Poland is to send Ukraine four MiG-29 fighter jets in the coming days, it has been announced, with more to follow later. “Firstly, literally within the next few days, we will hand over, as far as I remember, four aircraft to Ukraine in full working order,” Polish President Andrzej Duda said on Thursday. “The rest
The US Air Force has released video said to show a Russian jet intercepting an American drone and dumping fuel on it over the Black Sea. It said two Russian Su-27 jets flew close to the MQ-9 Reaper before one hit its propeller and forced remote operators to crash it into the ocean. Tuesday’s incident
Dallas-based infrastructure manufacturer Arcosa (NYSE: ACA) said today that it’s received $750 million worth of wind turbine tower orders, so it’s building a new factory where it can make them. The majority of the company’s wind turbine tower orders will support wind energy projects currently under way in the US Southwest, so that’s why it
Sky News Chief Correspondent Stuart Ramsay first met Serhiy Petrushenko when he was guarding a bridge alone in Ukraine’s capital Kyiv, on the second day of the Russian invasion. He became an overnight sensation after Sky News’ report was watched well over 50 million times on social media alone. After a two-month-long search, Mr Petrushenko
New Day’s John Berman asks Rep. Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) of the House Homeland Security Committee to comment on the Russian Deputy Foreign Minister’s announcement regarding a de-escalation in Kyiv and Chernihiv, two Ukrainian cities that have been under heavy Russian bombardment. #CNN #News
Energy stocks were slammed Wednesday as U.S. oil prices plunged to their lowest levels since December 2021. The extent of the decline in West Texas Intermediate crude — down 5.5% to under $67 per barrel — seems overdone in an energy market that remains structurally undersupplied. However, we’re not ready to step in right here
Jeremy Hunt’s budget leaves household incomes stagnant and people paying higher taxes despite cuts to public services, the Resolution Foundation has said. The think tank, which aims to improve the standard of low and middle-income families, said the chancellor had announced an “impressively broad suite of policies” to encourage more people into work. However, it
SINGAPORE — Compared to startups, Southeast Asia’s venture capital firms could see a bigger impact from the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank because finding a replacement for the U.S.-based bank in the region will be challenging. “I think from a VC firm’s perspective, you will see a bigger impact here,” said David Gowdey, managing partner
Credit Suisse has said it will borrow up to 50bn Swiss francs (£44.5bn) from the Swiss central bank to shore up its liquidity. The bank said it was “taking decisive action to pre-emptively strengthen its liquidity”, after a drop in its shares intensified fears of a global financial crisis. “This additional liquidity would support Credit
6:15 PM ET MADRID — Karim Benzema‘s second-half goal earned Real Madrid a 1-0 win against Liverpool, clinching a spot in the Champions League quarterfinals for the defending title holders. The result at the Santiago Bernabeu completed a 6-2 aggregate victory for Carlo Ancelotti’s side in the round of 16. With Liverpool needing to win
Labour has pledged to reverse the plans to abolish the lifetime pensions allowance if it wins power, calling it “a Tory tax cut for the rich”. The party released analysis saying the policy proposed in Jeremy Hunt’s Budget will save the wealthiest 1% of pensioners £45,000 when they retire. Shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves said this
The US says the drone which crashed into the Black Sea after encountering two Russian fighter jets will not provide intelligence of any value should Moscow attempt to recover its wreckage. Russian officials have said they will seek to find whatever is left of the MQ-9 Reaper, which was downed on Tuesday. Sergei Naryshkin, head
A new spacesuit designed for astronauts hoping to land on the moon has been demonstrated in Texas. NASA awarded Axiom Space, a company based in Houston, a $228.5m contract to provide the outfits for the first moon landing in more than 50 years. The space agency is targeting late 2025 at the earliest to land
Mar 15, 2023 Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. — NASCAR levied the largest combined fine on one team in series history Wednesday, hammering Hendrick Motorsports for modifying air-deflecting pieces last weekend at Phoenix Raceway. Hendrick was issued a combined $400,000 in fines — $100,000 to each of its four crew chiefs, along with four-race suspensions for
Teenage workers on Jeremy Clarkson’s farm are allegedly having to “wear body cameras” after locals directed “abuse” at them. It comes as the television presenter battles to get his expansion plans for Diddly Squat Farm approved after they were turned down last May by the council. West Oxfordshire District Council (WODC) and some villagers are
Launched less than two years ago, the original Apollo Phantom electric scooter showcased the company’s first all-original scooter design. It set the stage for a new wave of e-scooters that were no longer just a collection of off-the-shelf parts, but rather a purpose-built commuting machine. Now the company is back with the all new Apollo
A grandmother has told Sky News how she was forced to sell her home of 40 years to help pay for her granddaughter’s childcare. The issue highlights how the cost of living is crippling some families. They will be hoping Wednesday’s Budget eases their financial burden. Read more on the story here: https://news.sky.com/story/cost-of-living-crisis-grandmother-had-no-choice-but-to-move-in-with-daughter-to-survive-financial-turmoil-12830310 #skynews #costofliving
CNN’s Kylie Atwood reports on the emotional hearing that took place on Capitol Hill about the chaotic US withdrawal from Afghanistan. #CNN #News
Russia announced that it would cut oil production by 500,000 barrels per day in March after the West slapped price caps on Russian oil and oil products. Picture Alliance | Picture Alliance | Getty Images The International Energy Agency on Wednesday said Russia’s oil export revenues fell sharply in February, prompted by bans and price
In this article META Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Facebook Chief Executive Officer and founder, Mark Zuckerberg, leaving the Merrion Hotel in Dublin after meeting with Irish politicians to discuss regulation of social media, transparrency in political advertising and the safety of young people and vulnerable adults. On Tuesday, April 2, 2019, in Dublin,