A US astronaut and two Russian cosmonauts are set to blast off to the International Space Station Wednesday on a Russian-operated flight despite soaring tensions between Moscow and Washington over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. NASA’s Frank Rubio and Russia’s Sergey Prokopyev and Dmitry Petelin are scheduled to take off from the Russia-leased Baikonur cosmodrome in
SpaceX will apply for an exemption from US sanctions against Iran in a bid to offer its satellite internet service to the country, owner Elon Musk said on Monday. “Starlink will apply for an exemption from sanctions against Iran,” Musk said in response to a tweet from a science reporter. Musk had initially announced that
President Putin has accused the West of engaging in “nuclear blackmail” and warned he has “lots of weapons to reply”. In a rare address to the nation, he said he wasn’t bluffing and would use “all the means available to us” if Russian territory was threatened. Mr Putin also ordered an immediate “partial mobilisation” –
Marc Benioff, founder, chairman and co-CEO of Salesforce, speaks at an Economic Club of Washington luncheon in Washington on October 18, 2019. Nicholas Kamm | AFP | Getty Images Salesforce co-CEO Marc Benioff said the cloud software company has much more to do in the area of cybersecurity following an attack at Uber involving Salesforce’s
Ram Trucks is quickly falling behind as automakers like Ford and Rivian are already scaling production of their highly anticipated electric pickup trucks. Despite this, Ram Trucks CEO believes the company’s electric pickup has what it takes to overthrow the competition. Ram Trucks is one of the many automakers under the Stellantis umbrella of brands,
In this article TSLA A Tesla Megapack in Moss Landing, California Andrew Evers | CNBC At least one Tesla Megapack caught fire early Tuesday morning at the energy storage facility operated by utility PG&E in Monterey, California. As of late Tuesday morning, there were no power outages for PG&E customers, nor any injuries to on-site
All businesses in Britain and Northern Ireland will receive a discount on energy bills funded by taxpayer subsidy, the government is expected to announce on Wednesday. Industry sources have been told to expect a universal scheme that will apply to all sectors of the economy when Business Secretary Jacob Rees-Mogg unveils details of the scheme
Wholesale energy costs for businesses will be slashed to less than half their expected price through the winter months, the government has announced. They will see government-funded cuts to their energy bills in line with the reductions that have already been announced for homes. The level of discount will depend on what companies are already
Ukraine’s President has visited the eastern city of Izyum, days after it was recaptured by Ukrainian forces. Security and defence analyst Professor Michael Clarke looks at the latest developments. #skynews #ukraine #russia 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:
Ukraine’s counteroffensive has reshaped the war with Russia. CNN’s Clare Sebastian discusses with Neil Melvin, director of International Security Studies of RUSI. #CNN #News
When Liz Truss was vying to be the Conservative Party leader and our next prime minister, some of her colleagues worried that, as the anointed choice of Prime Minister Johnson, she was going to be the Boris Johnson continuity candidate. On the economy, they could not have been more wrong. Since becoming the prime minister
J Sainsbury, the supermarket chain, is in advanced talks to offload a portfolio of prime retail sites to a London-listed real estate investor for about £500m. Sky News has learnt that LXi REIT, which has a market value of about £2.5bn, is close to agreeing a deal to acquire the freeholds to nearly 20 Sainsbury’s
In this article MSFT Panos Panay, chief product officer of Microsoft, holds the Surface Neo laptop computer during a Microsoft product event in New York on Oct. 2, 2019. Mark Kauzlarich | Bloomberg | Getty Images Microsoft on Tuesday said it’s starting to release the first major update to Windows 11, the current version of
We waited at a checkpoint near the Ukrainian’s defensive line for the southern counter-offensive. We had permission to be there, but the soldiers were unhappy, and all those permissions had to be rechecked. The Ukrainian government and military have imposed an almost complete blackout of information on the southern counter-attack that has the Russian-held city
6:45 AM ET NFL NationESPN Welcome to Week 3 of the NFL regular season. Week 2 was the week of the comebacks. We saw the Miami Dolphins, Arizona Cardinals and New York Jets do the improbable and pull out wins after being down multiple scores. The New York Giants are 2-0 and the Jacksonville Jaguars
Joe Biden will tell Liz Truss she must work with the EU to find a negotiated outcome to the Northern Ireland Protocol when they meet later today, the White House has said. The US president and the prime minister will hold a delayed meeting in New York on Wednesday, where world leaders have assembled for
Serial was the hit podcast that truly kickstarted true crime as an entertainment genre – and altered the course of justice as a direct result. It may have started the ball rolling, but Serial is far from the only show to take a true crime case and turn it into content for our listening and
9:10 AM ET Paolo UggettiESPN The story of USC‘s offense so far this season might best be told by starting with the man who has played only five total snaps. Aadyn Sleep-Dalton wears number 42, hails from Australia, and even if you’ve watched every USC game this season, you might have missed him. It would
Liz Truss has said she is prepared to be unpopular with her tax policy as she believes it will ultimately benefit the British economy. Talking to Sky News’ political editor Beth Rigby in New York, the prime minister defended any tax changes her government will make at the end of the week and said she
The actress and activist Sacheen Littlefeather has accepted an apology from the Oscars almost 50 years after she was booed off stage. In 1973 she took to the stage in a traditional buckskin dress to turn down an Oscar on behalf of Marlon Brando and then made a speech about the film industry’s mistreatment of
Mars, by virtue of its tenuous atmosphere and proximity to our solar system’s asteroid belt, is far more vulnerable than Earth to being struck by space rocks – one of the many differences between the two planetary neighbours. Scientists are now gaining a fuller understanding of this Martian trait, with help from NASA’s robotic InSight
Dramatic cockpit video shows a military jet striking a vulture moments before it plummets to the ground in Texas. The newly released clip shows the large bird flying into the Navy T-45C Goshawk and being ingested into one of its engines during an incident in September last year. Sirens blare and in less than 30
Kia will start producing electric vehicles in the United States starting in 2024 in order to qualify for new EV tax credits in the Inflation Reduction Act, according to Korean news outlets Maeli Business News and SBS. The report is light on details and cites an unidentified source, but the news is not unexpected given
Jeff Bridges’ new TV show was still in production when the veteran actor was diagnosed with lymphoma. He was given the news in 2020 as filming was on hold due to the pandemic – which led to what he describes as a two-year “health adventure”. Speaking exclusively to Sky News, Bridges says: “I got cancer
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As Kyiv pushes on with its counteroffensive, Russian troops are retreating from the occupied territory in Ukraine in one of the biggest defeats of the invasion. CNN’s Matthew Chance reports on how Russians are reacting to the battlefield losses. #CNN #News
More than 250,000 people saw the Queen lying in state in London, according to the culture secretary. Michelle Donelan told Sky News that more than a quarter of a million “went through parliament” but that it was an approximate figure and the government is still “crunching the final numbers”. People queued 24 hours a day
A Ukrainian man has alleged he was tied up, beaten and shocked with an electric charge during Russia’s occupation of his village. But instead of Russian soldiers abusing him directly, Andrii Matiazh, 46, alleged it was local Ukrainian policemen who had switched allegiance. “Someone tortured me,” he said, speaking at his home in Volokhivka, which
A hacker has leaked early footage of Grand Theft Auto VI, the next instalment of the popular video game series. The leak, including dozens of videos showing robberies, gunplay, and open-world driving, was posted to an online message board. Rockstar Games, the studio behind the game, said on Twitter on Monday: “We recently suffered a
Around six million people on disability benefits will receive £150 from today to help them cope with rising living costs, but some say the money is not enough. Katy Styles is a full-time carer for her husband Mark, who suffers from a rare form of motor neurone disease and will be eligible for the one-off
The much-vaunted post-Brexit trade deal between the UK and US could be years away, Liz Truss admitted as she landed in the US before her first official bilateral meeting with President Joe Biden. The prime minister, en route to the United Nations General Assembly, told reporters on Tuesday: “There aren’t currently any negotiations taking place
In this article AAPL Apple introduced the iPhone 14 lineup, Apple Watch 8 products, and new AirPods Pro at an event in Cupertino, California, on Sept. 7, 2022. Sofia Pitt, CNBC Apple just released its high-end iPhone 14 Pro and Pro Max on Friday, and some complaints are coming in about a bizarre camera flaw.
If you’re planning to go off-grid camping, but still want some creature comforts with you, then bringing a portable power station along is an absolute must. Jackery’s Explorer 1000 is perfect for the task thanks to its expansive 1,002Wh capacity, three pure sine wave AC outlets, and even dual 16W USB-C PD ports. It’s on