March 14, 2022 - Brief Briefing

Apple’s new budget phone is fast and has 5G at $429, if you don’t mind an old look

In this article AAPL Apple iPhone SE 2022 Todd Haselton | CNBC Apple‘s new $429 iPhone SE launches Friday. I’ve been testing it for...

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Politics

PM calls on West to ‘take back control’ and end ‘addiction’ to Russian energy

Boris Johnson has called on Western nations to “take back control” of their energy supplies and end an “addiction” to Russian oil and gas...

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Sono Motors begins building its series-validation SEVs in new white bodies ahead of 2023 production

Sono Motors has moved one phase closer to production of its Sion Solar Electric Vehicle (SEV), as it has completed its prototype phases and...

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Environment

Inflation is costing U.S. households nearly $300 more a month. Here’s how to adjust your budget

In this article WFC A shopper bags fruit inside a supermarket in Chevy Chase, Maryland, on Feb. 7, 2022. Mandel Ngan | Afp |...

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Technology

Tesla has bought aluminum from Russian company Rusal since 2020, showing how war complicates supply chain

In this article TSLA A Tesla Model Y is seen in a production hall of the Tesla Gigafactory during the open day. In Grünheide,...

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‘Cost of gigging crisis’: Music industry leaders warn of ‘hugely damaging’ VAT hike on concert tickets

Music industry leaders are urging Chancellor Rishi Sunak to abandon a large increase on concert and live event tickets, due to come into force...

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Sports

Trade grades: Surprise! What to make of unexpected Twins-Yankees deal bringing Josh Donaldson to N.Y.

7:30 AM ET The trade: The New York Yankees acquire 3B Josh Donaldson, IF Isiah Kiner-Falefa and C Ben Rortvedt from the Minnesota Twins...

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Last COVID travel restrictions for entry to UK, including passenger locator forms, will end this week

All remaining COVID travel measures, including the Passenger Locator Form and tests for arrivals, will end this week, the transport secretary has said. ...

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Politics

20,000 sign up to house Ukraine refugees: How new scheme works, how to join and what’s involved

There will be no limit to the number of Ukrainian refugees who can come to the UK as they face their “hour of greatest need”,...

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Business

Majority of Britons think Russia sanctions don’t go far enough

The majority of people in Britain don’t think UK’s sanctions imposed on Russia for its invasion of Ukraine go far enough and most would...

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Songwriter so ‘shocked’ at Sheeran’s Shape Of You similarities he had to ‘pull over’

A songwriter who claims Ed Sheeran ripped off his music, says the first time he heard Shape Of You he was so shocked that...

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Boy, three, fatally shoots his mother outside US supermarket

A three-year-old boy has shot his mother dead in a supermarket car park south of Chicago. The pair were in a vehicle outside a...

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Segway unveils new 30+ MPH seated electric scooter for the international market

Segway has come a long way from its nerdy self-balancing transporter days. Several new models and one acquisition later, the company has some quite...

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Environment

IMF expects to cut global growth forecast in response to Russia-Ukraine war, managing director says

The International Monetary Fund will likely cut its global growth forecast to account for the economic consequences of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, managing...

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Science

Scientists Confirm Type II Supernova in Cartwheel Galaxy. See Photo

The European Southern Observatory (ESO) has captured an explosion occurring at the Cartwheel galaxy. The supernova, dubbed as SN2021afdx, has been identified as a...

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World

Pregnant woman whose rescue from bombed hospital became emblematic of the war in Ukraine dies with baby

A pregnant woman who was pictured being evacuated from a bombed maternity hospital in the Ukrainian city of Mariupol has died along with her...

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Science

Elon Musk Says Tesla, SpaceX See Significant Inflation Risks as Ukraine-Russia War Raises Commodity Costs

Tesla Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk said on Sunday the US electric carmaker and his rocket company SpaceX are facing significant inflationary pressure in...

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Technology

‘For the first time in history anyone can join a war’: Volunteers join Russia-Ukraine cyber fight

Cyber warfare is being waged, not only between Ukraine and Russia, but on behalf of these countries by “digital soldiers” from around the world....

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Man sought after two homeless people killed in New York and Washington DC

A man is being sought by officials in New York and Washington DC, in connection with the murders of two homeless people. The man...

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World

Russia accused of blocking aid convoy as its forces continue bombardment of cities

Russia’s military forces have kept up their punishing campaign to capture Ukraine’s capital with fighting and artillery fire in Kyiv’s suburbs. Ukrainian officials said...

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