A US report which says COVID-19 may have started in a laboratory is “not scientifically credible”, China has claimed. The Chinese embassy in Washington also said the report wrongly claims that Beijing is hindering a global investigation into the origins of the coronavirus pandemic. US officials said the country’s intelligence community does not believe it
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Thousands of cash points have disappeared during the pandemic with many not being replaced, new data shows. Around 8,000 ATMs have been switched off in the past 18 months, according to research by consumer group, Which? – equating to a fall of around 13%. The vast majority of cash machines were put out of action
The price of toys will spike this Christmas as the cost of delays and shortages hit shoppers’ pockets, according the boss of a British toy company. As businesses try to recover some of the expense of shipping items to the UK, which has soared in the COVID-19 pandemic, parents might have to fork out even
One of the Britons killed in the Kabul bomb attack has been named as Mohammad Niazi, who died along with his wife and two of their children after he went to Afghanistan to rescue them. The 29-year-old taxi driver and father-of-four travelled to Kabul on Tuesday to bring his family to safety in the UK.
Actress Lupita Nyong’o is leading tributes to Chadwick Boseman on the first anniversary of her Black Panther co-star’s death. Boseman, 43, died from colon cancer after a four-year battle with the disease, keeping his diagnosis private. The Hollywood star was best known for playing the title role in Marvel’s superhero box office smash hit, Black Panther.
J Sainsbury, Britain’s second-biggest supermarket chain, is in advanced talks to sell its banking arm nearly a year after kicking off an auction of the division. Sky News has learnt that the grocer is nearing an agreement to sell Sainsbury’s Bank to Centerbridge Partners, a US-based private equity firm. The discussions are said to be
Even as the nightmare involving deadly new variants of COVID-19 had started making people gloomy, the arrival of vaccines changed the grim narrative and infused a lot of optimism. But the need for treatments for those at high risk of severe illness after being infected with COVID-19 and people with a weak immune system who may not
This week on the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy, including the new Tesla app, Tesla energy making some moves, Rivian pushing ahead with production, and more. The show is back live every Friday at 4 p.m. ET on Electrek’s YouTube channel. As a reminder, we’ll have
An artist rendering of Form Energy’s battery system. Rendering courtesy Form Energy A secretive start-up called Form Energy says it’s developing and scaling the production of a new type of rechargeable battery that can store electricity for 100 hours. Form hasn’t publicly demonstrated its technology or shared proof that it works. Nonetheless, the company has
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As Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) Georgia and Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) are expected to attend this year’s Iowa State Fair in Des Moines, CNN’s Donie O’Sullivan hears what Iowans have to say about it. #CNN #News
I’m not sure if we are traversing a multiverse or working in a Bizarro world, but just reading the take The Australian has put on Angus Taylor’s coal keeper proposal makes my head spin. It is like two different worlds — one ruled by the laws of physics and economics and the other by 1950s
The US has killed an Islamic State “planner” in retaliation for Thursday’s suicide bombing in Kabul. Captain Bill Urban, spokesman for US Central Command, said the US military had conducted a drone strike against an Islamic State member in Afghanistan’s Nangahar Province, which borders Pakistan. The strike killed one person and there were no known
4:28 PM ET D’Arcy MaineESPN.com Novak Djokovic said winning the calendar-year Grand Slam would be the highlight of his career in a news conference on Friday at the US Open. “I think it’s an easy question — yes, it would be,” he said when asked if winning all four majors in 2021 would be his
5:44 PM ET OWINGS MILLS, Md. — The Bryson DeChambeau Experience has, for quite some time, felt a bit like a spinning roulette wheel. It’s hard to predict what outcome might emerge, because virtually anything seems possible. His round on Friday at the BMW Championship was more proof of that, as DeChambeau flirted with becoming
In this article DASH A bike messenger carries a DoorDash bag during a delivery in New York, Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2020. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images The City of Chicago filed two sweeping lawsuits against DoorDash and Grubhub for allegedly deceiving customers and using unfair business practices. The suits echo longstanding claims from
Originally published at ILSR.org For this episode of our Voices of 100% series of the Local Energy Rules Podcast, host John Farrell talks with Helena Sustainability Coordinator Patrick Judge and Citizens Conservation Commission Member Mark Juedeman. Judge and Juedeman supported Helena as the city committed to 100% renewable energy. In making its commitment, Helena has joined Missoula and
It was when the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan in 1979 that the first wave of refugees settled in a quiet corner of San Francisco’s Bay Area. Drawn, it was said, by the green of the tree-lined streets and the mountains that surrounded them, it offered reminders of the homeland they had left behind. Now, the
Former child stars have spoken exclusively to Sky News about being sexually abused while working in the industry. After decades of keeping quiet, women working in film and TV have felt emboldened to share their horrifying allegations about super-producer Harvey Weinstein. It’s been described as a watershed moment for Hollywood but is the worst to
Author Tara Westover discusses being raised by Mormon survivalist parents with CNN’s Christiane Amanpour.