Aug 8, 2024, 02:45 PM The search for a French rugby player missing after being swept away by a wave while swimming in the sea off Cape Town continued on Thursday as condolences were sent to his family by rugby authorities. Medhi Narjissi, part of the France under-18 team due to participate in a tournament
Sir Keir Starmer has told police chiefs to remain “on high alert” after anticipation of more disorder largely failing to materialise on Wednesday. The prime minister is understood to have told an emergency COBRA meeting that the levels of policing and swift justice in response to the past week’s unrest has “undoubtedly” worked as a
Passengers wait for their flights at Ben Gurion airport near Tel Aviv on August 6, 2024, amid regional tensions during the ongoing war between Israel and the Palestinian Hamas movement in the Gaza Strip. Gil Cohen-magen | Afp | Getty Images U.S. crude oil futures rose Thursday for the third straight day to trade above
In this article BTC.CM= Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Omer Taha Cetin | Anadolu | Getty Images Cryptocurrencies resumed their rebound from their big sell-off earlier in the week, with bitcoin retaking $59,000. The price of the flagship cryptocurrency was last higher by 8% at $59,385.40, according to Coin Metrics, rising above the $55,000
Male Labour MPs should back a woman when the party chooses a successor to Sir Keir Starmer, Harriet Harman has said. The veteran politician, who stepped down at the general election after 40 years in parliament, said it is “embarrassing and sort of shameful” that Labour has never had a female at the helm. Speaking
The UK’s competition regulator has launched an inquiry into Amazon’s investment of over £3bn into an artificial intelligence (AI) startup as regulators ramp up their scrutiny of mergers involving the fast-growing technology. The deal, which was announced by Amazon in March, included a $4bn (£3.16bn) investment into Anthropic and a commitment from the AI startup
Aug 8, 2024, 04:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Time moves quickly over the summer. You spend weeks lamenting the lack of Premier League football, trying to distract yourself with international tournaments and blockbuster transfers. Then, all of sudden, the new season is upon you! Manchester United and Fulham get things underway on Friday, Aug.
Tesla is working through its giant backlog of over 1 million Cybertruck reservations pretty fast based on who it is inviting to configure. After Tesla unveiled the Cybertruck, despite all the ridicule from the public regarding the design, the company managed to accumulate over 1 million reservations. However, we noted that these reservations don’t represent
A suspended Labour councillor has been arrested after allegedly telling a protest that fascists needed to have their throats cut. Metropolitan Police confirmed the arrest in a tweet which included the original video of Ricky Jones, a local councillor in Dartford in Kent, appearing to make the comments. The force said: “Officers have arrested a
Three Taylor Swift concerts have been cancelled in Austria over a suspected terrorist plot. Swift was due to play at Vienna’s Ernst Happel Stadium on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, but event organisers announced their cancellation on Wednesday after two men were arrested over an alleged terror plot said to be targeting the events. The cancellations
People in Russia are unable to access YouTube amid an alleged crackdown on the video hosting site. Russian internet monitoring service Sboi.rf said there had been reports of thousands of glitches with the Google-owned video service. Users said the site was only accessible via virtual private networks (VPNs), which give users access to remote servers
In a momentary turning of the tables, a seemingly unprecedented Ukrainian ground incursion into Russia signals a new type of attack that is causing alarm in Moscow. Up to 1,000 Ukrainian troops, driving tanks and other armoured vehicles and supported by drones and artillery, are reported to have charged across the border into Russia’s Kursk
NASA officials said on Wednesday the two astronauts delivered to the International Space Station in June by Boeing’s Starliner could return on SpaceX’s Crew Dragon in February 2025 if Starliner is still deemed unsafe to return to Earth. The US space agency has been discussing potential plans with SpaceX to leave two seats empty on
Rioters responsible for violence across the country have had their court cases fast-tracked to warn others they will “suffer the consequences” if they decide to take part. Some have been jailed for targeting mosques, immigration centres, and other community buildings amid disinformation around the Southport knife attack. Suspects arrested in dawn raids: UK riots latest
A teenager accused of plotting a terror attack at a Taylor Swift concert in Austria had carried out “concrete preparatory actions”, according to officials. Chemicals and “technical devices” were also found during a search of the home of the 19-year-old suspect, who had posted an oath of allegiance to the current leader of the Islamic
We are selling 50 shares of Procter & Gamble at roughly $170.60 and buying 100 shares of Nextracker at roughly $40.84. Following the trades, Jim Cramer’s Charitable Trust will own 350 shares of PG, decreasing its weighting to 1.9% from roughly 2.15%; and 950 shares of NXT, increasing its weighting to 1.25% from 1.10%. We’re
The prospect of the Bank of England cutting interest rates further in the near future has been raised after a closely watched report suggested the UK jobs market is showing signs of cooling. Researchers found the pace of pay rises slowed last month, while the hiring of temporary and permanent staff continued to decline. The
In this article AAPL Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Jaque Silva | SOPA Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Apple could charge its users up to $20 for its advanced artificial intelligence features, analysts told CNBC, as the company looks to boost the growth of its lucrative services business. The Cupertino giant plans to
On today’s episode of Quick Charge, we talk about legacy performance nameplates turning to battery power, the value of Tesla Autopilot data, and whether or not a $96,000 Chevy Silverado makes any sense at all, to anyone, for any reason. Plus, we check out latest high-performance Volkswagen’s ID.3 and ponder its place in the GTi’s
Liam Napier Aug 7, 2024, 05:38 AM Open Extended Reactions A cloud of uncertainty accompanies the return of the southern hemisphere’s premier rugby competition. What is the future of the Rugby Championship? At this point, no one really knows. This year’s tournament – as with the vast majority of the previous 12 editions – appears