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Europe may have done a good job in reducing its dependency on Russian oil and gas and mitigating an energy crisis caused by the war in Ukraine but it’s “not out of the woods” yet, the head of the International Energy Agency (IEA) told CNBC. “Europe was able to transform its energy markets, reduce its
Ukrainian forces have withdrawn from the besieged city of Lysychansk in eastern Ukraine, but did a “very successful job of wearing down” the Russians, an intelligence expert has told Sky News. Sky News’ Alex Crawford has been reporting on the battle for the Donbas region, where Ukrainian units have been using modern, heavy artillery supplied
A man in Iowa sped away from a traffic stop in 2021 with an officer on top of his car. The officer has recovered from his back injury, and the driver was just sentenced to up to five years in prison.
Gabriele Marcotti, Senior Writer, ESPN FCMay 22, 2023, 02:28 PM ET The weekend in European soccer was full of title celebrations in some leagues and champagne kept on ice in others, so where do we begin? Arsenal‘s defeat meant Manchester City were crowned champions before beating Chelsea on Sunday, while Barcelona got to enjoy their
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and his partner Lauren Sanchez are engaged, according to reports. Ms Sanchez, a 53-year-old former broadcaster, was pictured with billionaire Bezos on his $500m superyacht off the coast of Cannes on Monday. Last week the couple were spotted sailing around the Spanish island of Mallorca. It was reported that Bezos had
Former justice secretary and deputy prime minister Dominic Raab will stand down at the next election, Sky News understands. It comes a month after he quit Rishi Sunak’s cabinet over claims he bullied civil servants. Mr Raab has been the Conservative MP for Esher and Walton in Surrey since 2010. He has “become increasingly concerned”
Real Madrid star Vinicius Jr has renewed his attack on La Liga and the Spanish authorities, revealing he received death threats this season. It comes as Real Madrid have lodged a hate crime complaint with Spanish prosecutors after the Brazilian player was targeted with racist abuse during their away game against Valencia over the weekend.
Ryan McGee, ESPN Senior WriterMay 22, 2023, 03:00 PM ET Close Senior writer for ESPN The Magazine and ESPN.com 2-time Sports Emmy winner 2010, 2014 NMPA Writer of the Year NORTH WILKESBORO, N.C. — The 2023 NASCAR All-Star Race at the back-from-the-dead North Wilkesboro Speedway wasn’t great. Kyle Larson led 145 of 200 laps and
Microsoft founder Bill Gates reacts during a visit with Britain’s Prime Minister Rishi Sunak of the Imperial College University, in London, Britain, February 15, 2023. Justin Tallis | Pool | Reuters Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates believes that the future top company in artificial intelligence will likely have created a personal digital agent that can perform
Irish actor Ray Stevenson, who had roles in RRR, Thor and Rome, has died at the age of 58. Stevenson died on Sunday in Italy, according to his representatives, but the circumstances surrounding his death are not clear. He was born in Lisburn, Northern Ireland, in 1964, but spent some of his upbringing in England,
Volvo Group just secured its largest order for electric trucks to date, a win for the company and the industry. The company signed a letter of intent to sell 1,000 electric trucks to Swiss sustainable building solutions leader Holcim. Volvo Group seeing higher demand for electric As the parent company encompassing Volvo, Renault Trucks, Mack
A view of fjords as they melt due to climate change near Svalbard Islands, in the Arctic Ocean in Norway on July 19, 2022. Anadolu Agency | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images The Norwegian government is calling on energy giants to ramp up oil and gas exploration projects in remote regions like the Arctic Barents
“Britain is not going to donate any fighter jets to Ukraine at this time”, says Defence Secretary Ben Wallace. Speaking at a meeting with his German counterpart in Berlin, he added that no European nation is going to put Europe or British forces into Ukraine’s war zone, but will provide “resilience” and training. Read more
A joke by Chinese stand-up comedian Li Haoshi, known by his stage name House, that loosely referenced a slogan used to describe the country’s military has cost an entertainment firm more than $2 million after it was slapped with enormous fines by authorities. CNN’s Steven Jiang reports. #shorts #CNN #News
A man accused of stabbing to death four university students in their beds in Idaho last year has refused to enter a plea after appearing in court. Criminology student Bryan Kohberger, 28, appeared at Latah County courtroom on Monday. District Judge John Judge entered a not-guilty plea on his behalf. Last week, a grand jury
Amazon One connects a shopper’s palm to their credit card, letting them pay without waiting in line. Amazon Amazon is adding a feature to its palm-based payment system that will allow users to buy alcohol by swiping their hand. The system, called Amazon One, lets people pay for items by placing their palm over a
A growing number of skilled workers from Africa and Asia are moving to Britain to plug crippling staff shortages, according to new figures that reveal the changing picture of migration. Businesses are making use of the new post-Brexit migration system to bring in IT professionals, nurses and accountants. Since January 2021, the new system has
At least 19 students have been killed in a fire at a secondary school dormitory in Guyana in South America, authorities have said. The country’s government has said several other students were being treated for injuries after the fire in the southwestern border town of Mahdia. At least six others were flown 200 miles to
When Annie got the call on a Friday afternoon in March this year, she was on her way to pick up her daughter from school. Her son, in his early twenties, was being discharged, with immediate effect from the mental health unit Wotton Lawn in Gloucester, where he had been sectioned in the psychiatric intensive