Russia did not cause Europe’s energy crisis — but it didn’t help, and instead tried to benefit from the situation, according to Amos Hochstein, the U.S. State Department’s senior advisor for global energy security. “It sure didn’t do anything that it could to alleviate [the energy crunch], and in fact, took advantage of it,” Hochstein
One of the most worrying questions that weigh on the minds of scientists, astronomers as well as the general public is whether the Earth is threatened by a potential asteroid collision? Despite being addressed by the scientific community, this question crops up time and again. Now, a NASA scientist has tried to put all speculation
5:33 PM ET Associated Press GUADALAJARA, Mexico — Maria Sakkari used her strong first serve to extend her dominance over former French Open champion Iga Swiatek with a 6-2, 6-4 win Thursday in their opening match at the WTA Finals. Sakkari, a 26-year-old player who is having a breakout year, also ousted Swiatek in straight
Four astronauts, three from NASA and one from the European Space Agency, arrived at the International Space Station on Thursday and docked their SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule with the orbiting laboratory to begin a six-month science mission. The rendezvous came about 21 hours after the team and its capsule were launched atop a SpaceX Falcon
An Olympic gold medallist has said she was pepper-sprayed in a racist attack while waiting for an Uber with a group of friends. Sunisa ‘Suni’ Lee said she experienced the attack recently, as she opened up about the ordeal in an interview with PopSugar. Lee became the first Asian-American woman to win Olympic gold in
It is estimated that around 1,000 migrants crossed into the UK on Thursday as the government warns the number of people departing from France is “unacceptable”. If officially confirmed, the figure will be the highest daily total of migrant crossings into Britain on record. A Home Office spokesperson said: “The number of illegal migrants we
Outside a detention centre in the Polish city of Bialystok, where we know asylum seekers who crossed the border from Belarus are being held, we meet a local mother and son. They have arrived as visitors. The mother, who only wants to be known as Zofia, is carrying a bag of clothes. She plans to
In this article RIVN After its first two days of trading in 2010, electric vehicle maker Tesla had a market cap of just over $2 billion. R.J. Scaringe, the CEO of EV manufacturer Rivian, is worth that much on his own after his company’s second day on the public market. Rivian shares popped 57% in
Even as his flight left the runway in 2014, Cashief Nichols couldn’t quite believe what was happening. Brought to the UK from Jamaica by his mother when he was six years old, he had vague memories of his country of birth and understood his heritage, but south London was all he had really ever known.
2:00 PM ET Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. — All samples collected from horses competing in the Breeders’ Cup at Del Mar have tested clear. The Kenneth L. Maddy Equine Analytical Chemistry Laboratory at UC Davis announced the results Thursday. All horses competing in the world championships last weekend were tested for total carbon dioxide levels
Hospital bosses have spoken out after Boris Johnson was pictured speaking to staff without a face mask. The prime minister chatted and bumped elbows with masked nurses at Hexham General Hospital in Northumberland on Monday morning. Soon after the photo opportunity, Mr Johnson put a mask on after an aide handed him one. Mr Johnson
President Trump has admitted that New York City is “by far our biggest problem” – the city is now the epicentre of the outbreak in the US. New York State alone has accounted for more than 30,000 cases and close to 300 deaths, most of them in New York City. SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel
SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket, the most powerful vehicle flying today, launched its first-ever mission for a paying customer. It was also the first time SpaceX managed to land all three rocket boosters after launch. #CNN #News
(The following article was sent to us by a concerned Japanese resident who wishes to remain anonymous.) Remember the first electric Toyota RAV4? Probably not. The early attempt at an EV barely had a range of 100 miles and Toyota sold very few of them. Back in 2010, Toyota and Tesla jointly worked on a
In this article TWTR US special climate envoy, John Kerry speaks during a joint China and US statement on a declaration enhancing climate action in the 2020’s on day eleven of the COP26 climate change conference at the SEC on November 9, 2021 in Glasgow, Scotland. Jeff J Mitchell | Getty Images LONDON — A
12:18 PM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Quarterback Cam Newton has agreed to a deal with the Carolina Panthers that will bring him back to the team that he helped reach the Super Bowl in 2015, it was announced Thursday. The deal, which is pending a physical, is worth up to $10 million for the remainder
8:00 AM ET NBA Insiders The NBA season is — almost — a month old. What standouts are here to stay? The Eastern Conference standings is full of early-season surprises, including impressive starts from the Chicago Bulls, Washington Wizards and Cleveland Cavaliers. Meanwhile, the defending champion Milwaukee Bucks are dealing with injuries as they work
The chief executive of Yorkshire County Cricket Club has resigned after heavy criticism of the club’s handling of racism and bullying allegations. Player Azeem Rafiq had called for Mark Arthur to be removed from his role, and the club’s new chairman Lord Kamlesh Patel had also refused to back him after the scandal. In a
9:48 AM ET Associated Press The nascent Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority on Thursday released a draft of proposed anti-doping and medication control rules designed to bring uniformity to a sport that has operated for years under patchwork regulations in 38 racing states. Since July, HISA has been working with the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency to
Britney Spears is potentially finally set to be freed today from the conservatorship that has controlled her life for more than 13 years. A hearing in the high-profile case is due to take place in Los Angeles this afternoon – later this evening UK time – and after years of legal battles both public and
Only two in five people would support increasing taxes as part of efforts to reduce Britain’s carbon emissions – but a majority are in favour of hiking the cost of air travel and banning petrol and diesel cars from city centres, new polling suggests. In a YouGov poll for Sky News, more than three-quarters of
What’s happening is so extraordinary that at first it’s difficult to make sense of it. We’re in a town called Jharia, in northeast India, standing on the edge of an Indian government mine site. It’s about 9am and the air is already thick with choking coal dust that makes our eyes sting. In front of
In this article TSLA According to financial filings out Wednesday, CEO Elon Musk is selling a block of Tesla shares via a plan that he set in motion on September 14 this year. The sales amount to more than 930,000 shares worth over $1.1 billion. He still holds more than 170 million shares. Musk sold
Uber is being sued by the US government for allegedly overcharging disabled people. The lawsuit by the Department of Justice takes aim at the ride-hailing app’s “wait time” fees, which kick in two minutes after the driver arrives and are charged until the car takes off. It alleges that the policy is discriminatory because disabled
A promise to end fossil fuel subsidies must not disappear from a final COP26 agreement despite opposition, the European Union’s climate policy chief has warned. Major fossil fuel exporters including Saudi Arabia and Australia have been accused of trying to water down or remove a section in the draft version that calls for an accelerated
The head of public health in the US has responded to actor Matthew McConaughey, after he said that he would not be vaccinating his children yet against COVID-19. McConaughey, who is thought to be lining up a run for Texas state governor, told an interview that him and his wife “chose” to get vaccinated against
The government needs to “do better” amid sleaze allegations against MPs “and we know that”, the chancellor has told Sky News. Speaking to economics editor Ed Conway as scrutiny continues into lobbying by MPs and their outside earnings through second jobs, Rishi Sunak said: “On the broader point and just reflecting over recent events, I
The economy is recovering, but the pace of that recovery is diminishing – that’s the big picture from today’s gross domestic product statistics. However, the UK is getting ever closer now to regaining the income lost during the crisis. Quite where we are on that front depends somewhat on which measure you’re looking at. Once
NASA scientists have found evidence for a new transiting circumbinary planet. The term refers to any planet which orbits around two different stars. The evidence was received using an unprecedented technique. Researchers used NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) to discover this unique planet. With the use of TESS and its predecessor Kepler space telescope
Warning: This film contains descriptions of sexual assault and murder. An electrician who thought he had got away with the murders of two young women 34 years ago is facing the rest of his life in jail after new DNA techniques finally identified him. And in a shocking discovery after his arrest last December, police
Tesla has confirmed in a new SEC filing that Elon Musk sold about $1.1 billion worth of Tesla stock (TSLA) after announcing that he would through a strange Twitter poll. However, he also collected about $2.3 billion worth of Tesla shares through stock options that he exercised from his previous CEO grant. Last weekend, Musk
A major Wall Street firm is piling into stocks near record highs. Wilmington Trust’s Meghan Shue reveals her firm has one of its largest stock market overweights ever. Shue, who oversees $152 billion in assets, attributes a strong economic backdrop and seasonal tailwinds for the bullish move. “The near-term disruptions and the near-term concerns over
Britain’s economic growth slowed to 1.3% in the third quarter, official figures show. It meant that gross domestic product (GDP) remained 2.1% lower than pre-pandemic levels, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS). The economy’s July-September performance was slightly weaker than the figure of 1.5% expected by economists and marks a sharp slowdown compared