Oil prices eased in Asian as concerns over slow demand from top crude importer China grew after bearish trade and inflation data, outweighing fears over tighter supply arising from output cuts by Saudi Arabia and Russia. David Mcnew | Getty Images News | Getty Images Saudi Arabia on Tuesday extended its 1-million-barrels-per-day voluntary oil production
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Climate activists have interrupted the women’s semi-final at the US Open. The protesters were wearing shirts that said End Fossil Fuels – and began causing disruption from the stands at the start of the second set. At least one demonstrator had glued their shoes to the ground, making them harder to remove. Image: Pic: AP
Elon Musk, Chief Executive Officer of SpaceX and Tesla and owner of Twitter, looks on as he attends the Viva Technology conference dedicated to innovation and startups at the Porte de Versailles exhibition centre in Paris, France, June 16, 2023. Gonzalo Fuentes | Reuters WASHINGTON — A Ukrainian official slammed Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk for ordering engineers
In the foothills of the Himalayas is Shimla – once the summer capital of the British Raj, known as the Queen of the Hills. Shimla proudly sits 2,200m (7,200ft) in the mountains. But the Queen is crumbling – and she’s a warning shot to the rest of the planet. It comes as India’s leader, Narendra
Ezra Collective have won this year’s Mercury Prize, with their album Where I’m Meant To Be. The instrumental jazz group beat acts including Raye, Jessie Ware and J Hus to claim the prestigious award and the £25,000 prize at a star-studded ceremony held at London’s Hammersmith Apollo. Nine of the 12 nominated acts played on
The jail from which terror suspect Daniel Abed Khalife escaped “really needs closing ultimately”, the chief inspector of prisons has said. Speaking to Sky News’ Politics Hub with Sophy Ridge, Charlie Taylor said there was a “crisis” in large institutions like Wandsworth prison in south London due to a lack of places and staff, and
King Charles has remembered his late mother’s “devoted service” and “all she meant” to the country on the first anniversary of her death. Queen Elizabeth II died on 8 September last year. She was 96 and had received her 15th prime minister, Liz Truss, only two days before. The King, who said he recalled Her
In this article MSFT Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Chinese President Xi Jinping delivers a speech in Beijing, China, April 24, 2023. Xinhua News Agency | Xinhua News Agency | Getty Images Chinese state-aligned influence and disinformation campaigns are impersonating U.S. voters and targeting political candidates on multiple social media platforms with improved sophistication,
Think this weekend’s college football slate can’t possibly top the excitement of a Week 1 that extended into Week 2 because of the holiday? How can it beat the “Florida State is back” headline? Or the Duke upset of Clemson? And finally, no way it can top the Colorado/Deion debut, right? But Deion and his
Ukraine’s defence minister Oleksii Reznikov has been dismissed – as Volodymyr Zelenskyy prepares to make the biggest political shake-up in Ukraine since the start of Russia’s invasion in February 2022. Mr Reznikov confirmed on social media he had sent his resignation letter to the chairman of parliament. Read more here: https://news.sky.com/topic/ukraine-6556 #ukraine #corruption #defenceminister SUBSCRIBE
Pennsylvania police are still searching for escaped murderer Danelo Cavalcante, who broke out of the Chester County Prison about 30 miles west of Philadelphia. Officials have been broadcasting a message from Cavalcante’s mother urging him to surrender, as they narrow in on a 2-mile area where they believe he is hiding. #cnn #news
Daimler, Cummins, and PACCAR are forming a joint venture to manufacture battery cells in the US for commercial electric trucks. The joint venture – which consists of Accelera, the zero-emissions business unit of Cummins; Daimler Trucks & Buses; and large commercial truck maker PACCAR – will build battery cells for commercial electric trucks. Each company
Oil storage tanks in Tuapse, Russia, on Sunday, March 22, 2020. India’s imports of Russian crude is a win-win situation for the world’s economy, said Oil and Natural Gas Corporation. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images SINGAPORE — India’s imports of Russian crude is a win-win situation for the world economy, according to India’s No.
About 80% of mortgage holders and renters are now worried about rising housing costs, according to a poll. Which? said the figure was the highest in the 10-year history of its monthly Consumer Insight Tracker. It comes as rents continue to rise and mortgage payments remain high after the Bank of England hiked interest rates
Jimmy Carr, Miriam Margolyes and Shrek The Musical are among the acts to have been affected by theatre closures linked to RAAC concerns. Several venues around the UK have gone dark for the next few weeks as investigations take place into the use of RAAC (reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete) – the building material at the
A fugitive ex-soldier is believed to have escaped from prison by tying himself to the underside of a food truck. Details have started to emerge of how terror suspect Daniel Abed Khalife fled HMP Wandsworth, with Justice Secretary Alex Chalk revealing “strapping” was found underneath the vehicle. The 21-year-old was working in the kitchen and
Scorching temperatures at the US Open have sparked a shock courtside outburst from Russian champion Daniil Medvedev. The world No 3 was battling it out against good friend Andrey Rublev in the quarter-finals when he approached the camera to warn “one of us is going to die”. “You cannot imagine. One player is going to
Labour is calling for an independent inquiry into how a prisoner was able to escape from a London jail while awaiting trial for terror offences. Daniel Abed Khalife, 21, is alleged to have escaped from Wandsworth prison – one of the UK’s largest – under a food truck. Yvette Cooper, the shadow home secretary, said
Japan launched its lunar exploration spacecraft on Thursday aboard a homegrown H-IIA rocket, hoping to become the world’s fifth country to land on the Moon early next year. Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) said the rocket took off from Tanegashima Space Center in southern Japan as planned and successfully released the Smart Lander for Investigating
Energy industry leaders have warned the UK could fall behind a key target for new offshore wind power ahead of the results of a government auction that is widely expected to flop. Multiple industry sources have told Sky News the auction, the results of which are expected to be announced on Friday, has received little