October 7, 2022 - Brief Briefing

Three people killed in explosion at service station in Ireland

Three people have been killed in an explosion at a service station in Co Donegal, Ireland. The explosion happened just after 3pm at the...

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Three people killed in explosion at service station in Ireland

Sports

NASCAR teams decry ‘broken’ economic model

2:47 PM ET Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The most powerful teams in NASCAR warned Friday that the venerable stock car racing series has...

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NASCAR teams decry 'broken' economic model

World

What happened during the Cuban missile crisis – and why is it being compared to Russia’s war in Ukraine?

US President Joe Biden has been overheard saying that Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine carries the greatest risk of nuclear weapons being used since...

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What happened during the Cuban missile crisis – and why is it being compared to Russia's war in Ukraine?

Technology

Tesla stock had its worst week since March 2020 during a ‘very intense 7 days’ for Elon Musk

Elon Musk Mike Blake | Reuters Tesla shares dropped nearly 16% during what CEO Elon Musk called a “very intense 7 days indeed” to...

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Tesla stock had its worst week since March 2020 during a 'very intense 7 days' for Elon Musk

Entertainment

Eurovision: Next year’s song contest to be held in Liverpool, BBC announces

Liverpool will host next year’s Eurovision Song Contest, the BBC has announced. It beat off Glasgow to win the chance to host the show,...

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Eurovision: Next year's song contest to be held in Liverpool, BBC announces

How Nazanin is using her freedom to fight for those still being oppressed by the Iranian regime

I first met Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe shortly after she was released from prison in Iran and reunited with her husband Richard and daughter Gabriella. We...

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How Nazanin is using her freedom to fight for those still being oppressed by the Iranian regime

Entire police department at centre of Texas school shooting suspended

The school district at the centre of the mass shooting at a primary school in Uvalde, Texas, has suspended its entire police force. Following...

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Entire police department at centre of Texas school shooting suspended

Environment

Ron Insana: It’s time to use an ‘all of the above’ energy policy to break up the OPEC+ cartel

An Austrian soldier guards the entrance to the OPEC headquarters on October 4, 2022 on the eve of the 45th Meeting of the Joint...

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Ron Insana: It's time to use an 'all of the above' energy policy to break up the OPEC+ cartel

Technology

Why this investor doesn’t back companies that use carbon offsets

Zachary Bogue, co-managing partner for DCVC, speaks during the Future of Innovation: Spotlight on Artificial Intelligence Conference in San Francisco, California, U.S., on Thursday,...

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Why this investor doesn't back companies that use carbon offsets

Business

Kwarteng rules out wholesale reforms to bank ‘firewall’ regime

Kwasi Kwarteng, the chancellor, has ruled out tearing up the regime put in place to segregate high street lenders’ investment banking arms that was...

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Kwarteng rules out wholesale reforms to bank 'firewall' regime

Business

BoE rate-setter’s vow on inflation fails to help stricken pound for long

The pound’s value ebbed and flowed on Friday – supported by a Bank of England deputy governor’s vow to persist in the fight against...

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BoE rate-setter's vow on inflation fails to help stricken pound for long

Politics

Tory minister Conor Burns sacked with ‘immediate effect’ after complaint of serious misconduct

Liz Truss has sacked trade minister Conor Burns from her government “with immediate effect” following an allegation of serious misconduct. The Tory MP for...

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Tory minister Conor Burns sacked with 'immediate effect' after complaint of serious misconduct

Technology

AMD shares fall more than 13% on weak outlook, dragging other chipmakers down

Lisa Su, president and chief executive officer of Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), holds a 3rd generation Ryzen desktop processor while speaking during a keynote...

by admin October 7, 2022