Fatih Birol, executive director of the International Energy Agency (IEA) at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland. Bloomberg | Getty Images The International Energy Agency’s executive director said Friday that the biggest uncertainty facing global energy markets is the extent to which China rebounds from its extended closure. Currently, oil markets are “balanced,”
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A Jeff Koons sculpture worth £35,000 has been accidentally smashed during a VIP event at a gallery in Miami. The piece, a small, blue version of the artist’s famous “balloon dog” series was on display during the preview event at the Art Wynwood gallery. A number of guests initially thought the mishap was a piece
Penny Mordaunt said Boris Johnson’s Brexit intervention is “helpful” as there is “there’s still a lot to be done” to secure a deal over the Northern Ireland Protocol. In a move that could trigger a new Tory civil war on Brexit, a source close to the former prime minister told Sky News: “His general thinking
The US Secretary of State has warned China there will be “consequences” if Beijing provides material support to Russia in its invasion of Ukraine. Antony Blinken said in an interview after meeting with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi that Washington was concerned Beijing was considering supplying weapons to Moscow. The top diplomats of the two
Feb 17, 2023 Kirk Gibson’s at-bat in Game 1 of the 1988 World Series, from the moment he hobbles out of the dugout to Vin Scully exclaiming, “She is gone!” as the ball sails into the right-field bleachers, lasts 6 minutes and 48 seconds. Not that anyone was putting a timer on it 35 years
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A UK-based Iranian broadcaster forced to move over threats from Tehran has been guarded by armed police and the situation is “getting out of hand”, a senior editor has said. Iran International TV has been forced to relocate its headquarters from west London to Washington DC in the US after police warned of “imminent and
Sky News projects that, if the 4.5 million votes cast in the local elections were extrapolated to a general election, the result would be a hung parliament. Along with a team of psephologists, Sky’s data and economics editor Ed Conway has calculated that the Tories would remain the largest party with 278 seats, closely followed
An olive grove in Turkey’s Hatay province was split in two during last week’s devastating earthquake, creating a 130-foot-deep canyon. #CNN #news
U.S Senator Lindsey Graham has said the world should focus on environmental damage prevention rather than on climate reparations. Kent Nishimura | Los Angeles Times | Getty Images The world should focus on environmental damage prevention rather than on climate reparations, U.S Senator Lindsey Graham said Friday, calling for approaches that integrate countries worldwide. “Climate
Former US president Jimmy Carter, 98, has decided to receive hospice care and “spend his remaining time at home with his family”, according to a statement. It follows a series of brief hospital stays for the ex-US leader, the Carter Centre said on Saturday. The oldest living former US president opted for hospice care “instead
A London-based Iranian news station says it has been forced to shut its UK headquarters over threats from Tehran and fears for the safety of its journalists. Iran International TV says it has “reluctantly” closed its west London studios and moved the operation to its offices in Washington DC. The broadcaster said the move follows
This year the BAFTA Film Awards are pulling out all the stops, with the star-studded ceremony set to be one of the most well attended by nominees on-record. Honouring the best work in film, both in the UK and internationally, A-list stars from around the globe will compete to take home a distinctive golden-mask statuette.
1:39 PM ET Associated Press DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Three-time Daytona 500 winner Denny Hamlin and his six fellow Toyota drivers skipped the final practice for The Great American Race. Even action sports star Travis Pastrana, who has little experience at Daytona International Speedway, sat out the 50-minute session Saturday. He is driving a third
Rishi Sunak says Britain and the EU have an understanding on what needs to be done around the Northern Ireland Protocol, but that work still needs to be done. The prime minister spoke about where things stand following his speech at the Munich Security Conference, saying that Britain wanted to have a positive relationship with
Philip O’Keefe, one of Synchron’s patients in the SWITCH clinical trial, using his BCI. Source: Synchron In a Brooklyn lab stuffed with 3D printers and a makeshift pickleball court, employees at a brain interface startup called Synchron are working on technology designed to transform daily life for people with paralysis. The Synchron Switch is implanted
If you’ve followed my writings for any period of time, you’ll know there are two things I love: Electric motorcycles and finding weird EVs on Alibaba. And when those two things overlap, well, then you’ve found my happy place. Sometimes the result is weirder than others, and that’s the case with this four-wheeled electric motorcycle
In this article PEP TSLA PEP TSLA Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT First announced by Elon Musk in 2017, the Tesla Semi has been one of the longest-delayed products in the company’s history. But the new electric truck is finally here, with PepsiCo being the first customer to receive some of the 100 vehicles
Railway engineering workers are set to take part in a series of 48-hour strikes next month due to a pay dispute. The action comes after the workers at infrastructure group Balfour Beatty overwhelmingly rejected the company’s offer of a 5.5% increase in pay. Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union will take strike
Rishi Sunak has said the UK stands “ready to support all allies if they can provide fighter jets to Ukraine now”. Speaking at the Munich Security Conference, he said the UK was already “leading” on training Ukrainian fighter jet pilots and reiterated his call for allies to “double down” in support. Earlier, Mr Sunak said