China says it is “ready to defeat any provocation” as two US Navy warships sail through international waters in the Taiwan Strait. It comes just weeks after US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited the region – the highest-ranking elected US official to visit in more than 25 years. Her visit angered China, which saw it
Residents of Albert Square will pay tribute to the late June Brown in a special episode of EastEnders, the BBC has announced. Brown played Dot Branning – better known as Dot Cotton, the character’s previous married name – for more than 30 years before dying at her home in April, aged 95. Often seen with
Mercedes-Benz has shared new details of the 2023 model year versions of its EQ-line of all-electric vehicles. While multiple models sit upon the precipice of debuting in the US, Mercedes has introduced even more variations that should be available to US consumers by year’s end. Check it out. 2023 could prove to be the year
Airseas, the maritime unit of France’s Airbus, has developed a gigantic, automated kite called Seawing, which essentially tows a ship. Airseas The shipping industry accounts for nearly 3% of the world’s total greenhouse gas emissions, producing as much manmade carbon dioxide as all the coal-fired power plants in the U.S. combined. Still, it’s a relatively
China has said it will suspend talks with the United States on climate change and other issues as tension continues over Taiwan. For analysis of the situation in Taiwan, retired Air Vice-Marshal Sean Bell speaks to Sky News as a second day of military exercises takes place. #China #Taiwan #SkyNews SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel
Former Trump White House official Gavin Smith joins CNN’s New Day to discuss his recent op-ed ‘To our former Trump world colleagues — this is your moment to finally put America first,’ where he explains why his party needs to move on from Donald Trump. #CNN #News
Aug 27, 2022 Who will take the title in the wide-open women’s field? Can Rafael Nadal find a way to win despite injury? Or will Daniil Medvedev defend his crown? And could Serena Williams defy the odds in her final Grand Slam? Our experts attempt to answer these questions and make their own predictions as
Liz Truss is considering a “nuclear” option that could see VAT cut from 20% to 15%, according to reports. A source told Sky News that Ms Truss “will consider options to help people, but it would not be right for her to announce her plans before she has been elected prime minister or seen all
Boris Johnson has predicted that the UK will “emerge stronger and more prosperous” once the cost of living crisis begins to ease. Despite huge hikes in energy prices, largely caused by the war in Ukraine, he has also said the West must “double down” on its support for Kyiv and not “go wobbly”. “It was
Tens of thousands of people in Pakistan have been forced to flee their homes following deadly floods, as the country’s prime minister warned the “magnitude of the calamity is bigger” than expected. Nearly 1,000 people have been killed in the floods since mid-June, which have been triggered by heavy monsoon rains. The latest destruction saw
Aug 27, 2022 Argentina stunned the All Blacks by beating the three-times world champions for the first time on New Zealand soil with a 25-18 victory in a Rugby Championship Test in Christchurch on Saturday. The Pumas achieved their first ever win over New Zealand just two years ago in another championship match in Sydney
Two men held over the fatal shooting of nine-year-old Olivia Pratt-Korbel in Liverpool have been released on bail. Police arrested a 36-year-old man from Huyton and a 33-year-old man from Dovecot on suspicion of murder and two counts of attempted murder. Both have been released on bail and the 36-year-old has been recalled to prison
The FBI’s justification for its raid on the home of former US president Donald Trump has been released. However, a judge has ordered it to be heavily redacted and large parts of the document are blacked out. Here is the significance of the parts we can see and an explanation of why some extracts have
There are major movements towards reducing the size of cars and trucks in favor of lighter and more socially responsible vehicles that are less likely to take out an entire school bus while the driver is texting. As admirable as that concept is, I think this three-wheeled electric truck from China’s largest shopping platform might
We’re selling 35 shares of Pioneer Natural Resources (PXD) at roughly $258.60 each. Following Friday’s trade, Jim Cramer’s Charitable Trust will own 170 shares of PXD, decreasing its weighting to 1.46% from 1.75%. In line with our recent sales of Coterra Energy (CTRA) on Monday and Chevron (CVX) earlier this month, we are taking the
Former prosecutor Michael Zeldin says that Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) should lose his appeal to delay testifying before a Georgia grand jury. A Georgia prosecutor says Graham’s testimony is critical to an investigation into former President Trump. #CNN #News
A method to mould matter into complex shapes that involves the usage of “twisted” light has been devised by a team of researchers, at the University of Strathclyde. The new technique builds on the temperature-sensitive property of atoms. When atoms are cooled till, or close to, the absolute zero temperatures (-273 degrees Celsius), they stop
Rebecca Adlington has suffered a “devastating” miscarriage and says she is fighting sepsis after emergency surgery. The former Olympic swimmer shared the heart-breaking news on Instagram, posting a photo showing her lying in a hospital bed holding a cup of tea, with an IV line in the back of her hand. In her message, she
Fifty-three years after the historic Apollo mission, NASA is all set to send astronauts to the Moon once again with the launch of its Artemis I on August 29. The combined SLS-Orion spacecraft will take off from the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral to send an uncrewed capsule around the Moon and back to
Aug 26, 2022 NFL Nation reporters History has shown that not every NFL rookie will be counted on in his first season, but plenty will. Some can even change the fortunes of a franchise, though we won’t know for probably a few years if anyone in this class is capable of such things. Eight teams