebook co-founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifies before the House Financial Services Committee in the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill October 23, 2019 in Washington, DC. Zuckerberg testified about Facebook’s proposed cryptocurrency Libra, how his company will handle false and misleading information by political leaders during the 2020 campaign
In this article ETSY AMZN An employee walks past a quilt displaying Etsy Inc. signage at the company’s headquarters in the Brooklyn. Victor J. Blue/Bloomberg via Getty Images Etsy and eBay reported better-than-expected first-quarter results after the bell on Wednesday, but the companies gave weak guidance for the current quarter that suggests the e-commerce sector
Labour is likely to advance in key battlegrounds in the local elections but may struggle to win significant numbers of new councils outright, according to a major new results projection by YouGov for Sky News. Labour looks set to make slower progress tomorrow in the north of England than elsewhere in the local council elections,
WARNING: May contain swearing, description of drug taking and domestic violence. This feed is provided to Sky News by Court TV. Sky has no control over its content and quality. Johnny Depp is suing his ex-wife Amber Heard for libel in the US state of Virginia, over an article she wrote for the Washington Post
Former NATO ambassador Ivo Daalder and ex-Pentagon official Evelyn Farkas break down how Western leaders should stand up to Russia’s aggression. #CNN #News
The US Federal Reserve has increased its benchmark interest rate by 0.5% to combat inflation – the sharpest hike since 2000. The American central bank increased the rate for the second time in two months after inflation surged to a 40-year high of 8.5% in March. The change, which puts the fed funds target rate