Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout, who was recently freed in a prisoner swap for US basketball star Brittney Griner, has signed up to a far-right pro-Kremlin political party. The 55-year-old, nicknamed the “Merchant of Death”, has joined the ultranationalist Liberal Democratic Party of Russia (LDPR) – which has consistently backed Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine.
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Dec 12, 2022 Associated Press Tony Stewart‘s Superstar Racing Experience is moving to ESPN and a new night as the network plans to use the all-star summer racing series to revitalize its “Thursday Night Thunder.” ESPN said Monday it signed a multiyear agreement with Superstar Racing Experience that begins in July. SRX will air on
The government’s top responsibility is to tackle inflation, Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has told Sky News as thousands of public sector workers go on strike. Mr Hunt said the strikes, which are taking place every day until the end of the year, are a “symptom of the fact that people are very worried that their pay
There has been a sharp increase in the number of people forced to move across the country to escape homelessness, leaving behind jobs, schools, family and friends. #homeless #housing #skynews 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
The UK government has claimed up to 60% of what it calls “ill-gotten” Russian gains and foreign reserves have been frozen and that there will soon be nowhere left for such money to hide. But as CNN’s Nina dos Santos reports, sanctions on the super rich have yet to sway public allegiances, perhaps why the
Electric bike maker MATE is perhaps best known for its compact folding electric bikes. But much like the automotive world, this e-bike company has bigger aspirations. And in the case of the upcoming MATE SUV electric cargo bike, those are aspirations are pretty darn big. The MATE SUV e-bike is designed to haul so much
This image, from Sept, 2022, shows a liquefied natural gas tanker arriving at a port in the Netherlands. Siese Veenstra | AFP | Getty Images The power crisis gripping Europe has little to do with Vladimir Putin and it could be argued that the Russian leader’s actions have helped improve the situation, according to Per
Microsoft logo seen at their building in Redmond, Washington. Toby Scott | SOPA Images | LightRocket | Getty Images LONDON — U.S. tech giant Microsoft on Monday announced a 10-year partnership with the London Stock Exchange Group and took a near 4% stake in the U.K. bourse operator. The partnership involves next-generation data and analytics,
The economy returned to growth in October, according to early official figures which experts suggest could be the last to show expansion for some time. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) reported growth of 0.5% – following a contraction of 0.6% in September which was largely put down to disruption to usual activity because of
Hospitals in England have paid up to £5,200 for a single shift by an agency doctor, amid growing pressure on the NHS. The most expensive shift was £5,234, according to figures obtained by Labour through Freedom of Information requests to NHS trusts across the country. The party said that was paid by a trust in
NASA’s Orion capsule made a blisteringly fast return from the Moon Sunday, parachuting into the Pacific off Mexico to conclude a test flight that should clear the way for astronauts on the next lunar flyby. The incoming capsule hit the atmosphere at Mach 32, or 32 times the speed of sound, and endured reentry temperatures
The inside light of a car flickered in the darkness next to a cluster of large apartment blocks in the Ukrainian city of Odesa. A young couple, wrapped in furry dressing gowns over layers of clothes, were sat in the front seats, charging their mobile phones and enjoying a brief respite from the cold. Oleh
Mick Lynch has accused the government of deliberately scuppering talks aimed at averting a series of rail strikes this month and next. The RMT General Secretary told Kay Burley that ministers have “no interest” in ending the industrial action and have “torpedoed” talks. #skynews #strike #rmt SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews
CNN senior political analyst Ron Brownstein points out a trend that has led to the losses of Trump-backed candidates in the 2022 midterms and Republicans’ below-expectation performances. #RonBrownstein #CNN #News
Google has replaced their homepage logo with an animated Doodle in honor of prolific solar energy scientist Mária Telkes, nicknamed “The Sun Queen.” Mária Telkes was born in Budapest, Hungary on December 12, 1900, and she received a thorough education in the sciences, including a PhD from the University of Budapest in 1924. Later that
As a bullet train speeds by in the background, a liquid hydrogen tank towers over solar panels and hydrogen fuel cells at Panasonic’s Kusatsu plant in Japan. Combined with a Tesla Megapack storage battery, the hydrogen and solar can deliver enough electricity to power the site’s Ene-Farm fuel cell factory. Tim Hornyak As bullet trains
Three sentences from the United States Department of Justice confirmed this key development in the story of Lockerbie. “The United States has taken custody of alleged Pan Am flight 103 bombmaker Abu Agila Mohammad Mas’ud Kheir Al-Marimi. “He is expected to make his initial appearance in the US District Court for the District of Columbia.
Troops are being trained to drive ambulances ahead of strikes as the government holds emergency COBRA meetings to limit disruption while 10 different industries go on strike this week. Over the weekend, government sources said a decision had not yet been made to put in a formal request to the Ministry of Defence but said
A number of people are in a critical condition after falling through ice on a lake in Solihull. West Midlands Fire Service said a search and rescue operation is ongoing, and teams can be seen searching the dark water using torches. West Midlands Police said: “We are currently at the scene of a serious incident
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